Forests and Trees

Red maple leaf on wood
Red Maple
From the Trees Tell Their Stories series by Coös County Forester, Ray Berthiaume
Let’s talk a bit about one of the first trees to show us its autumn splendor, the Red Maple. The Red Maple, also called White Maple, Soft Maple, or Sw... Learn More
Timber Stand
Timber Stand Improvement
From the Woodlot Wanderings series by Coös County Forester, Ray Berthiaume
We have been talking about managing your woodlots and some of the topics that come up during those discussions. So, let’s continue along those lines b... Learn More
Foresters at a chainsaw demonstration event
NH Forest Products Markets Update Webinar - August 29, 2023
A NH Forest Products Markets Update webinar took place on August 29, 2023. Experts representing a range of New Hampshire Forest products markets spo... Learn More
Cover of Good Forestry in the Granite State publication
Good Forestry in the Granite State is Being Revised - Take the Survey!
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Good Forestry in the Granite State: Recommended Voluntary Forest Management Practices for New Hampshire, last published in 2010, is being revised. Hel... Learn More
Trish Leipold in a clearing in the woods
Land as Wildlife Habitat: Trish Leipold Shares Her Story
Sharing the perspectives of women landowners and managers in New Hampshire as part of the Women in the Woods project.
Women in the Woods is a collaboration between UNH Cooperative Extension, NH Timberland Owners Association, the Society for the Protection of New Hamps... Learn More
Rachel Dandeneau taking a selfie in the woods with kids and a dog playing behind her
My Land Means Home To Me: Rachel Dandeneau Shares Her Story
Sharing the perspectives of women landowners in NH as part of the Women in the Woods project.
Women in the Woods is a collaboration between UNH Cooperative Extension, NH Timberland Owners Association, the Society for the Protection of New Hamps... Learn More
Balsam Tree damaged from Woolly Adelgid
The Balsam Woolly Adelgid
From the Trees Tell Their Stories series by Coös County Forester, Ray Berthiaume
This month I want to chat a bit about our Balsam Fir trees. I have seen in my travels around the county, as well as a couple of specific visits to wo... Learn More
Birch Tree Forest with Snow
Managing your Forest Land for a Healthy Forest
From the Woodlot Wanderings series by Coös County Forester, Ray Berthiaume
Most of the time the first reason for owning and managing your forest land is for wildlife. The next most popular reason is for ‘a healthy forest.’ No... Learn More
Japanese beetles feeding on a tree
Beetles Ate My Tree
In New Hampshire, the metallic-green and bronze-colored Japanese beetles emerge from the soil in late June or July and search out host plants. Learn More
fire burning in forest
Wildfire
From the Woodlot Wanderings series by Coös County Forester, Ray Berthiaume
We don’t often think about, or hear about, wildland fires here in the northeast. We certainly hear about them in the west, and most recently, in our ... Learn More