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![A photo of a duckling that says "Grab your camera and get started!"](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-07/2024%20NHACC%20Photo%20Contest%20-%20Promotional%20Image%202024_07_17_1_.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=EwwPcdat)
Submit Your Photo to the NH Association of Conservation Commissions Contest
The program is about getting people outside to explore and appreciate the wonder of our natural world in their own backyards, on their town lands, and amongst the state’s great outdoor treasures.
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- Land Conservation
![The Wells family poses together on their land.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-07/WellsCE_WellsFamily_courtesyphoto_2024.jpg?h=2737b949&itok=8ZyBJopV)
A Family Tradition of Conservation Continues In Hopkinton and Henniker with Donation to Forest Society
Bob and Binney Wells, Hopkinton residents since 1971, have long been interested in land conservation. In 1984, they donated a conservation easement to the Forest Society that protected 119 acres in Hopkinton/Henniker. But that was just the beginning.
- Tags:
- Land Conservation,
- Clean Water,
- Wildlife
Bretzfelder Park Summer Family Educational Series Kicks Off August 7 in Bethlehem
The Society for the Protection of NH Forests and Bretzfelder Park Committee offer the free educational series twice a year.
- Tags:
- Wildlife,
- Recreation,
- Land Conservation
Forest Society Joins NH Conservation Community in Learning Journey About Indigenous Connections to Land
Participants of the NH Learning Journey aimed to foster foundational understanding of the deep history of our landscapes and strengthen our ability to respectfully engage with indigenous people in our conservation work.
![A woman walks across a field carrying a container to pick blueberries.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Blueberry%2520Picking_Morse_Emily%2520Lord%2520RS.jpg?h=5bf672e5&itok=g91rr79c)
Hike, Pick, Eat & Repeat
It's blueberry season! Combine walking or hiking with blueberry picking on these five featured Forest Society properties and easement lands.
- Tags:
- Recreation,
- Land Conservation
A Tie That Binds: An Interview with Basket Maker Amanda Ennis
For Amanda Ennis, ash trees help carry on traditions like basket weaving.
- Tags:
- Climate,
- Land Conservation
![Jennings Forest as seen from above in spring with thunder clouds.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-06/JenningsForestExpansionII_photoRyanSmith_6-7-24.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=f4Ow0ec_)
Elisabeth Maley, Daughter of Ellen Jennings, Donates 314-Acre Addition to Jennings Forest in New Durham
Jennings Forest expands with a gift of land from Elisabeth Maley.
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- Land Conservation,
- Wildlife,
- Recreation
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Forest Advocate: Proposed Farm Bill Reauthorization Contains New Forest Conservation Program
The Forest Society strongly supports the inclusion of FCEP in the next Farm Bill.
- Tags:
- Advocacy,
- Climate,
- Land Conservation