Natural Resources

Bobcat prints
2024 Winter Wildlife Tracking Workshops
Join us to explore wildlife track and sign in February 2024
Join us to explore wildlife track and sign in February 2024. Learn More
Titmouse bird
Where are all the birds?
A Question of the Week
There are a few different reasons why you might not be seeing as many birds in your yard or at your feeder. Learn why and what you can do to help bird... Learn More
The crowns of several pines show healthy versus struggling trees.
Your Pine Trees Are Too Crowded
Part of the "A Walk in the Woods" series
White pines are particularly sensitive to growing too close together. In a crowded stand of pine, the trees’ lower branches can’t survive in the deep ... Learn More
Picture of Lindsay Watkins, the new Extension forester
New Extension Forester, Lindsay Watkins, based in Dover
UNH Extension is pleased to announce that on September 18th Lindsay Watkins started as our new Extension Field Specialist, Forest Resources, covering... Learn More
Acorns on burlap
Separating the Good from the Bad
In early to mid-summer, a female acorn weevil uses her elongated mouth parts to chew a tiny hole in a developing acorn. She then deposits a fertilized... Learn More
Hiking boots on the trail
Trail Stewards
Extension's research will help strengthen trail stewardship in New Hampshire's northernmost region
To address concerns stemming from increased usage of trails in Coös County, UNH Extension conducted research on trail stewardship, supported by a gran... Learn More
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
People talking on a beach
Coastal Collaborations
New program cultivates an engaged and diverse workforce to tackle challenges facing N.H. coasts and watersheds
CoastWise, a program run by New Hampshire Sea Grant and UNH Cooperative Extension, fosters collaboration by bringing together a diverse cohort of coas... Learn More
Birders with binoculars
Bird is the Word
A twelve-week course helps Granite Staters improve their bird identification skills and learn about wildlife ecology
Over 300 species of birds can regularly be found in New Hampshire, which makes learning how to identify them by sight and sound a challenge. To help G... Learn More