Forests and Trees

Many folks harvest firewood from their own woodlots, using the activity to thin out lower-quality trees, thereby improving the forest. If you plan ... Learn More

Identification Tips Inspired by a Visiting Weasel Learn More

Public Comment Period Open Until Feb. 23, 2018 Learn More

March is maple sugaring time in New Hampshire. This uniquely North American natural phenomenon is not restricted to the calendar like school vacations... Learn More

I recently visited a property to look at an exceptionally large specimen of serviceberry. This plant normally is a shrub or small tree, generally not ... Learn More

WMUR's Sean McDonald takes us on a tour of the NH Big Tree Program and how it all works. Learn More

by Gabe Roxby, field forester, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (aka the Forest Society) A field note is a report from "the fiel... Learn More

by Karen P. Bennett, Extension Forester, UNH Cooperative Extension, karen.bennett@unh.edu A field note is a report from "the field," based on obser... Learn More

How Branches, Bark and Buds Help You ID Trees and Shrubs Learn More

January 1998 is a time many of us will not soon forget—an unusually extensive and severe ice storm exposed nearly 25 million acres from northern New Y... Learn More