Managing Wildlife Habitats

removed vegetation from sand and gravel pit site
Sand & Gravel Pits: Are we overlooking a solution to a critical habitat need?
Sand and gravel pits are numerous and widespread throughout New Hampshire, making up about 0.35% of New Hampshire’s landscape. Often overlooked and le... Learn More
Amherst's Joppa Hill Farm property
A Guide for Grasslands: Town of Amherst Commits to Managing Bird Habitat
Amherst has few grasslands, and they are mostly small and scattered. There are no 25-acre abandoned airport fields here, but grassland habitats in Amh... Learn More
Winter Berry
The 3 B’s of Winter Tree & Shrub Identification
Winter may seem like a lousy time to identify trees and shrubs. Without leaves to look at, things definitely get a little difficult, but with a few tr... Learn More
Gordon Peckham and James Sowders
Flipping a Forest: From Low-quality Timber to High Quality Habitat
In 2014, brothers Gordon Peckham and James Sowders III purchased a 70-acre woodlot in Lempster. They knew their main goal for their new property was w... Learn More
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Wildlife Corridors in New Hampshire
This fall I’ve been slowing down a lot to allow squirrels and deer to cross the road. On rainy nights next spring I’ll stop to help frogs and salamand... Learn More
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Resources for Communities and Conservation Groups
Many resources are available - maps, data and information - that can be used to write the wildlife section of your natural resources inventory, the na... Learn More
Protecting Wildlife poster
Protecting Wildlife in a Changing Climate
New Hampshire's wildlife habitats and the species they support could be significantly altered if the effects of climate change are not addressed - and... Learn More
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Good Seed Year for White Pine Trees
Over the past few months, I have been noticing an abundance of white pine cones in the trees around Carroll county. Rather than producing consistent c... Learn More