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 Jeff Lougee, the Director of Stewardship & Ecological Management for The Nature Conservancy in New Hampshire, for a hike up the Caps Ridge Trail into the [...]
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 forest as we know it was a complex process that took many years, even after its formal establishment in 1918. Come and learn about the [...]
Wine and cheese thank you event for Museum members, featuring a musical performance by 2015 WMNF Artist-in-Residence, Ben Cosgrove.
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 took him in front of audiences throughout New England. His message was extraordinarily important–the forests of the White Mountains were being destroyed. But Ayres wasn’t [...]
“Fungal Foray Mushroom Walk Series” with evolutionary biologist Tommy Stoughton. Meet at MWM at 9:30am. Suggested donation: $10.
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 State University, will look at panoramas taken by Guy Shorey and discuss how Shorey’s equipment drove the style of his panoramas compared with the current digital [...]
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 met with loud arguments. Was it constitutional to purchase private lands for public conservation? Was the value of forests so important to society that a [...]
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 in 1932 as a field laboratory to conduct research on growing northern hardwoods. Longtime U.S. Forest Service researchers Bill Leak, Mariko Yamasaki, and Chris Costello [...]
To track a rapidly changing climate, plants and animals must relocate to survive. In 2016, The Nature Conservancy completed an analysis of “Resilient and Connected Landscapes for Terrestrial Conservation”. This first-of-its-kind study maps climate-resilient sites, confirmed biodiversity locations, and species movement areas (zones and corridors) across Eastern North America. The study uses the information to [...]
In the spring of 1926, Alva Richardson was selected by the US Forest Service to be a Forest Guard in the WMNF. In the fall of 1926, he and his wife, Mildred Everett, settled at a Guard Station located where the Wild River Campground is today, where they lived from spring to late fall over [...]
National Forest, The Nature Conservancy has been working for over 25 years to protect and restore the globally rare Ossipee Pine Barrens. Join the Conservancy’s Director of Stewardship & Ecological Management, Jeff Lougee, to learn about the unique plants and animals of the pine-barrens, and how prescribed fire is being used to maintain the ecosystem. The [...]