Visitors sit on hay bales during a tractor ride to the Maple Museum.

Celebrate Maple Month at The Rocks

Tap a sugar maple tree, enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride with White Mountain views, and take a tractor ride to a working sugar house. It's all part of the New Hampshire Maple Experience at The Rocks, open weekends from March 16 through April 6.

Erosion issues on the trails at Mount Major

Support Sustainable Trail Improvements at Mount Major!

This spring, we're constructing a sustainable trail to take the place of about 1/3 mile of the existing Main/Blue Trail that is badly eroded (pictured). In addition to being a more enjoyable hiking experience, the new trail section should also require much less maintenance over time. It will also be a major ecological improvement, reducing runoff and silting into Lake Winnipesaukee. 

Forest Society News & Updates

Part of Massabesic Lake is covered in ice with geese on the open water.

Something Wild: Lake ice is more than just frozen water

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Jessica Hunt | March 27, 2024

Ice acts as an insulator, reflecting sunlight so water at the bottom stays dark and cold. 

Forest Notes, Winter 2024 Cover

We want to hear from you: Take our Forest Notes survey!

Ryan Smith | March 20, 2024

Complete a short survey about Forest Notes and be entered to win a Forest Society hat.

Pruning Workshop

Pruning is a Personal Process

Sarah Kern | March 15, 2024

The art of pruning fruit trees is a mix of both science, personal experience, and the relationship between the pruner, the tree and the property owner.