Resources

Nute's Notes on Timber Harvests--Jon Nute was the Hillsborough County Forester and is now retired. A timber harvest is a major disturbance in…

Over the years, New Hampshire’s floodplain forests have been cleared for development due to their proximity to river systems, and plowed under for…

Each year in the United States, Americans spend more than one-half billion dollars feeding birds. In fact, one in three North American households…

Introduction Land application of clean municipal sludge (biosolids) offers potential benefits for some New Hampshire forest soils. These benefits…

What is Forest Stewardship? Taking the time to care for your land is called "stewardship"- the desire to leave the land better than you…

Forest land can be assessed in current use under one of two ranges of values: one which reflects the costs of land stewardship, or one which doesn’t…

A field note is a periodic report from "the field," based on observation and experience. If you have a field…

September 2018 was the final deadline for maple operations who have to comply with some or all of the Preventive Controls for Human Food rule of FSMA…

UNH Cooperative Extension has created a map of community gardens in New Hampshire to build a network for sharing information among gardeners and…

Video: How to use the free EDDMaps Website and Mobile App to learn more about invasive species, their distributions and participant in tracking and…

Grassland habitats are an increasingly rare site in New Hampshire. More than 70 species of wildlife use these open areas of fields and wildflowers to…

New Hampshire has laws and regulations designed to encourage responsible timber harvesting and minimize environmental impact of logging. Landowners,…

Headwater streams are small streams and wetlands at the highest end of a watershed. Some are so small that they don’t show up on maps. If a river…

Hemlock-hardwood-pine forest is the most wide-spread habitat in New Hampshire. considered the transitional forest habitat between lower elevations of…

Each year, over 250 of your fellow seasonal and year-round New Hampshire residents collect water quality measurements on nearby lakes, ponds, and…

Tree Features Influencing Ice Storm Susceptibility A number of characteristics increase a tree species’ susceptibility to ice storms: “included”…

Our latest count shows 86 native tree species in New Hampshire. The exact number is hard to determine because some are rare, some are mostly found as…

In 2006, presenters revisited some of the key factors that define uneven-aged management and looked at how it is being implemented in our major…

Tax law is complex. These references should help landowners and land managers navigate federal income tax law as it relates to income from woodlots.…

What is the 2021 NH BioBlitz? In September 2021, UNH Extension is sponsoring a statewide BioBlitz to get community members outside exploring the…