27 plant species are currently prohibited from sale, transport, distribution, propagation or transplantation in New Hampshire including burning bush, Japanese barberry and Norway maple (see entire list appended to this fact sheet). This publication suggests alternative landscape plants for New Hampshire.

A written overview of the presentations, major points, ideas, and definitions presented and discussed at a 1995 conference.

A collection of publications and presentations related to invasive plants including: What is an invasive; Identification guide to invasive plants; Controlling invasives on woodlots; and methods for disposal.

This issue covers: What is a natural community, Global Climate Change, Evaluating the New Hampshire Professional Logger Program, Watching Our Watersheds, Implementing Biodiversity Conservation, New Hampshire Natural Heritage Inventory, Why Did the Beavers Kill the Black Gum Trees? Natural Communities Responding to Change.

This comprehensive manual represents the culmination of 15 years of natural community classification work by the N.H. Natural Heritage Bureau. The 230-page book describes 192 different natural communities. Natural communities are recurring assemblages of plants and animals found in particular physical environments.

Issue contains articles covering:  NH forest health - An Opinion, Schools monitor ozone, Invasive species - glossy buckthorn, Butternut restoration project, Hardwood dieback, White pine health, Hemlock wooly adelgid, Forested wetlands, SPNHF celebrates 100 years, Color-infrared photos available, NH Invasive Species Committee, State Forest Nursery website established.

A website of the N.H. Invasive Plant Outreach Group. Comprehensive with iinformation about laws, identification, control, management, disposal, and links to many other websites.

Website of the NH Natural Heritage Bureau.

This series of fact sheets on New Hampshire's threatened and endangered plants and animals was developed to assist foresters, loggers, landowners, and other land managers in identifying, protecting, and managing rare species and their habitats. Published in 1998.

Workshop Proceedings 2008 including: tree biology, insects, diseases, weeds, diagnosing problems, pesticides (insecticides, fungicides, miticides and herbicides) and more.

Workshop Proceedings 2011 including: tree biology, insects, diseases, weeds, diagnosing problems, pesticides (insecticides, fungicides, miticides and herbicides) and more.

This manual was prepared for the New Hampshire Pesticide Safety Education Program as part of the study materials for the Christmas tree category for private and commercial applicators.

A fact sheet about establishing a new Christmas Tree Plantation

Coordinated and edited by J.F. Ahrens, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Windsor CT with assistance provided by Karen Bennett, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.

Fact sheet on the planting and care of tree seedlings

A list of sources to purchase tree seeds. Inclusion doesn't constitute an endorsement by UNH Cooperative Extension. Last updated in 2004.

Describes what a soil test is and why one is needed; how and when to take samples; and how the results are used to develop recommendations for fertilizing or liming the soil.

A list of sources to purchase tree seedlings. Inclusion doesn't constitute an endorsement by UNH Cooperative Extension. Last updated in 2004.

A link to a reference of the latest current use taxation information and criteria used to determine eligibility.

Answers are provided to common questions about current use by SPACE (N.H.'s current use coalition).

This report examines current use around the state, published in 1995.

Describes what is needed to meet the current use requirements of the "forest land with documented stewardship" category.

Topics include: the basics; applying; acreage requirements; land categories and assessment ranges; recreation adjustments; penalties; other issues.

The forms will help practitioners keep track of their experience for input into the IQS database. Completed forms should be submitted to the NH Forest Protection Bureau at least once annually.

Minimum recommended standards for planning and implementing prescribed burns.

Pictures showing the two beetles.

A lot isn't known about pine canker, first reported in New Hampshire in 1997. This fact sheet gives some identification and management tips.

Describes different strategies and control options including cultural, biological in pesticide options.

Describes the life cycle and control options for the homeonwer.

A Proclamation by Governor Hassan declaring May 19-25, 2013 EMERALD ASH BORER AWARENESS WEEK.

The State of New Hampshire Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Compliance Agreement- Treatment Options- for forest products.

An annual publication of the NH Division of Forests and Lands Forest Health section

Topics include: white pine decline, beech bark disease, emerald ash borer, Asian longhorned beetle, butternut canker, hemlock woolly adelgid, and invasive plants.

Pictures of hemlock woolly adelgid and common look-alikes including spittlebug, needleminer, skeletonizer, scale, mealybugs, spider mite, sap, and spider egg sacks

Describes the life cycle and control options for the homeowner.

For a quick reference, shows pictures and reporting information.

Issue covers: What is an Invasive Plant?, Effects of Invasive Species on Natural Plant Communities, Control of Non-native Invasive Plants on Your Woodlot, Wildlife and Invasive Plants, Invasive Plant Project at Cheshire County Farm, Invasive Plants and Lost Forest Revenue, Developing Strategies for Living with Invasives, Going Native with Landscape Design.

A collection of publications and presentations related to invasive plants including: What is an invasive; Identification guide to invasive plants; Controlling invasives on woodlots; and methods for disposal.

NH is facing a major threat to the health of our forest and landscape trees from exotic invasive insects. These invaders include the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB), emerald ash borer (EAB), hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), and elongate hemlock scale (EHS). This guide helps growers and consumers become aware of which trees are susceptible to future infestation by these devastating insects and guides them in the selection of non-sussceptible landscape and street trees.

NH is facing a major threat to the health of our forest and landscape trees from exotic invasive insects. These invaders include the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB), emerald ash borer (EAB), hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), and elongate hemlock scale (EHS). This guide helps growers and consumers become aware of which trees are susceptible to future infestation by these devastating insects and guides them in the selection of non-sussceptible landscape and street trees.

Issue contains articles covering:  NH forest health - An Opinion, Schools monitor ozone, Invasive species - glossy buckthorn, Butternut restoration project, Hardwood dieback, White pine health, Hemlock wooly adelgid, Forested wetlands, SPNHF celebrates 100 years, Color-infrared photos available, NH Invasive Species Committee, State Forest Nursery website established.

Map showing the distribution of elongate hemlock scale in the United States as of 11/29/2011.

Management recommendations from the State of NH Forest Health Specialist regarding forest tent caterpillar infestations (pub. 2005).

Red pine scale is a non-native, exotic insect found in New Hampshire in 2012.

Pictures of scales similiar to elongate hemlock scale.

State Big Tree List

Reviews blister rust disease biology, provides field identification tips, and summarizes the results of a 1998 New Hampshire survey looking for the incidence of white pine blister rust.

A guide for both municipal officials and the forest products industry to improve understanding of the laws which govern public roadways.

Trees of New Hampshire and their human uses.  

Spider Heart is an infection that develops in trees

Summarizes the basal area law (RSA 227-J:9) which requires forested buffers be left along town and state roads, streams, and bodies of water following a timber harvest.

Summarizes the deceptive forestry business practices law (RSA 227-J:15) which requires a written contract, with mutually agreed upon prices and amounts, as well as a time-line for remuneration for all forest products subject to a "notice of intent to cut."

Includes information on laws on current use assessment, timber tax, wetlands, timber trespass, deceptive business practices, basal area, slash and land conversion. Landowners, loggers, foresters, municipal officials and others will find what they need when planning or reviewing a timber harvest.

Outlines the requirements of New Hampshire's timber tax law.

Links to the NH DES webpage outlining current shoreland protection regulations for landowners, timber harvesters, developers, and others working near waterways and waterbodies in NH.

Summarizes the slash law (RSA 227-J:10) which restricts where tree debris can be left after a timber harvest.

Summarizes the timber trespass law (RSA 227-J:8) and the civil or a criminal penalties assessed.

Gives a checklist for success to plant and grow trees correctly, and to properly maintain new and older plantings.

How to choose and hire and arborist to care for your trees.

This document explains important elements in a tree work contract, for use with arborists and tree removal professionals. 

A document, published by NH Fish & Game and the Jordan Institute detailing how land use regulations can provide New Hampshire municipalities with tools for natural resource and wildlife habitat protection.

Basic NRI Table 1 - revised 2011, taken from 2001 NRI Guide

Links to regional conservation plan for Bear-Paw Regional Greenways, based in Deerfield, NH.

CAW - NHs Climate - Past and Future

Links to website of town of Swanzey, NH - an innovative conservation initiative using two oxen, "Buck and Ike" to promote land conservation.

Links to website of the Town of Belmont, NH's conservation commission, with materials related to regulation and voluntary measures to protect wildlife and habitats.

A 4-page how-to guide to conservation easements.

A conservation plan for the Seacoast region in NH, completed by TNC, SPNHF, the Rockingham Regional  Planning Commission, and the Strafford Regional Planning Commission, completed in 2010.

Links to the Forest Society website where you can order this NH-specific publication and connect with other online resources about land protection.

An index of conservation lands created by the town of Grantham, NH (2008)

This New Hampshire-based publication examines the other benefits -- financial and otherwise -- to communities of leaving land as open-space.

Developing effective communication in your community takes time and the involvement, commitment and support of key individuals and organizations. However, the results will be worth it for all members. The following are important points to consider.

Epping NRI Maps Sample Set

Website containing raw GIS data and other online tools for mapping of natural resources and other community resources in New Hampshire.

An online mapping program for the state of NH, that you can use to create maps that include many natural resource features.

About the NH Wildlife Action Plan:  Habitat Stewardship Brochure Series publications.  Links to UNH Cooperative Extension website.

Links to the NH Dept. of Environmental Services website with factsheets about recommended methods for development that help protect wildlife habitat.

Links to NH Fish & Game webpages describing 27 habitats of conservation concern identified in the NH Wildlife Action Plan.

A task list from the "Taking Action for Wildlife" project with guidance about how to conduct public outreach related to wildlife and habitats.

Step-by-step guide for creating a conservation plan for wildlife

Step by step guide for communities interested in incorporating wildlife into their natural resources inventories.

How to Manage & Restore Habitats on Community Land - a step by step guide from "Taking Action for Wildlife"

How to Protect Wildlife Habitats Through Voluntary  Land Conservation

A step-by-step list of how to use town regulations to help protect wildlife in NH.

Anyone interested in locating vernal pools in their area -- landowners, towns or conservation groups -- can get detailed guidance from this complete how-to manual.

NH Fish & Game directions for how to incorporate NH Wildlife Action Plan information into a community's Natural Resource Inventory

Covers development density, environmental characteristics, and site level design. Each of the 23 chapters includes model ordinances and regulations for use by NH municipalities interested in implementing the innovative land use techniques.

Links to Rockingham Planning Commission's website describing the planning process and linking to downloads of the Coastal Conservation Plan

Links to Forest Society website, where a site is maintained listing all land trusts active in New Hampshire.

NH Method 2012

Links to a Dept. of Environmental Services webpage with factsheets that can assist local municipalities and towns with regulations and practices that are sensitive to wildlife and habitats. 

A table showing the recommended maps to included in a Natural Resource Inventory, used by communities in New Hampshire. 

Download the maps created for the town of Bradford, NH's natural resource inventory (2009)

Learn about identifying and describing natural resources in a local setting in a natural resources inventory.  Communities will gain a strong foundation for land conservation planning and more informed decision making about natural resources.

Materials related to the Natural Resource Inventory completed by the town of Gilmanton, NH (2004)

NRI done for town of Springfield, NH in 2008.

Newfields Meeting Summaries

NHTLC.com documents

NH  Land Trust Coalition Documents

NH Method Documents

NH Method Update July 2012 - includes NH Wetlands Mapper

Links to NH Fish & Game website describing how the Highest Ranked Habitats Map is derived and created.

Links to NH Fish & Game website explaining NH ecoregions used in NH Wildlife Action Plan.

Links to NH Fish & Game website describing how the statewide maps were derived and created.

Links to NH Fish & Game website which explains the highest ranked habitat maps and the watershed groupings map.

Presentations and handouts for NHLTC March 7 workshop

NROC Setting Goals, Redefining Boundaries publication

NROC Stormwater Guide - A birds eye view

NROC Stormwater Programs

Website of the NH Natural Heritage Bureau.

Getting started with Community Planning for Wildlife Conservation

How to draft a conservation plan, including components, process, and implementation.

SSP 2013 Web documents

Links to website of largest land trust in New Hampshire. 

TAFW Winter 2013 Newsletter Articles

A tale of two communities, two lakes and 2,000 acres (Springfield and Keene - what they have accomplished to protect wildlife habitat)

Taking Action for Wildlife Newsletter Fall 2012

A link to NH Fish & Game's website detailing the status of all federal- and state-listed threatened and endangered wildlife species.

Information about the open spaces on and around the UNH Durham campus

Word Document - Wildlife Action Plan Critical Habitats And Possible Associated Species Master List

Links to a study done for the town of Effingham, NH to analyze natural resources based on the NH Wildlife Action Plan tools and resources.

Links to NH Fish  & Game website describing how communities can conduct an audit of their land use regulations to determine how well they protect wildlife and habitat. 

Links to zoning ordinances in Belmont, NH several of which provide models for regulation designed to protect wildlife habitat (PDF)

Links to planning board site for the Town of New Durham, NH, including their zoning ordinance which provides examples of reguulatin to protect wildlife and habitats.

This award-winning publication addresses planning and conducting a timber harvest with aesthetics in mind. Topics include truck roads, landings, skid trails, tree felling, administration, planning, and cost.

Guidelines for conducting forest management in and adjacent to wetlands and surface waters are known as best management practices. This booklet contains these guidelines, some of which are law.

Describes Best Management Practices (BMPs) for protecting water quality during forest harvests.

Reviews key considerations when investigating options to develop a portable sawmill enterprise.

The New Hampshire Directory of Sawmills and Lumber Wholesalers is an on-line resource for those looking to purchase or sell wood products. The directory is maintained by UNH Cooperative Extension. Businesses are listed with permission and an individual business listing does not constitute an endorsement by UNH Cooperative Extension.

Here’s the guide to help you plan the perfect mill tour. Do your homework and your mill tour will be a guaranteed success. This guide outlines the planning process and provides you with easy-to-use checklists to make hosting an open house a stress-free event.

Trees of New Hampshire and their human uses.  

Log scale is the basis for most business transactions between buyers and sellers of logs. A log scale, or rule, is an estimate of sawn lumber volume that can be obtained from a given log.

Describes safe timber harvesting practices, emphasizing personal safety, equipment maintenance; includes illustrations.

Order Form

In 1942, a group of New Hampshire women operated a sawmill on the shores of Turkey Pond, Concord. The sawmill, one of two on the pond, was built by the U.S. Forest Service to saw up what remained of the logs stored in the water from the 1938 hurricane. The Sawed Up a Storm is a book about this group of women, the 1938 hurricane, timber salvage efforts and the determination of the people of New England.

Includes price ranges for common forest products (sawlogs, firewood, pulp and chipwood) in New Hampshire statewide and by county. Also includes other product prices such as Christmas trees, maple, sawdust, shavings and bark. Information about selling forest products is included, as is some common and useful forestry tables.

Includes price ranges for common forest products (sawlogs, firewood, pulp and chipwood) in New Hampshire statewide and by county. Also includes other product prices such as Christmas trees, maple, sawdust, shavings and bark. Information about selling forest products is included, as is some common and useful forestry tables.

Stewards course

Not intended to be a complete listing of tree and shrub identification books, published in 2003

Essays about tree species found in New Hampshire, published by UNH Cooperative Extension and written by Natural Resource Volunteers.  Focus on Big Tree Specimens.

Common New England trees are illustrated with a sketch and description of leaves or needles, twigs, fruit, and bark.

Complete Listing of NH Big Trees (in accordance with American Forests' National Register of Big Trees). The list doesn't include non-native big trees.

Nearly 70 native tree species are found in New Hampshire.They are listed by softwood and hardwood groups using common and latin names.

Website of the NH Natural Heritage Bureau.

Issue contents include: Forests For Whom and For What? Top 10 Recreation Spots You May Never Have Visited, Public Recreational Use of Private Property: To Post or Not to Post, Recreation on Conservation Easement Lands, Wildlife Viewing in New Hampshire, Backcountry Essentials, ATVs and Public Access, Visiting New Hampshire’s Biodiversity.

The lovely forested suburban landscapes of NH were once farms and pastures, as evidenced by the endless network of stonewall snaking through our backyards and woodlots.  Obviously, these forests are second growth that reclaimed the land after the height of the agricultural heyday of the mid 1800s.  “Across much of New England (except for northern Maine and mountainous areas), 60 to 80 percent of the land was cleared for pasture, tillage, orchards, and buildings.”  New England Forests Through Time, Foster & O’Keefe, Harvard University Press, 2000, Pg.8.

Issue covers: Why Saving Water Makes Sense, The Lake Chocorua Project, Geospatial Technologies Training Center, Local Water Protection Grants, Source Water Grants, Groundwater Availability Project, Water and Wildlife, Trees and Drought, Wildlife in the White Mountain National Forest.

Jon Nute, Hillsborough County Extension Forester, list five things to look for that indicate a "good" timber harvest.

Description of New Hampshire's licensed forester law including relevant statutes and rules.  

A photo guide to how foresters and loggers mark trees in a timber sale, including definitions of what each mark means. 

A fact sheet about why and how to select a forester to help you inventory, plan for, and manage your private or public land.  

Selling timber is a complicated matter that involves knowing about markets, tree values, future tree potential, laws, safety, liability, ground conditions, and a host of environmental factors. It may be a “once in a lifetime” event with long term consequences for yourself and your land. This fact sheet describes how timber is commonly sold, provides an overview of a well-written contract, reviews RSA 227-J:15 which requires a timber sale contract and includes a sample contract.

Timber sale refers to any significant harvest of wood products involving an exchange of monies. Timber sales may involve sales of trees used to make lumber (sawtimber),fuelwood, whole tree chips, pulp, or any combination of these products. This fact sheet reviews what to consider before selling timber; who can help; how timber is commonly sold; and timber sale contracts.

Describes financial assistance available to help woodlot owners recover from severe natural disasters.

Gives suggestions as to how to treat payments made under the Emergency Forest Restoration Program for federal income tax purposes.

Summarizes a quick and efficient method to estimate the volume of potentially salvageable timber blown over by heavy winds. This description presumes an understanding of standard methods for estimating standing timber.

Resources used to assist landowners and the public after the Ice Storm of 1998

Issue covers natural disasters related to forests & wildlife:  Ice Storm 98 Revisited, Frog Deformaties, Stormwater Controls, Effects of storm damage on White Pines, Biodiversity conservation, Floodplain Forests, Keeping floodwaters down, Critical conservation intitiatives, Butterflies & skippers in Managed Forests

These instructions detail the minimum requirements needed to qualify as a natural disaster assessment. 

This technical information release (TIR) provided information to municipalities and property owners regarding timber tax compliance as a result of the 2008 tornado

Presentations from the joint UNHCE, NRCS, NHFG meeting held April 24, 2013 in Concord, NH

This guide will help you become a better observer of wildlife, and help you understand the needs of different wildlife species and where they might be found on the land. You also will learn how to conduct your own inventory of different wildlife species and to monitor changes in their numbers over time. Finally, you will learn about statewide and national wildlife monitoring programs where your skills, knowledge, and data collection can contribute to broader wildlife studies.

Habitat management guide for American woodcock in the northeastern U.S.

New England’s only native cottontail rabbit species is in peril. Over the past few decades, the New England cottontail has seen significant declines throughout its range, and the ongoing trend of habitat loss will further threaten the species in coming years. Fortunately, private landowners are in a position to make a significant contribution to the restoration of the species.

A document, published by NH Fish & Game and the Jordan Institute detailing how land use regulations can provide New Hampshire municipalities with tools for natural resource and wildlife habitat protection.

NH Fish & Game Fact sheet

Like all wildlife beaver have both positive and negative wildlife values. Their unique ability to construct dams and create substantial water impoundments can drastically change the ecology of wooded areas and natural marshes.

Issue covers: Important Bird Areas, Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP), Trained Volunteers Conduct Grassland Bird Surveys, Goshawk Nesting Habitat in the White Mountains, Piping Plovers and Terns in NH, Citizen-science in Bird Monitoring and Research, Birding: A Personal View, Personal Notes on Breeding Bird Surveys, Managing for Birds, Nature Trails Become Tourism Focus, Conservation Planning for New Hampshire’s Wildlife.

 No birds come to my new feeder; what is wrong?

Volunteer agreement form for NH Coverts Project volunteers

Application for the 2013 coverts workshop

Notes from the NH Coverts Project Advisory Committee meetings

Reports detailing statistics, training, and volunteer accomplishments of the NH Coverts Project volunteers.  Online reports begin in 2002 - earlier reports available upon request from project coordinator. 

An evaluation of the NH Coverts Project, completed in 2002

A blog with postings about wildlife volunteer events, workshops, and volunteer opportunities related to the NH Coverts Project volunteer program.

A 2-page brochure describing the NH Coverts Project, a wildlife volunteer program sponsored by UNH Cooperative Extension and NH Fish & Game.

Archived issues of the newsletter of the NH Coverts Project, a wildlife volunteer program. 

The agenda for the NH Coverts Project workshop, an annual training session for wildlife volunteers, coordinated by UNH Cooperative Extension with support from NH Fish & Game and the NH Division of Forests & Lands

Presentations used at the 2010 Coverts Project Workshop, Greenfield NH, Sept. 23-26, 2010

Presentations from the 2011 Coverts Project Workshop, Greenfield NH, September 21-24, 2011

Presentations from the Coverts Workshop, Greenfield, NH October 3-6, 2012

East Foss Farm, a 164 acre land tract, is owned by the University of New Hampshire. It is actively managed by the Woodlands and Natural Areas Office under the direction of the Woodlands and Natural Areas Committee, a campus interdepartmental and inter-disciplinary group. Used by the university for teaching and research, the property is open to the public for recreational purposes.

Fall 2011 Taking Action for Wildlife Newsletter Articles

Fall 2011 Taking Action for Wildlife Newsletter Articles

If you’ve tried to attract and feed birds in the past, but the venture was never really a success, it may be because you were lacking a few basic pieces of information. Just a few tips on where to place your feeders, what to put in them, and what feeder types are attractive to which species can make the difference between success and failure.

About the NH Wildlife Action Plan:  Habitat Stewardship Brochure Series publications.  Links to UNH Cooperative Extension website.

This brochure focuses on headwater streams as wildlife habitat, including how to identify good habitat, threats to these habitats, which wildlife are found in headwater streams, and what landowners can do to help protect these areas for wildlife.

A brochure focusing on the wildlife of hemlock-hardwood-pine forests in New Hampshire, how to recognize this habitat, and why these forests are important.

This brochure focuses on wildlife found in northern hardwood-conifer forests, and provides information about how landowners can provide habitat and care for it to help wildlife in need of conservation.

This brochure focuses on the wildlife habitat value of shorelines in New Hampshire, including wildlife that use shorelines, how to identify high quality shorelines, and what landowners can do to help wildlife that depend on shoreline habitat.  

A handout on how to order the Habitat Stewardship Brochure

This source focuses on the species of Appalachian oak-pine forests, how to recognize these habitats, and why they are important.

This source examines species of floodplain forests, how to recognize floodplain forests, and why they are important.

This source focuses on the species of grasslands, how to recognize grasslands, and why they are important. 

This source focuses on the species of lowland spruce-fir forests, how to recognize these habitats, and why they are important.

This source focuses on the species of marsh and shrub wetlands, how to recognize marsh and shrub wetlands, and why they are important. 

This source focuses on the wildlife species that inhabit peatland habitats, how to recognize these habitats, and why they are important.

This source focuses on the species of shublands, how to recognize these habitats, and why they are important

This source focuses on the species of vernal pools, how to recognize vernal pools, and why they are important.

Links to the NH Dept. of Environmental Services website with factsheets about recommended methods for development that help protect wildlife habitat.

Links to NH Fish & Game webpages describing 27 habitats of conservation concern identified in the NH Wildlife Action Plan.

A task list from the "Taking Action for Wildlife" project with guidance about how to conduct public outreach related to wildlife and habitats.

Step-by-step guide for creating a conservation plan for wildlife

Step by step guide for communities interested in incorporating wildlife into their natural resources inventories.

How to Manage & Restore Habitats on Community Land - a step by step guide from "Taking Action for Wildlife"

How to Protect Wildlife Habitats Through Voluntary  Land Conservation

A step-by-step list of how to use town regulations to help protect wildlife in NH.

Anyone interested in locating vernal pools in their area -- landowners, towns or conservation groups -- can get detailed guidance from this complete how-to manual.

Written primarily by state and federal wildlife biologists and foresters, this guide will provide you with important information on how to maintain and restore these habitats on the lands you own or manage. Whether you are a novice or an experienced land manager, this guide will provide helpful information anyone can

A fact sheet about management options to protect riparian (or "floodplain") forest habitats.

Links to a Dept. of Environmental Services webpage with factsheets that can assist local municipalities and towns with regulations and practices that are sensitive to wildlife and habitats. 

Cautions against feeding deer which often makes them more vulnerable to starvation, predation, disease, and vehicle collisions, among other things.

Volunteer Opportunity

A brochure describing the habitat needs and distribution of the state-endangered New England Cottontail Rabbit in New Hampshire.

Chart showing native plants and their value to wildlife (which parts are eaten by which species)

State enabling legislation for defining threatened & endangered species in NH.

Links to NH Fish & Game website with complete information, including downloads, about the NH Wildlife Action Plan. 

Downloadable appendices on habitat types from the NH Wildlife Action Plan.

Links to NH Fish & Game website describing how the Highest Ranked Habitats Map is derived and created.

WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN CRITICAL HABITATS AND POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED SPECIES

Links to NH Fish & Game website explaining NH ecoregions used in NH Wildlife Action Plan.

NH Wildlife Action Plan - Keeping Common Species Common

Links to NH Fish & Game website describing how the statewide maps were derived and created.

Downloadable appendices on NH reptiles and amphibians of conservation concern; from the NH Wildlife Action Plan

A series of 49 profiles for bird species of conservation concern, compiled for the New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan (published in February, 2007).

A series of downloadable profiles of invertebrates of conservation concern in NH;  from the NH Wildlife Action Plan.

A series of downloadable profiles of mammals of conservation concern in NH; from the NH Wildlife Action Plan

Links to NH Fish & Game website which explains the highest ranked habitat maps and the watershed groupings map.

Issue covers: Introducing the NH Wildlife Action Plan, Current Conditions for Wildlife & Habitats, Species Profile: Bobcat, Habitat Profile: Floodplain Forest, Threats to Wildlife, Conservation Strategies, WAP Relevance to Landowners and Foresters, What the WAP Means to Conservationists & Planners, Viewpoint: For the Health of the Land… and Ourselves.

This fact sheet contains some basic guidelines for dealing with wild animals in and around the home. The suggestions come from Cooperative Extension specialists and wildlife biologists at Wildlife Services, a federally and cooperatively-funded branch of the US Department of Agriculture that specializes in reducing human-wildlife conflicts.

Getting started with Community Planning for Wildlife Conservation

This source offers information about the wildlife of shorelands and recommends plants which will promote that wildlife.

Fact sheets featuring rare plant species of New Hampshire

This series of factsheets on New Hampshire's threatened and endangered plants and animals was developed to assist foresters, loggers, landowners, and other land managers in identifying, protecting, and managing rare species and their habitats.

Introduces some of the habitat features of old-growth forests, outlines management options and resources for restoring these features to your woodlands, and discusses opportunities to realize both economic and ecological benefits from your forest.

This is the script for volunteer presenters delivering "A Garden for Wildlife" talk in the Speaking for Wildlife program.

sample press release for use with "A Garden for Wildlife" talk in the Speaking for Wildlife Program

Sample flyer to be used by volunteers delivering the "Garden for Wildlife" talk.  

Use this printable form to get feedback from your audience members.

A sample flyer announcing your Backyard Habitat presentation (MS Word format). You will need to fill in the details.

This is a script of the "Birds, Bats & Butterflies: Keeping Common Wildlife Common" presentation in a printable pdf format. It includes slides and notes. Use it to practice your talk.

A sample press release for your talk (MS Word format). You will need to fill in the details.

Wildlife volunteers offering free public talks and walks in New Hampshire’s Upper Valley

A sample flyer announcing your walk (MS Word format). You will need to fill in the details.

Use .jpg versions of NH Fish & Game Habitat Maps to personalize or localize your Speaking for Wildlife Presentations.

This document includes tips for public speaking and on the best practices for designing a slide/Powerpoint presentation.

A complete guide for planning and executing a field walk in your community.

A refresher about how to set up and run the presentation equipment.

A list of handouts & contents of SFW kits, housed in UNHCE county offices

Includes a printable copy of the "Nature of NH: Natural Communities of the Granite State" presentation and presenter's notes. (PDF format) 

"Visiting NH's Biodiversity" handout and order form

For use by Speaking for Wildlife volunteers as a revisable press release

A printable .pdf version of the NH Bats presentation used by Speaking for Wildlife volunteers. 

A sample promotional flyer that you can adapt for the NH Bats presentation (MS Word format)

A sample press release about "NH Bats" to be used for promoting the Speaking for Wildlife presentation - in MSWord for adaptation by volunteers.

A sample flyer announcing your Backyard Habitat presentation (MS Word format). You will need to fill in the details.

Speaker's notes for "New Hampshire's Wild History: 350 Years of Wildlife in NH"

A sample press release for your talk (MS Word format). You will need to fill in the details.

A refresher about how to set up and run the presentation equipment and play with Powerpoint.

For Speaking for Wildlife Presenters:  How did your presentation go?  Fill out this brief online questionaire after each SFW presentation.

Use this checklist to help plan and execute your presentation.

Volunteers and staff can adapt this press release to raise awareness about the Speaking for Wildlife Program to advertise the availability of talks.

Print out several copies of this for your presentation - try to get everyone to sign in before you start your presentation.

Sample press release to be used to promote "The Nature of NH" Speaking for Wildlife program.

A sample promotional flyer to be used with the "Nature of NH Promotional Flyer"

The volunteer agreement required to participate in Speaking for Wildlife

A handout for the "Garden for Wildlife" presentation, listing recommended wildflowers and groundcovers with wildlife and pollinator value.

TAFW Winter 2013 Newsletter Articles

A tale of two communities, two lakes and 2,000 acres (Springfield and Keene - what they have accomplished to protect wildlife habitat)

Good Forestry in the Granite State update in the Fall 2010 Issue of Taking Action for Wildlife

Green Mountain Conservation Group's vernal pool program

Landowner Fred Ernst - story of how he is managing his land for wildlife and doing so in a way that makes good economic sense.

Article about management of New England Cottontail habitat

Taking Action for Wildlife - Wildlife Action Plan fact Sheet

Archive copies of the "Taking Action for Wildlife" Newsletter, published by UNH Cooperative Extension and NH Fish & Game. 

A Handout/Signup Sheet to add people to the "Taking Action for Wildlife" newsletter list.  

Launching takingactionforwildlife.org

Taking Action for Wildlife Individual Newsletter Articles Winter 2011?

Taking Action for Wildlife Newsletter Fall 2012

Spring 2011 Newsletter - articles Taking Action for Wildlife

Taking Action for Wildlife Newsletter Summer 2012

Taking Action for Wildlife Newsletter Winter 2012

A publication by NH Fish & Game and UNH Cooperative Extension promoting the joint "Taking Action for Wildlife" website.

A .pdf handout about what is available on the website TakingActionforWildlife.org

Describes a biologically-based method for determining what species of amphibians will use any given wetland by assessing wetlands based on their hydroperiod, the length of time and portion of the year that a wetland holds water. Understanding hydroperiod is an important initial step in guiding management decisions aimed at minimizing or avoiding loss or degradation of wetlands that provide significant amphibian breeding habitat within an area.

A new user-friendly publication (Aug 2011) based on an earlier technical report about the State of NH's Birds.  Full color, with conservation strategies, arranged by habitat type.

A link to NH Fish & Game's website detailing the status of all federal- and state-listed threatened and endangered wildlife species.

Fact sheet about rattlesnakes in NH.

Links to the University of NH Cooperative Extension webpages focused on wildlife, habitats, and habitat management.  Includes workshops, publications, and volunteer information.

A stewardship plan written by Ellen Snyder for a conservation parcel owned by the Town of Durham, NH; includes wildlife habitat recommendations along with other natural resource stewardship guidelines.

Links to NH Fish  & Game website describing how communities can conduct an audit of their land use regulations to determine how well they protect wildlife and habitat. 

A series of fact sheets about how to improve your land for wildlife - including Farmlands, Wetlands, and Forest Habitats.

Explains how to use and where to find NH Fish & Game's Wildlife Sightings Database.

Definition of what is a species of special concern, according to the NH Fish & Game Dept., updated in 2009.  Links directly to a .pdf document (231 KB).

Winter tick is the only species of one-host tick in New Hampshire. Unlike other hard ticks, which feed on two or more hosts in their lives, it remains on a single host. Moose are the most common and severely impacted host for winter tick.

A fact sheet about how to make your backyard better habitat for amphibians

Prescribed fire is an important management tool in select northeastern United States habitats. This paper presents prescription parameters that are commonly used in northeastern United States fuels (grass, shrub, timber, slash) and habitats.

An online database of foresters licensed in New Hampshire who provide services to private landowners and others. It is maintained by UNH Cooperative Extension. The names are supplied by the State of NH Board of Licensure for Foresters. Additional information is provided by the listed foresters. This listing doesn't constitute an endorsement.

Fourth edition published in 2012 and examines the most common situations noncorporate taxpayers face when calculating federal income tax on their timber holdings. It addresses the type of forest activity, how to qualify for best tax treatment, and reporting and tax forms for many common situations. Taxpayers should consult the other sources of information listed at the end of this publication for a more comprehensive discussion of these issues.

Gives a "quick and dirty" method for estimating the amount of firewood in a stand or on a woodlot.

This guide updates and supersedes Agriculture Handbook No.718, Forest Landowners’ Guide to the Federal Income Tax, incorporating new tax legislation that was passed and administrative changes promulgated through September 30, 2012.

You can realize your full potential as a steward of your forest by using this guide, entitled Forest Resource Management: A Landowner’s Guide to Getting Started.

A complete listing of New Hampshire's important forest soils by county. Important forest soils groupings help landowners and managers evaluate the relative productivity of soils and understand patterns of plant succession and how soil and site interactions influence management decisions.

Various materials and federal application forms related to cost-share/financial assistance programs administered through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Second edition 2010. The purpose of this guide is to provide New Hampshire landowners, and the professionals that work with them, practical recommendations on sustainable management practices for individual forest ownerships. From this website, the entire book or individual chapters can be viewed and printed as pdfs or individual chapters can be viewed and printed as html.

This book is intended to provide basic information on using wood or coal for home heating. Choosing a fuel, fireplaces, stoves, and furnaces are discussed. Stove installation basics and safety are reviewed. Intended for homeowners and educators.

Cost-Share/Financial Assistance for Landowners

The habit (form), twigs, fruit, bark and habitat (where they grow) are described for common New Hampshire trees and shrubs along with a color illustration of the twigs and buds.

Fact sheet about hemlock woolly adelgid, a forest pest affecting eastern hemlock trees.

High grading "takes the best and leaves the rest." Learn how to recognize high grading and why this method of cutting trees isn't recommended.

Describes when "casualty losses" may be claimed for timber damaged or destroyed by hurricane, fire, earthquake, ice, hail, tornado, high winds and other storms.

A worksheet for landowners to write their goals for owning their land.

These inspirational stories show how UNH Cooperative Extension works with landowners to care for New Hampshire's forests.

A fact sheet about management options to protect riparian (or "floodplain") forest habitats.

The State of New Hampshire's forestry plan written in 1996.

Reviews factors affecting regeneration including past land use history, environmental factors (light, moisture, soil), and natural disturbance. Covers silvicultural techniques to regenerate and gives specific recommendations to regenerate oak, maple, white pine, birch, beech and spruce.

An overview of topics for new or existing forest landowners including surveying the land; forest stewardship planning; common forest types; taxes, land protection; and where to get help.

Fact sheet on the planting and care of tree seedlings

A list of publications are available through the UNH Cooperative Extension Forestry Information Center. If you are interested in receiving any, please check them off and return the list to: Forestry Information Center, 211 Nesmith Hall, 131 Main Street Durham, NH 03824-3597.

A fact sheet about why and how to select a forester to help you inventory, plan for, and manage your private or public land.  

The introduced hemlock woolly adelgid continues to migrate north into New England, causing widespread hemlock decline and mortality, leading to associated salvage and pre-salvage cutting across the region.

The core text for the NH Professional Logger Program, Fundamentals of Forestry workshop.

Tax tips for forest landowners updated every year by experts with the USDA Forest Service.

Published in 2002

Financial assistance programs for woodlot owners described.

A 4-page fact sheet with tips to ensure a successful timber sale.

Illustrates and describes how to measure the diameter and height of trees and to use that information and forest sampling methods to estimate the volume of timber on a woodlot. Includes useful charts and formulas.

How to get in touch with UNH Cooperative Extension Forestry & Wildlife Staff

In addition to emphasizing the importance of clearly marked woodlot boundary lines, provides general guidelines for locating, blazing and painting boundary lines.

Presentations from the 14th Blackfly Breakfast with the featured panel: Changing Attitudes, Changing Towns- Timber Harvesting in New Hampshire Today

Sampling & Management of Coarse Woody Debris- October 12: Getting the Most from Your Cruise- October 19: Cruising Hardware & Software for Foresters- November 9

Proceedings from a September 2008 Workshop at Fox State Forest, Hillsborough looks at 75 years of research including a blue stain study and crop tree management.

Presentations used at the 2010 Coverts Project Workshop, Greenfield NH, Sept. 23-26, 2010

Presentations given at the Nov. 18, 2009 workshop on Estate Planning for Private Landowners in NH, especially related to land conservation.

Workshop presentations and handouts including: establishing capital accounts, basis and record-keeping; reforestation tax incentives; cost-share and conservation payments; passive loss rules; operating expenses and carrying charges; depreciation and section 179 deduction; timber sale income; involuntary conversion; forest taxation; and Christmas trees.

Topics include: white pine decline, beech bark disease, emerald ash borer, Asian longhorned beetle, butternut canker, hemlock woolly adelgid, and invasive plants.

Topics include: elongate hemlock scale, hemlock woolly adelgid, oak wilt, tree response to the ice storm of 1998, Sirex noctilio, invasive plants, emerald ash borer, Asian longhorned beetle, global warming and wildlife, and firewood as a means of spreading forest pests.

Focus on using forest management to manage for a variety of birds.

Presenters revisited some of the key factors that define uneven-aged management and looked at how it is being implemented in our major forest types.

Presentations from a workshop held April 13 and June 22, 2006

Proceedings from a 2-day symposium for foresters to disseminate the latest research and practice on white pine management, measurement, condition, and regeneration.

Describes a survey conducted in 1998 in Manchester using a statistically accurate method of estimating the species composition of an urban street tree population quickly, and accurately, with an acceptable level of error.

The 2004 conference was dedicated to furthering the scientific understanding and conservation of old growth forests in the eastern US and Canada and promoting sound forest management, informed by an understanding of old growth forest dynamics. The conference featured scientific research that emerged since the prior conference of 2000 and provided a forum for discussing the identification, protection and use of old growth forests on a working landscape.

March 2013 NHLTC Workshop ADA Handout

Master plans were assessed in 1993 and recommendations made as to how communities could incorporate forestry considerations into their planning.

Reviews the problems with oak regeneration, the biology of seed production and makes recommendations to improve the chances of obtaining adequate red oak regeneration.

Papers about the financial aspects of tree growth and yield.

Workshop presentations and handouts from a two-day workshop focused on the pros, cons, and "how-to" conduct overstory removals.

Held on August 16, 2001, the residual stand damage workshop focused on the impact of residual stand damage to forest health and vigor; the economic and silvicultural implications; and ways to assess harvesting damage.

Describes the potential for maintaining or expanding existing low-grade wood markets in New Hampshire and identify, over the next 3-5 years, new markets for low-grade wood.

A symposium, Using Fire to Control Invasive Plants: What’s New, What Works in the Northeast?, was held on January 24, 2003. Researchers and fire managers presented results and observations from their work.

Handouts from a November 2012 workshop on Using the NH DataCheck Tool and the new Wetlands Minimum Impact Forestry Notification Form

Workshop presentations and handouts covering the three wetland parameters (plants, soil, and hydrology) and office-based tools and field methods for identifying and delineating wetlands.

This guide offers educators a framework for using the New Hampshire Forests Forever CD in theirclassroom.