The 2024 New Hampshire Forest Health Newsletter is a tour through the various diseases that are afflicting the forestlands of the state. Bill Davidson of the N.H. Forest Health Program in the Division of Forests and Lands takes you through species by species and then pathogen by pathogen. It is not all dreariness, however. The […]
Last week (November 14) an amicus brief (aka “friend of the court brief”) was filed by Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed forest and wildlife management work in the Peabody West Integrated Resource and Tarleton Integrated Resource projects. These projects are being challenged by an out of […]
Eighty-eight people braved the gauntlet of leaf-peepers to reach the Grand Summit Hotel in Bartlett on Oct. 5 for the 32nd Annual Loggers & Truckers Convention. The attendees raised $13,105 to support the work of the N.H. Professional Loggers Program and the work of the N.H. Timber Harvesters Council. The award winners first announced at […]
The 2024 Public Forum dates, locations, and proposed assessment ranges have been posted to the Department’s website at: Current Use Board Meeting Schedule and Minutes | NH Department of Revenue Administration. Dates and Locations are: Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.NH Fish and Game, 225 Main Street, Durham Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 6:00 […]
The American Tree Farm System® (ATFS) has selected Ann and Marc Davis of Wilmot as its 2024 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year for the Northeast Region. The region extends from Maine to Maryland. In 2022, the Davises were New Hampshire’s Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year. Established in 1941, the ATFS is the oldest […]
Saturday, October 5, 2024 | 5 p.m.Grand Summit Hotel at Attitash104 Grand Summit Dr., Bartlett Tickets $50 for adults. Kids under 12 are free. To register for a room please contact the hotel at (603) 374-6700 or email reservation@grandsummitattitash.com and mention the Loggers and Truckers Convention. To register for event: nhtoa.org/events/2024-loggers-truckers-convention. To register for a […]
Britton Lumber Company in Bath, New Hampshire continues to invest in its Eastern White Pine manufacturing operation and recently broke ground on a combined heat and power project to update their steam plant capacity. The company will be replacing its aging thermal energy equipment with a new wood-gasification system which will maximize the value of […]
On July 24 the 2024 Forests of New Hampshire Teacher Tour kicks off in Grafton County. This professional development opportunity for educators is organized, promoted, and hosted by N.H. Project Learning Tree Coordinator Jenn Scarinza and NHTOA Program Director Cheri Birch, with assistance and financial support from the N.H. Sustainable Forestry Initiative State Implementation Committee […]
See or download flyer below for more information about the nomination criteria and schedule.