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Something Wild: Big-toothed and trembling, some respect for poplars
Have you ever walked or paddled along a riverbank, and noticed a towering tree with deeply-furrowed gray bark and huge bright green leaves that flutter in the breeze like butterfly wings? If so, you’ve probably met the Eastern Cottonwood.
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- Something Wild,
- Wildlife,
- Land Conservation

Forest Journal: Earth Day's seeds were planted 55 years ago
April 21, 2025The Forest Society's Sophie Oehler reflects on Earth Day's intention and legacy.
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- Forest Journal,
- Climate,
- Land Conservation

Forest Society Celebrates LCHIP Awards to Expand Morse Preserve and Protect Campton Bog
The Forest Society was awarded $250,000 to help purchase 375 acres in Alton that will expand the Evelyn H. and Albert D. Morse, Sr. Preserve. The Forest Society was also awarded $197,000 to conserve 454 acres encompassing much of Campton Bog in Campton and Rumney.
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- Land Conservation,
- Clean Water,
- Climate

Forest Society Guide to Winter Hiking & Recreation
A guide to plowed Forest Society reservations so you can recreate responsibly this winter.
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- Recreation,
- Land Conservation

Forest Notes: New Hampshire Wetlands: Key to Climate Resilience, Threatened by Human Activity
Celebrating the subtle beauty and ecological signficance of New Hampshire's wetlands.
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- Climate,
- Land Conservation

Forest Society Marks 123rd Year at Annual Meeting
We honored three special award winners: Conservationist of the Year Bob Wells, of Hopkinton; Trish Churchill Volunteer of the Year Hiel Lindquist, of Fitzwilliam; and, President's Award honoree Tom Masland, of Canterbury.

Forest Society Publishes 123rd Annual Report
"On behalf of the Board of Trustees and our staff, we want to thank you, our members and supporters, for making Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) another successful year," President Jack Savage wrote in the Letter to Members. "As this annual report indicates, the Forest Society is in solid financial position overall as we strive for operational budget stability year to year."
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- Climate,
- Land Conservation

Something Wild: Exploring NH Audubon’s All Persons Trail and pollinator garden
Today, the Something Wild team is at NH Audubon’s Silk Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Concord, touring the pollinator meadow and the adjoining All Persons Trail. About two-thirds of a mile long, the trail winds through a pollinator meadow and grassland habitat, extending into the woods on the shores of Turkey Pond.
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- Something Wild,
- Wildlife,
- Land Conservation