We have transitioned the long-standing Land Steward Training to a *new* hybrid (virtual & in-person) volunteer training program which was launched in Spring 2021. New volunteer Land Stewards are required to participate in the core training program before being assigned a forest reservation.
Topics covered in the training include Forest Society organizational overview, forest management and timber harvesting, trail maintenance, map & survey reading and compass navigation, community engagement, and recreation management. Online presentations & webinars will be supplemented with a in-the-field timber harvest tours, and full group culminating field day held at various locations to practice topics discussed in the other trainings.
For more information about becoming a volunteer Land Steward, please email Laurel Swope-Brush.
We are looking for volunteers in these areas:
(This list was last updated 2/11/2026)
Belknap County:
- Wolfeboro - Moody Mountain
- Gilmanton - Frank L. Allen Forest
- Gilmanton - Etta & Leon Tilton Memorial Forest
- Gilmanton - Foss Family Forest
Carroll County:
- Tamworth - Gilman Forest
- Tamworth - Porter-Rogerson Forest
- Freedom/Effingham - High Watch Preserve
- Freedom - Harmon Preserve
- Conway - United Brotherhood Credit Union Forest
Cheshire County:
- Dublin - Kennelly Forest
Coos County:
- Stewartstown - Kribstock - Fowler Preserve
Grafton County:
- Bethlehem - Johnson-Clark Forest
- Bethlehem - The Rocks
- Hebron - Gemmill Forest
Hillsborough County:
- Weare - Zephaniah Breed Forest
- Lyndeborough - Kingsbury Timber: Fuller Lot
- Deering - Young Forest
Merrimack County:
- Andover/Franklin - Robie Forest
- Boscawen - Cabot Memorial Forest
- Boscawen/Webster - Prince Pasture
Strafford County:
There may also be opportunities on other forest reservations.
Contact us for more info about specific Forest Society Reservations