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A blue jay in autumn yellow foliage of an alder eating bright green bit of lichen

Blue Jay Way

Ellen Kenny | November 3, 2020

Ellen Kenny shares her wildlife photos covering events both large and small occurring along Mill Brook in Concord on the Forest Society's Merrimack River Outdoor Education & Conservation Area.

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Wildlife
A view of a field at Tuckaway Farm.

Tuckaway Farm, Lee

October 28, 2020

Stand Up For Forests

Matt Leahy | October 23, 2020

The Forest Society is part of the Northeast Forest Network (NFN), a coalition of organizations from across New England and New York who share a common mission of forest conservation, combating climate change, protecting clean air and water, and enhancing wildlife habitats.

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Advocacy
Fall Foliage at Moose Mountains

Forest Society Comments on NH Forest Action Plan

Matt Leahy | October 23, 2020

The Forest Society recently submitted comments to the NH Division of Forests and Lands regarding the proposed 2020 New Hampshire Forest Action Plan, a 10-year strategic plan for New Hampshire's forests.

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Advocacy
View looking west upriver at I-93 bridge over Merrimack River in soft, pink morning light on wide, placid river in Concord, NH

Autumn River

Dave Anderson, Ellen Kenny | October 21, 2020

The late September "autumnal equinox" brings days and nights into balance and equal length — but not for long. The beginning of autumn is a time when bird migrations peak as waves of warblers, then raptors — the hawks, falcons, eagles and ospreys — depart New England.

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Wildlife
Volunteer Tanya Tellman leads a tour on Wildflower Day In Bethlehem in 2004.

Forest Society Honors Tanya Tellman as Conservationist of the Year

October 9, 2020

Tanya Tellman was honored as the Conservationist of the Year for her 30 years of volunteering at The Rocks and Bretzfelder Memorial Park, and for a lifetime of exemplary stewardship alongside her late husband Dave.

Children from Broken Ground School pose during an outdoor lesson with Volunteer of the Year Ellen Kenny. (Photo: Emily Lord)

Forest Society Honors Ellen Kenny as Volunteer of the Year

October 8, 2020

Ellen Kenny was named the Trish Churchill Volunteer of the Year at the119th Annual Meeting of the Forest Society.

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Volunteers