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![Young forest regrowing from a previous harvest](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/20200512_142855_0.jpg?h=a92f03cd&itok=BNf4QO2T)
Upcoming Timber Harvest on the Black Mountain Forest
The Forest Society is conducting a timber harvest this summer on our Black Mountain Forest, which straddles the Sutton-Warner town line, and contains one of the hiking trails to the summit of Mount Kearsarge.
- Tags:
- Working Forests,
- Timber Harvesting
![A thick forest.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/forest%2520carbon%2520%2528unh%2520extension%2529.jpg?h=571559ce&itok=bdiPzrXa)
Forest Society Co-Sponsoris Webinars on Forest Carbon Dynamics & Carbon Markets
The Forest Society and our partners at the Granite State Division of the Society of American Foresters and UNH Cooperative Extension are sponsoring a new webinar series.
- Tags:
- Climate,
- Working Forests
![Logo of the NH Department of Cultural and Natural Resources](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/NHDCNR%2520logo.png?h=563c5351&itok=CU4a0ARF)
State Forester Brad Simpkins moves on to U.S. Forest Service
New Hampshire State Forester Brad Simpkins recently left the position in order to take a new job with the U.S. Forest Service’s Cooperative Fire Program in Durham.
- Tags:
- Working Forests
![Forestry tools including gloves and a timber jack are organized on the ground.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Jones_workdaysupplies.jpg?h=0dfd79fe&itok=eBnrFt4y)
Governor Defines Forestry and Agricultural Workers as Essential
The Governor's decision to allow those employed in the forest products sector to continue to work will help the state recover from the damaging effects of the pandemic.
- Tags:
- Advocacy,
- Working Forests
![Thin trees with the summit of Gap Mountain behind.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/RESIZED%2520Gap%2520Thinning.jpg?h=66b6f79f&itok=eMzfZ-zH)
All Systems Go
What are Forest Society foresters up to during the global pandemic? Manager Wendy Weisiger shares her "social distancing" strategy.
- Tags:
- Working Forests,
- Timber Harvesting
![Carriage House at The Rocks](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Rocks_CarriageHouse_640.jpg?h=4c1fc98e&itok=0Iv7eq8s)
Forest Society Plans New Conservation Center at The Rocks
The Forest Society plans to renovate the existing historic Carriage Barn at the Rocks as its new “Forest Society North” Conservation Center.
- Tags:
- The Rocks,
- Working Forests,
- Education