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… and trails some TLC ⁠— and make the trailhead more welcoming to future visitors. With an estimated 80,000 visitors to Mount Major each year, the Forest Society …

… doors, shutters, wagons and carriages and associated components. Even modest falls of water were harnessed for … will learn about early mills simultaneously dependent upon both logs for raw material and upon uncut forests for power. …

… year, are falling back on food sources they don’t usually bother with, like bittersweet berries; and if you go into a … natural cycle, so we know that there are more ripples to come in the months ahead. The winter months, which are …

… of us on hand. As anyone who has purchased lumber knows, both hardwood (oak and maple, for example) and softwood … pith, burl or slope of grain. Then there are those that come about as a result of seasoning, or drying, the wood: … stain (Blue stain, a discoloration due to a fungus is not uncommon), checks (a separation of the wood between the …

… 2506 … An ongoing series in which Forest Society Communication Coordinator Sophie Oehler shares nature-themed … Professor at SUNY for Environmental Science and Forestry. Both identities are represented strongly in this anthology, … in Shakerag Hollow in Sewanee, Tennessee, a place I have visited often (perhaps why I was drawn to the collection). …

… Couture had just trekked across a field on snowshoes and come into full view of the Merrimack River in Hooksett when … exciting to Couture, chair of the Hooksett Conservation Commission, because protecting bald eagle habitat is one of … Hess said the location of the land, within half a mile of both Hooksett Village and Suncook Village, is ideal for …

… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amanda Nickerson, Communications Specialist Society for the Protection of New … but with significant white oak as well, with the land along both sides of the river consisting of hemlock. This … Land Protection Specialist at the Forest Society, after visiting the property. “The ground looked like grand central …

… protected by virtue of ownership, the truth is that water companies can and do sell off lands when they are no longer … to a unique agreement between MWW and the Forest Society completed this spring, a conservation easement has been put … municipality does not qualify for Current Use taxation.) Both the Forest Society and MWW anticipate that MWW may wish …

… to camp there with their four children for 16 years. Both teachers from Wilmington, Del., they relished their … to others too, including the Hillsborough Conservation Commission, which provided a grant of $17,000 to help cover … “It’s truly inspiring to see large land gifts still coming in,” said Brian Hotz, SPNHF’s senior director of …