Exemplary Forest System Expanded at Mt. Sunapee State Park
Below is the 2024 expanded area of the Northern Hardwood-Conifer Exemplary Forest System within the Mt. Sunapee State Park. Now…
Category: old-growth forest
Check-Out this Great Video on Rewilding
The New England Wilderness Trust has made a great video on the importance of letting nature take care her forests.…
Film: “The Return of Old Growth Forests” – New England Forest
THE RETURN OF OLD GROWTH FORESTS BY RAY ASSELIN Ray Asselin, documentary/educational film maker, has completed a new one-hour…
New Brochure: Mount Sunapee State Park’s Rare Old Forest And Hiking Map
FOMS is proud to present our latest publication: Mount Sunapee State Park’s Rare Old Forest And Hiking Map. Chris Kane…
MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI – THE FOREST INTERNET
Exploration and studies of Mycorrhizal Fungi (the micro network that exists beneath the forest floor) have enhanced our…
Documentary Film on Mount Sunapee’s Forest
We are announcing the release of a new film focused on Mount Sunapee’s Old Growth Forest. The Forgotten…
DOCUMENTARY FILM ON MT. SUNAPEE’S FOREST
We are announcing the release of a new film focused on Mount Sunapee’s Old Growth Forest. The Forgotten…
National Group Joins FOMS Effort to Preserve Mount Sunapee State Park Forest
Summit Trail Mount Sunapee State Park Good news! The effort to permanently protect Mount Sunapee’s 484 acre state…
What defines old growth in New Hampshire?
Old trees, large trees, structural diversity, snags, coarse woody debris, pit and mound topography, nurse logs, canopy gaps, broken-topped trees,…
Resistance Radio talks old forest ecology and protection
Resistance Radio recently aired an interview with Joan Maloof, an old-growth advocate. During the discussion, Maloof relates personal stories as…
The Environmental Hour explores Mount Sunapee’s rare old forest
The Environmental Hour on Portsmouth, New Hampshire, community radio WSCA 106.1 FM recently explored the exemplary and old forest in…
Old-Growth Forest Network: The Healthiest Forest
Created by the Old-Growth Forest Network, this film “takes you on a 4-minute journey that represents 300 years in the…
Old-Growth Forest Network founder speaks for forest
Voices & Views shares an inspiring article. The Esperanza Project interviewed Joan Maloof, founder of the Old-Growth Forest Network: “What…
Let the forests speak through you
Voices & Views: Let the forests speak through you. The photos and sentiment are courtesy of a Friends of Mount…
Everlasting Forests: The Mount Sunapee Story
“Everlasting Forests: The Mount Sunapee Story”—a Friends of Mount Sunapee presentation—is now available online. View (via YouTube: “Everlasting Forests: The…
PBS Brief But Spectacular take on environmental literacy and old growth
Check out this Brief But Spectacular take aired on PBS. Naturalist John Bates speaks about the purpose of his…
The under-told story: Mount Sunapee’s rare forest
Many people know Mount Sunapee as a fun place to ski. Few know the story of its rare forest. Yet,…
Film showing: “The Lost Forests of New England”
A film showing of “The Lost Forests of New England” will be held Thursday, January 30, from 7:00 pm to…
VGJ: Citizens work to protect ancient forest on Mt. Sunapee
The Valley Green Journal, a local independent grassroots newsletter, recently published an article about the work that Friends of Mount Sunapee…
Eagle Times: Sunapee group seeks protection of old growth
The Friends of Mount Sunapee continues its work on conservation, natural resource protection, education, and advocacy. Our current focus includes…