A steward of your woodlot
Woodlot or forest management is the practical application of scientific, economic, and social principles to achieve forest stewardship goals. The trees we see today are here because of the climate, topography, soils and past uses of the land. Forest management and silviculture give us the tools to help us shape what our forests will look like in the future.
Contact Your County Forester
We visit your property for free, and help you achieve your goals for your property. Contact us
NH Woods & Wildlife Newsletter
A quarterly newsletter providing private woodlot owners in New Hampshire with woodlot management news, pest updates, resources, and more. Subscribe
Current Use Tax & Income Tax
Taxes are an important part of owning land. Current use is a property tax strategy helping landowners keep their land undeveloped.
Eastern White Pine Management Institute
The EWPMI serves as a resource to foresters, arborists, and other natural resource professionals working with the species in the forest and in the urban setting.
Estate Planning for N.H. Woodlot Owners
Information that helps landowners preserve their legacy and explore land conservation options.
Good Forestry in the Granite State
This guide provides landowners and the professionals who work with them practical recommendations and information on a wide variety of forest resources.
Guide to New Hampshire Timber Harvesting Laws
This publication is intended to assist municipal officials, landowners, and natural resource professionals working in New Hampshire’s forests.
Heating Your Home with Wood
Interested in heating your home with wood? These resources will help you get started.
Landowner Goals and Objectives
Information that helps landowners clarify their woodlot goals.
Maple Products and Management
Managing forest-grown maples to help them develop the wide, spreading crowns that will produce sweet and plentiful sap.
Nature in Your Backyard
Owners of even just a few acres can make a positive difference in their environment through planning and implementing simple stewardship practices. These resources are specifically curated (though not exclusively) for smaller landowners with properties under 20 acres.
NH Tree Farm Program
A Tree Farm is a privately owned forest managed to produce timber with added benefits of improved wildlife habitat, water quality, recreation, and scenic values.
Prescribed Fire
Prescribed fire is used in New Hampshire to meet a range of management objectives. The Mission of the New Hampshire Prescribed Fire Council is to promote the safe use of prescribed fire on the New Hampshire landscape.
Selling Timber
Selling timber is a once in a lifetime activity for most landowners. No single activity has such power to significantly improve—or degrade—your forest.
Town & Community Forests
Today, over 200 towns have a town forest. These forests are for people to come together, learn about the stewardship of the natural world and recreate alone or in groups.
Women in the Woods
Women in the Woods is a collaboration between UNH Cooperative Extension, NH Timberland Owners Association, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, and other partners aimed at connecting women landowners and land managers with the resources, skills, and community they need to make informed stewardship decisions that promote healthy forest resources.
Lindsay Watkins
lindsay.watkins@unh.edu
(603) 527-5475
Wendy Scribner
wendy.scribner@unh.edu
603-447-3834
12 Court Street, Keene, NH 03431
ce.cheshire@unh.edu
603-352-4550
Ray Berthiaume
ray.berthiaume@unh.edu
603-788-4961
James Frohn
jim.frohn@unh.edu
603-787-6944
Michael Gagnon
michael.gagnon@unh.edu
603-641-6060
Tim Fleury
tim.fleury@unh.edu
603-255-3733
Greg Jordan
greg.jordan@unh.edu
603-679-5616
Lindsay Watkins
lindsay.watkins@unh.edu
603-749-2529
Dode Gladders
dode.gladders@unh.edu
603-863-9200
Steven Roberge
steven.roberge@unh.edu
603-862-4861
forest.info@unh.edu
1-800-444-8978 within New England
603-862-3883
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