Merrimack County Natural Resources - Forestry and Wildlife

With 80 percent of our land in trees, forestry is the dominant land use in Merrimack County. More than 400,000 forested acres - 70 percent of the county's forested land - is in the hands of private, non-industrial landowners.

These forest landowners, your neighbors, serve as stewards of the essential services these forest lands provide for us all: clean water, clean air, wildlife habitat, and the raw material base for our county's largest manufacturing industry, as well as the scenic backdrop that makes the area such a vital place to live and visit.

 

 

New Wildlife Resources

NH Wildlife Action Plan maps now available online for every town in the state! Click here to view maps for your town!

Do you receive the e-newsletter "Taking Action for Wildlife", published by UNH Cooperative Extension and New Hampshire Fish and Game? Click here to learn more!

 

Speaking for Wildlife

Trained volunteers from UNH Cooperative Extension are available to deliver presentations and lead nature walks, with support from UNH Cooperative Extension staff. Programs are free and available to community groups statewide. Merrimack County Community groups, town boards, teachers, and other groups can request a Speaking for Wildlife presentation or field walk by contacting: Mary West at 603-796-2151 or email: mary.west@unh.edu.

These presentations include:

• New Hampshire's Wild History: 350 years of New Hampshire Wildlife
• Birds, Bats and Butterflies: Keeping Common Wildlife Common
• New Hampshire's Bats
• The Nature of New Hampshire: Natural Communities of the Granite State
• Speaking for Wildlife Walks: Wildlife field walks on public lands

Learn more at speakingforwildlife.org

 

 

Meet the Educator
Timothy Fleury, Extension Educator
UNH Cooperative Extension
315 Daniel Webster Highway
Boscawen, NH 03303
603-796-2151, Ext. 325
Email: tim.fleury@unh.edu