Natural Resources Stewards

Anne Krantz and a Big Tree volunteer at a winning cottonwood tree
A Trillion Trees!
Last winter, the idea of planting a trillion trees to offset climate change caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from burning fossil fuels, sudden... Learn More
Seven different pollinators found in NH
Who Are the Pollinators? NH's Super Seven
Love apples? Blueberries? Chocolate? Cranberries? Coffee? Thank a pollinator. One out of every three bites of food we eat is delivered to us by an ani... Learn More
Butternut sapling before pruning
A Few Tree Pruning Basics
With the January thaw my husband and I had an opportunity to get a good start on the annual winter chore of pruning our small apple orchard. Pruning c... Learn More
Ruby-throated hummingbird nectaring on Scarlet Bee Balm
How to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard: A Homeowner's Experience
By Vicki J. Brown, NRS 2017
By Vicki J. Brown, NRS 2017 Learn More
Mystery tree with compound leaves
Citizen Scientist: Sleuthing Out the Mystery of a New Invasive
by Anne Krantz, NRS '95 & NH Big Tree Volunteer
by Anne Krantz, NRS '95 & NH Big Tree Volunteer Learn More
Volunteers planting a tree at Canterbury Shaker Village
Strengthening Urban Forestry Partnerships and Networks
Success for the Natural Resources Steward and Big Tree Programs is all about partnerships. Partnering between communities, organizations and volunteer... Learn More
Shagbark Hickories along the roadway in Amherst
Henry Thoreau and Shagbark Hickories
On December 18, 1856, Henry David Thoreau fulfilled an invitation to speak at the fledgling Amherst, NH Lyceum for the evening. The event was held in ... Learn More
Parkside Garden Collage
School-Based Community Garden in Manchester
As the old saying goes “it takes a village to raise a child,” and in the case of the new Parkside Community Garden (PCG), it takes many dedicated orga... Learn More
Winter scene for pollinators
How to Help Bees and Butterflies Survive the Winter
When winter settles in and bitter winds howl, I marvel at the ability of animals to survive our harsh winters. We know mammals hibernate and hoard, an... Learn More
Urban and Community Trees: Swamp White Oak
One New Hampshire native tree species that I hadn't seen before my experience in 2014 (which involved trudging through the swamps of central Massachus... Learn More