Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
The Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC was one of the most successful federal government programs in our history and ran from 1933 -1942. This program will discuss the work of [...]
“Fungal Foray Mushroom Walk Series” with evolutionary biologist Tommy Stoughton. Meet at the MWM at 9:30am. Carpooling will be a necessity for this foray due to limited parking at the [...]
Alpine plant communities represent a small fraction – less than one percent – of NH’s land area, and harbor the greatest concentration of rare plant species in the State. Join [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
When the Weeks Act was passed in 1911, it is unlikely that anyone envisioned the White Mountain National Forest that millions of visitors enjoy today throughout the year. Creating the [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
The year was 1902, and Philip Wheelock Ayres, the first chief forester of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, was in the midst of a tour that [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Come explore the connection between the technology and the aesthetic of panoramas in the White Mountain National Forest in the past 90 years. John Anderson, professor of photography at Plymouth [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Years before it was fashionable, Concord-native Joseph B. Walker called for the creation of “public forests” in the White Mountains. He was well-respected and articulate, yet his passionate pleas were [...]
Spend a morning learning about the silviculture and wildlife habitat research that has been going on for over 80 years on the Bartlett Experimental Forest. This forest was formerly established [...]