Forestry and Wildlife

The University of NH Cooperative Extension Forestry and Wildlife Program has been caring for New Hampshire's forests since 1925. Our mission is to educate New Hampshire's citizens about rural and urban forest environments, enhancing their ability to make informed natural resources decisions.

We help landowners with woodlot care, long term planning, selling timber, wildlife habitat, land protection, current use taxation, and more. We help communities through support to town boards, public officials, and other community organizations. We help provide a healthy working landscape by offering the state's 84,000 landowners, 1400 loggers, 250 licensed foresters, and 100 sawmills information and technical assistance.

If you'd like to learn more about the opportunities your forest land can provide or learn more about the county's forests and trees call the office at 352-4550 or steven.roberge@unh.edu.

Meet Cheshire County's Forester Steve Roberge and learn more about the Forestry and Wildlife Program at:

www.nhwoods.org

MAPLE SUGARING INFORMATION
Maple Sugaring Setup and Guidelines
How to Get Started in Maple Sugaring
NH Maple Producers Website
Tips for Beginners and Backyard Maple Sugar Producers

UNH Bobcat Research Happening in Cheshire County vimeo.com UNH graduate student Derek Broman and Wildlife Ecology Professor John Litvaitis are working on a cooperative project with the NH Fish and Game Department to study bobcat's health, population, and their movement throughout the southwest part of the state....

N.H. Topographic Maps Available on Fish and Game Website CONCORD, N.H. ­ Great news for New Hampshire hikers, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts: the N.H. Fish and Game Department has created topographic maps of the entire state, available for free at http://www.wildnh.com/maps. The topo maps, in PDF format and sized to print on an 8.5"x11" sheet of paper, include the latest available geographic information for the state at a scale of 1:31,680 (1 inch per half-mile). The maps include roads, municipal boundaries, water bodies, conservation properties, state and national forests and parks and more.

UNH Cooperative Extension Forestry and Wildlife Calendar of Events

PUBLICATIONS:

• Asian Longhorned Beetle
• Asian Longhorned Beetle Look-Alikes
• Cheshire County Nature Trails, Westmoreland NH
• Habitat Stewardship Brochure Series- Learn about and help conserve important wildlife habitats.
• New Hampshire Licensed Foresters
• Western Conifer Seed Bug
• The New England Guide to Weed and Brush Control in Christmas Trees
  

NEWS RELEASES:

• White Pine Needles Turning Brown (June 2010)
• Frost Damage - Cheshire and Monadnock Region (May 2010)

LINKS:

• American Forests
• NH Audubon Society
• NH Division of Forests and Lands
• NH Department of Environmental Services
  
• NH Department of Fish and Game
  
• NH Timberland Owners Association
  
• National Arbor Day Foundation
  
• Society of American Foresters
• Society for the Protection of NH Forests
  
• Tree Farm Program
  
• USDA NRCS
• NRCS Plant Database
  
• USDA FSA
• USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area