Forest Society Blog - News & Features

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.

"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."

NH DES announced it will begin the planning and drafting of the CCAP at two kickoff events in September.

Our special guest, American folk music legend Tom Rush, attended the event at his namesake forest.

For Amanda Ennis, ash trees help carry on traditions like basket weaving.

The ability of wood to store carbon in the long-term and the fact that manufacturing wood products requires less fossil fuels makes mass timber one way the country can meet the goals and guidance laid out in the DOE’s announcement. 

Are you interested, and concerned, about how your hometown or favorite place to visit will feel like in the future as the World’s climate changes?

This June we’re seeing a dramatic “browning” of white pine needles across the region, and many people have been asking what could be creating this change.