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National Grid Proposes Alternative Transmission Line

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… linking Canada to New England. This one would go though both Vermont and New Hampshire along existing transmission … Power, will transmit 1,200 megawatts in two segments. The company claims it would save ratepayers $1.1 billion over a … reflects the priorities we’ve heard from state and local communities on their need for lower-cost, energy-efficient …
October 13, 2023

A Forest Doubly Enriched

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… by depositing thicker layers of fallen leaves at the bottom of slopes. Here, the accumulation of soil nutrients … dry, acidic sand, clay or glacial till soil is more common to New Hampshire. It's where pine and hemlock or … of an upholstered recliner chair and inexplicably, a near-complete skeleton of a wild boar partially scattered by …
Dave Anderson | May 26, 2015

Forest Journal: In search of calming feelings

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… than the time around the winter solstice when temperatures bottomed out at 40 below zero for weeks at a time. March — … in some years, from underneath brittle leaves — just as I complete another year around the sun. Now that I’m raising … maple. Each year, our family drives into the countryside to visit a friend’s sugarhouse. We eat our weight in maple …
Anna Berry | March 29, 2020

Mixed Results for Land Conservation at Town Meeting

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… Results for Land Conservation at Town Meeting This year 15 communities throughout New Hampshire voted at the 2010 Town … million bond in Amherst and a $2 million bond in Greenland, both were soundly defeated.  Other significant funding … going to land conservation. Voters in eight of these communities voted the proposals down, opting to retain …
March 17, 2010

Program Funding

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… used to fund our everyday expenses of easement monitoring. Both the Defense Fund and the Stewardship Endowment are … a number of sources, including landowners, conservation commissions, neighbors, and private foundations. The Forest …

Timber Harvest in Sharon Responds to 1993's Harvest

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… 624 acres have been set aside as ecological reserves; no commercial timber harvesting will occur in these areas. The … on the David Wilson Land was planned in accordance with a comprehensive inventory of the property and a management plan that were both completed in 2013.  The Forest Society has cut trees …
Gabe Roxby | December 28, 2016

Join the Forest Society and NH State Parks for the 16th Annual Monadnock Trails Week

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…     KEENE, N.H. (June 30, 2022)—Mount Monadnock, which comes originally from the Abenaki Native American word for … such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, both of whom wrote fondly of the mountain.  &nbps; The … and cultural resources, and preserve the quality of the visitor’s experience. The Forest Society is a great partner …
June 30, 2022

Forest Reservation Challenge: Grafton Pond Reservation

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… Forest Society? OR answer this one:  Thousands of paddlers visit this pond every year to canoe and kayak its pristine shoreline, explore the many islands, and go fishing and wildlife watching. There are also breeding loons … directions to and a trail map of Grafton Pond Reservation, visit our Reservation Guide .  Click here to return to the …

Rising to the Occasion: How A Grassroots Effort Ultimately Defeated Northern Pass

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… were going to put up a new powerline just down at the bottom, against the spectacular backdrop of Cannon Mountain … in droves to support our mission in any way possible. An accomplished graphic designer created the beautiful “Stop the … As the opposition grew and developed, one overriding common element emerged. The threat of hulking high-voltage …
Nancy Martland | January 30, 2020

Forest Society Naturalist to Speak at Milford Rotary Club

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… Parks System. The talk will take place at the Milford Community Center, 5 Union Street, Milford, NH. Anderson is … stewardship, and land conservation initiatives to introduce both life-long residents and visitors alike to protection and management of New Hampshire …
October 6, 2009