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A forester looks up with binoculars.

Forestry Friday: Searching for Female Ash Trees

September 23, 2022

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.

A Poem: White Ash Lament

Anna Berry | September 22, 2022

A poem about searching for female white ash trees and beseeching them to survive.

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Forestry
A green field at Champlin Forest in springtime.

Champlin Forest in Rochester Expands to Over 300 Acres

September 21, 2022

The Forest Society plans to celebrate the expansion of the Champlin Forest with a winter walk to be scheduled later this year.

The sun sets over the Merrimack River near the Forest Society's conservation area.

"The Merrimack: River at Risk" Selected for NH Film Festival

Anna Berry | September 13, 2022

The festival will take place from October 6 through October 9 on the Seacoast.

Rows of Christmas trees are covered in snow in wintertime.

New Christmas Tree Farmer at The Rocks

Kelly Whalen | September 13, 2022
A kayaker paddles on the Merrimack River in Canterbury, New Hampshire

Advocacy Alert: Water Quality Protection Legislation Faces Veto Override Vote

Matt Leahy | September 9, 2022

Contact your local representative to override the veto of HB 1454.

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Advocacy

Something Wild: The bittersweet reprise of birdsong in fall

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Jessica Hunt | September 9, 2022

Are you missing the dawn chorus?