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Category: environment

Check-Out this Great Video on Rewilding
environment, land protection, latest news, old-growth forest

Check-Out this Great Video on Rewilding

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024

The New England Wilderness Trust has made a great video on the importance of letting nature take care her forests.…

conservation, environment, public policy

2020-2025 MDP/EMP leased area Mt. Sunapee State Park

February 8, 2021October 8, 2023

  Large Maple Exemplary Forest  Polygon 23  February 8, 2021 On November 5, 2020 the NH Dept. Natural and Cultural…

Old-Growth Forest Network: The Healthiest Forest
environment, old-growth forest, public policy, voices

Old-Growth Forest Network: The Healthiest Forest

June 12, 2020June 17, 2020

Created by the Old-Growth Forest Network, this film “takes you on a 4-minute journey that represents 300 years in the…

‘Time for a climb’ from New Hampshire Garden Solutions
environment, exploration, hiking, native plants, voices

‘Time for a climb’ from New Hampshire Garden Solutions

May 31, 2020

It’s Time For a Climb: New Hampshire Garden Solutions takes you along on a recent outing on Pitcher Mountain in…

environment, exploration, hiking, voices

Gale Straub: ‘She Explores – Women in the Outdoors’

May 22, 2020May 24, 2020

“Enjoy. I find inspiration and comfort by connecting with women who share their outdoor experiences and stories.” A Friends of…

FOMS launches Voices & Views
environment

FOMS launches Voices & Views

April 29, 2020September 28, 2023

Welcome to Voices & Views, a Friends of Mount Sunapee blog dedicated to comments and images that speak about experiences…

“Nature’s peace will flow into you …”
environment, exploration, natural heritage

“Nature’s peace will flow into you …”

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The…

The under-told story: Mount Sunapee’s rare forest
environment, natural heritage, old-growth forest, public policy

The under-told story: Mount Sunapee’s rare forest

March 3, 2020March 7, 2020

Many people know Mount Sunapee as a fun place to ski. Few know the story of its rare forest. Yet,…

Ice, water, and watersheds
education, environment, water resources

Ice, water, and watersheds

February 25, 2020March 7, 2020

Friends of Mount Sunapee recently added a Sunapee Mountain Watersheds page to the website. Check it out! And we welcome…

New NH rule, if made permanent, will put endangered species at risk
advocacy, environment, public policy, wildlife

New NH rule, if made permanent, will put endangered species at risk

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020

Environmental organizations in New Hampshire “say a new state rule, which has support from the construction industry and could become…

climate change, environment, public policy, recreation

Protect Our Winters comes to NH

May 9, 2019February 24, 2020

Protect Our Winters is coming to New Hampshire. POW, an international group of outdoor enthusiasts and climate activists, will work…

environment, natural heritage, old-growth forest

‘The primeval forest of Mount Sunapee’

July 30, 2018February 19, 2024

Courtesy of the Eagle Times, July 28, 2018, this article by Steve Russell, president of Friends of Mount Sunapee, reports on…

environment, hiking, land protection, recreation

Forest Society working to buy popular trailhead for Mt. Sunapee hike to Lake Solitude

December 30, 2015February 19, 2020

When the Society for the Protection of N.H. Forests (Forest Society) posted on Facebook a plan to buy a property…

environment

Soar over Mount Sunapee via “To Be A Bird”

December 14, 2015May 10, 2020

Enjoy stunning, soaring views over New Hampshire via “To Be A Bird.”  This video by Kris Roller captures the autumn…

environment, wildlife

2015 NH Wildlife Action Plan provides new data and maps

December 1, 2015February 22, 2020

The NH Wildlife Action Plan has been updated, and there are new data and information now available, including new Wildlife…

environment, exploration, hiking, natural heritage, recreation

SooNipi Magazine: ‘Hiking Mount Sunapee’s Summit Trail’

June 18, 2015February 20, 2021

Enjoy and explore the Summit Trail at Mount Sunapee State Park. The SooNipi Magazine, always a fun and informative read,…

advocacy, environment, public policy, recreation

Is a ‘Timber Ripper’ coming to Mount Sunapee?

April 28, 2015February 19, 2020

A Disney style amusement ride — a mountain coaster, which Okemo calls its “Timber Ripper” in Vermont — maybe coming…

advocacy, environment, natural heritage, old-growth forest, public policy

How do you describe Mount Sunapee’s rare old forest?

February 1, 2015March 3, 2020

Q. – The manager of Okemo/Mount Sunapee Resort has repeatedly stated that there is no old growth in the proposed…

advocacy, environment, recreation

Help protect the Summit Hiking Trail on Mount Sunapee

January 9, 2015February 22, 2020

“The proposed ‘West Bowl’ expansion will fatally compromise the Summit Trail,” says Steve Russell, Newbury. “The trail as it now…

environment, recreation

A Must See: Resorting to Madness

November 7, 2014December 28, 2014

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Latest news

  • MAY 19TH NEWBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING
  • Exemplary Forest System Expanded at Mt. Sunapee State Park
  • Request for Public Meeting on Septic Issues and Proposed New and Expanded Parking Lots
  • Check-Out this Great Video on Rewilding
  • Film: “The Return of Old Growth Forests” – New England Forest

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Friends of Mount Sunapee advocates for the permanent protection of Mount Sunapee State Park's old growth forest and exemplary natural community system of which it is a part; thus, preserving the unique character and natural beauty of the rural communities in the mountain's shadow.

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P.O. Box 199
Georges Mills, NH 03751

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