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![A forester looks up with binoculars.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/FF_FemaleAshTreesearch_lookingup_photoGabeRoxby_RS_9-22-22%2520.jpg?h=a6a9b101&itok=mua3HwDs)
Forestry Friday: Searching for Female Ash Trees
Since a single ash tree is either a male or a female (in some tree species this isn’t the case and a tree may have both male and female parts), it will be important to make sure we leave some of each uncut during the harvest, to provide the species an opportunity to pollinate and set viable seed.
![Looking up at white ash crows in the Monadnock reservation.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/FF_FemaleAshTreessearch_Ash%2520Crowns%2520Monadnock_RS_%2520S.Thorne%25209.16.22.jpg?h=0992e954&itok=0L9fax08)
A Poem: White Ash Lament
A poem about searching for female white ash trees and beseeching them to survive.
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- Forestry
![The two men collect beetles at the insectary from a branch.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/FF_instectary_collectingtime_2022.jpg?h=a6a9b101&itok=rp0RHTJ-)
Forestry Friday: Visit an Insectary to See How Farming Beetles Can Help Control an Invasive Insect Harming Hemlocks
What is an insectary and why does it matter to forestry?
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- Working Forests,
- Forestry
![Group of people in personal protective equipment holding chainsaws seated in the forest](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/chainsawblog1.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=-SnegocI)
Women in the Woods Survey
Are you a woman who owns or manages forest land in New Hampshire?
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- Forestry,
- Stewardship
![An aerial view of the spongy moth defoliation shows some green trees against the backdrop of mountains with an expanse of brown trees.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/SW_aerialviewofspongymothdefoliation_Conway_6-29-22_courtesyNHPR.jpg?h=e2d4e9d2&itok=LG_GRR0I)
Something Wild: A spongy moth infestation is plaguing New Hampshire forests, again
In certain parts of the state, you can’t miss the invasive caterpillars munching their way through the forest, just as they did last summer.
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- Wildlife,
- Forestry,
- Something Wild
![Group of people in personal protective equipment holding chainsaws seated in the forest](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/chainsawblog1.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=-SnegocI)
Workshop Connects Women With Chainsaw Safety Practices & Techniques
The training was part of the "Women in the Woods" initiative.
![Volunteers and staff pose after a cleanup at Lost River.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/LostRiver_KateWilcox%2520SPNHF%252005-03-22y%2520Lost%2520River%2520Cleanup-44.jpg?h=eed8f32f&itok=XgeJ8JGJ)
Meet Our Seasonal Staff
The Forest Society recently welcomed four seasonal staff members to the team.
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- Forestry
![Students listening to forester](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/resized%2520GES%2520Gabe%2520BEST.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=UHs4UECV)
Forestry Friday: Local students learn from active timber harvest
3rd and 4th graders met Forest Society staff for a tour of our recent timber harvest.
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- Education,
- Forestry,
- Timber Harvesting