Forest Society Blog - News & Features

Rocks Director Nigel Manley stands in the middle of a row of trees.

Caledonian Record: Nigel Manley Retires As Forest Society Christmas Tree Farmer

April 13, 2022

Through the decades, Manley established a thriving operation with some 32,000 Christmas trees in the fields, has greeted thousands of families making the annual tradition to The Rocks to cut their own trees, and has developed a robust set of education programs,.

Tags:: The Rocks,; Working Forests

Ann and March Davis pose in front of their Tree Farm with their dog.

Woods Without Gile owners named NH Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year

Anna Berry | April 8, 2022

Ann and Marc Davis have been named New Hampshire’s 2022 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year.

Tags:: Forestry,; Working Forests

Four growing seasons after the timber harvest, white pine seedlings are abundant.

Forestry Friday: Before & After a Timber Harvest

April 8, 2022

The result, four growing seasons later, is an amazing carpet of white pine seedlings.

Tags:: Forestry,; Working Forests

A boy walks up a sledding hill next to a sugarhouse and stacked wood.

Love maple season? Thank the trees...

Anna Berry | March 24, 2022

Tags:: Working Forests,; Land Conservation,; Forest Journal

Steve Junkin's evaporation set-up in his garage includes plastic buckets, propane tanks and more.

Forestry Friday: Sugar Season is Here

Steven Junkin | February 18, 2022

Maple sugaring season is here. So when is it time to tap? Its not always the first day above freezing it turns out.

Tags:: Forestry,; Working Forests

Huge log pile on landing in background with people in colorful winter parkas in foreground on timber landing in Lempster on Jan 22, 2022

Behind the Scenes at a Timber Harvest

Dave Anderson | January 25, 2022

The Forest Society recently hosted a public timber harvest tour on Silver Mountain.

Tags:: Forestry,; Education,; Working Forests

President Jack Savage speaks during the closing ceremony outdoors at Morrill Farm as the owners stand next to him.

Press Release: Forest Society Purchases Conservation Easement on Morrill Farm Dairy in Boscawen

January 10, 2022

The Morrill Farm Dairy has been in operation for nearly a century, founded in 1925.

Tags:: Land Conservation,; Working Forests

Snow covers the fields of Christmas trees growing at The Rocks in Bethlehem.

Something Wild: How — and why — to choose a live Christmas tree

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Jessica Hunt | December 17, 2021

What are the benefits of choosing a real tree at Christmas?

Tags:: The Rocks,; Working Forests,; Something Wild