Forests and Trees

Fall harvest- timber
NH Forest Products Markets Update - 7.26.2022 [video]
A NH Forest Products Markets Update webinar took place on July 26th, 2022. Learn More
Yellow Birch tree
Fun Facts about Yellow Birch in New Hampshire
Yellow birch is one of our largest deciduous trees in New Hampshire forests and can grow to be 100 feet tall and 3 feet in diameter at breast height. ... Learn More
Mike Gagnon
In the Woods with Mike Gagnon, Hillsborough County Forester
Extension county foresters help citizens and landowners learn about and care for New Hampshire's forests, trees, wildlife and habitats. Learn More
maple syrup grades in glass containers
Making the Grade—The Color and Flavor of Maple Syrup
Maple syrup is bottled in all sorts of containers with unique shapes, sizes, personalized labels and creative designs. Despite the variation on the ou... Learn More
sawmill equipment
NH Forest Products Markets Update webinar - March 17th, 2022
A NH Forest Products Markets Update webinar took place on March 17th, 2022. Experts representing a range of New Hampshire Forest products markets spo... Learn More
Balsam Fir and Sugar Maple Seedlings Regenerating in a Patch Cut
Oh, You’re a Forester…Do You Plant Trees?
Part of the "A Walk in the Woods" series
While planting trees after logging is common practice in other parts of the country and the world, here in New England tree planting as a part of fore... Learn More
tulip-poplar planted at a New Hampshire school by UNH Extension and NH Division of Forests and Lands
The Value of New Hampshire’s Urban Trees
As the second most forested state in the nation, our forest products industry supports over 12,800 jobs and $2.5 billion in sales or output (total val... Learn More
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7 Ways to Celebrate National Invasive Species Awareness Week
Keep an eye out for invasive species from February 28 – March 4, 2022.
National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) is being celebrated February 28 – March 4, 2022. Learn More
hand holding a pine cone
Branches, Buds, and Bark – Oh My! What Folks Learned at a Recent Winter Tree and Shrub Identification Workshop
A couple of weeks ago, UNH Extension partnered with the Piscataquog Land Conservancy (PLC) and the Brookline, NH Conservation Commission and to host a... Learn More
apple tree
Planning and Planting Your Home Fruit Tree Orchard, From Apples and Peaches to Pawpaw {audio}
Emma and Nate discuss planning a home fruit tree orchard, from selecting and preparing your orchard site to choosing varieties, planting and care of young trees.
Emma and Nate discuss planning a home fruit tree orchard, from selecting and preparing your orchard site to choosing varieties, planting and care of y... Learn More