Forest Society field trips and events are funded, in part, by a generous grant from
Come explore New Hampshire and rediscover what makes living here so special! The Forest Society offers a full program of fun, educational field trips, workshops and events designed to meet your interests and celebrate the people and places of this great state.
Choose from a wide range of activities - for all ability levels - held throughout the state.
Field Trips
Special Events
Bretzfelder Park Summer Lecture Series
Exhibits at the Conservation Center
Saturday, August 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Gap Mountain Forest Reservation, Jaffrey and Troy
The 1,100-acre Gap Mountain Forest Reservation is a classic hiking destination, particularly in mid-summer when sun-ripened blueberries and stunning views of Monadnock beckon. Join a Forest Society naturalist and staff ecologist on a traverse of the property to learn about the ecological reserve area, rare plants and recreation management. Lunch on the summit will include readings and discussions about the history of Monadnock and the local recreation experience. 
Saturday, August 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ashuelot River Headwaters property. Lempster
Explore the rocky shore of Sand Pond before climbing to the bald summit of Silver Mountain to enjoy extraordinary views of Lempster Mountain and the Andorra and Pillsbury highlands. Join us as we showcase the "Ashuelot River Headwaters" property and detail the larger landscape of the Quabbin to Cardigan land conservation initiative. Learn how a campaign to protect 1,800 acres surrounding Silver Mountain, Long Pond and Sand Ponds in Lempster will conserve large blocks of the highest quality forestland, watershed and wildlife habitat in southern N.H. A proposed easement will protect drinking water supplies, preserve scenic and recreational values and secure a connection between large complexes of protected land to the north and south.
Paddlers may want to enjoy the water on their own after the hike. 
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Moderately strenuous terrain with some hills |
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Saturday, September 20
Musterfield Farm, North Sutton
Full- and half-day field trips in the Mount Kearsarge and Lake Sunapee Region, followed by an evening of music, dinner, our annual business meeting, awards, and a keynote address. Click here for details.
Saturday, September 27
Andorra Forest, Stoddard
Andorra Forest in Stoddard was selected as the 2008 Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year. Andorra Forest contains 11,000 acres of forest and farmland which the Faulkner Family has been actively managing for timber, wildlife, recreation and water for generations. They will be hosting the annual Tree Farm Field Day. Plan to attend this fun and educational day!
Sunday, October 5
Mulligan Forest, Nottingham
Join us as we celebrate the dedication of the 2,036-acre conservation easement on the Mulligan Forest in Nottingham! Members of the Fernald and Stevens families, Nottingham town officials and Forest Society staff welcome you to join us to "cut the ribbon" on new recreational access improvements, a new gate and a new hiker information kiosk. We'll offer tours to showcase the extraordinary natural resources of this privately-owned, publicly-accessible and forever-conserved gem in the heart of Southeast New Hampshire.
Free public programs on Wednesday evenings. Call (603) 444-6228 for more information.
Wednesday, August 13, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
A naturalist from the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center will bring three animals native to New Hampshire to the park for the program. Participants will learn the answers to such questions as: Why do animals throw up when they're not sick? Why gnaw on wood if you don't eat it? The program will also include discussion on the habitat needs for the different species exhibited.
This hands-on, interactive program is designed for all ages.
Wednesday, August 20, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Explore the unique ways animals, from the largest to the smallest, adapt to their environment, including what they eat and how they avoid being eaten. Hands-on investigation invites participants to touch animal hides and bones and guess which animal they belong to. Conservation Educator Clare Long from the White Mountain National Forest will help participants discover the amazing mammals that are a part of the forest in our backyard.
Wednesday, August 27, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Storyteller Carolyn Black and local artist Rick Hunt will collaborate to share stories of New England's indigenous people in a celebration of the region's oral history tradition. Black will spin the tales, while Hunt brings the words to life in a spontaneous improvisational mural. Participants will be invited to help illustrate the stories during the program.
Exhibits are open for viewing weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A percentage of
sales will benefit the work of the Forest Society.
Please call 603-224-9945 before visiting as the
exhibit room may be in use. It also serves as a meeting space.
"The world presents itself to me in what is obvious and, with attention, the subtle and unseen. As an artist, my practice is to sit quietly, with reverent gaze, seeing deeper into the mysteries revealed in my rural Vermont environment."
Janet's water paintings evolve from her interest in and observation of the New Haven River, probing the essential surface patterns, light and the rock forms beneath. These are part of on-going projects in which drawings are made in and by bodies of water, most notably the New Haven River in Lincoln, Vermont.
