FOMS is proud to present our latest publication: Mount Sunapee State Park’s Rare Old Forest And Hiking Map. The guide is a key to understanding and experiencing the unique forested system on Mount Sunapee. The hiking trails featured in the guide are established trails that have been used by the public for years. The difference […]
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 Forest Primeval Re-Discovering Mount Sunapee’s Old Growth https://youtu.be/beytGX2dOR highlighting the rare, exemplary forest on Mount Sunapee as well as the early history of its protection as Forest Society’s first reservation in 1911. Mr. Asselin has produced numerous documentaries […]
FILM SHOWING AT CANTERBURY TOWN CENTER – OCT. 19th at 6:00pm
The Film “The Forgotten Forest Primeval – Rediscovering Mt. Sunapee’s Old Growth” will be shown and afterwards a question and answer and discussion with Steve Russell, President of Friends of Mount Sunapee. The film is part of a speaker series program sponsored by the Elkins Library and its Trustees. https://elkinspubliclibrary.org/our-programs [ecwd id=”3381″]
MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI – THE FOREST INTERNET
Exploration and studies of Mycorrhizal Fungi (the micro network that exists beneath the forest floor) have enhanced our understanding of the interconnectedness of the visible forest. This is especially true of older forests. What we see in older forests is a wonder but there exists a whole universe beneath the visible forest that […]
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 documented exemplary forest just received an important endorsement from the Old Growth Forest Network. The Maryland based organization whose goal is, “to locate and designate at least one protected forest in every county in the […]
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, mosses, lichens, and lack of human disturbance—these are characteristics of an old-growth forest in the Granite State. See “Finding Old-Growth Forests in New Hampshire,” an article by David Govatski, published by the University of New […]
2021 Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Join the New Hampshire Rivers Council and enjoy one of the largest environmental film festivals on your own screen, starting on Friday, March 26, 2021, at 6:30 pm. The Council brings you the 2021 Wild & Scenic Film Festival with live-streaming and video-on-demand for five days, March 26 – March 30. This is the Council’s […]
Rewilding: Bob Leverett on old growth, carbon sequestration, forest recovery
Voices & Views shares an interview with forest expert Bob Leverett via Rewilding. The discussion delves into the complex web of life in old-growth forests, carbon sequestration, and the edge-effects of rewilding areas adjacent to old growth. Leverett is the co-founder of the Native Tree Society, co-founder and President of Friends of Mohawk Trail State […]
Latest News from FOMS
Large Maple Exemplary Forest Polygon 23 February 8, 2021 On November 5, 2020 the NH Dept. Natural and Cultural Resources held an online public hearing regarding Vail’s draft 2021-2025 Master Development/Environmental Management Plan for the leased area of Mount Sunapee State Park. Currently the plan is still under review by the Commissioner of […]
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 she teaches about forest ecology, the importance of preserving old forests, and the work of the Old-Growth Forest Network. We share that interview here. And to learn about the rare old forest in Mount Sunapee […]
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 Mount Sunapee State Park with Steve Russell, president of the Friends of Mount Sunapee. The state-documented 484-acre exemplary natural community system in the Park includes enduring, rare old-growth surrounded by mature forest. “When I learned […]
Sunapee Mountain hike bestows far more than one seeks
At Mount Sunapee State Park, the forested hiking trails take you through an exemplary natural community system, which encompasses rare old forest. As you explore the great outdoors, please stay on the trails and be mindful of trail conditions and others on the trails.
Mount Sunapee Resort Five Year 2020-2025 and Revised EMP
Mount Sunapee Resort’s five-year Master Development Plan (MDP) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) 2020-2025 (revised 2023) is online. The plans, submitted to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) by Vail Resorts. You can review Five-Year Master Development plans and the Revised Environmental Management Plans at: https://www.nhstateparks.org/about-nh-parks/park-administration-legislation/commissions-and-committees/mount-sunapee-advisory-commissionhttps://www.nhstateparks.org/about-nh-parks/park-administration-legislation/commissions-and-committees/mount-sunapee-advisory-commission DNCR and the division of Parks and Recreation […]
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 life of a forest. See how structure and biodiversity recover naturally, and how continued management like thinning and harvesting interferes with recovery.” Related news articles Death of the giants: forests getting shorter, younger, in Northwest […]
‘Time for a climb’ from New Hampshire Garden Solutions
It’s Time For a Climb: New Hampshire Garden Solutions takes you along on a recent outing on Pitcher Mountain in Stoddard, N.H., and the discoveries made by taking the same trails again and again. John Burroughs said “To find new things, take the path you took yesterday” and of course he was right. I thought […]
The Hobblebush
When heading out for a springtime hike or forest walk, be sure to look for the showy flowers of the hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides). The hobblebush is a shade loving deciduous shrub with sprawling branches, which will root if they touch the ground. The photo above, taken while hiking at Mount Sunapee State Park, shows the […]
Gale Straub: ‘She Explores – Women in the Outdoors’
“Enjoy. I find inspiration and comfort by connecting with women who share their outdoor experiences and stories.” A Friends of Mount Sunapee volunteer organizer shares She Explores, the podcast by Gail Straub of Dover. N.H. Episode 149: Stories of Togetherness Voices & Views
Newbury Fire Rescue on Mt. Sunapee hiking alternatives
This week, the Newbury Fire and Rescue Department posted on Facebook the following advisory about parking and Mount Sunapee hiking alternatives.
Recent bird sightings
Voices & Views, bird sightings in the Sunapee region: The NH Audubon Rare Bird Alert for May 4, 2020, reported six black scoters and a red-necked grebe seen on Lake Sunapee on May 1. And the Alert for May 11, 2020, listed two red crossbills seen on Mountain Road in Newbury on May 11. See […]
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 she and her small team has already been able to achieve in the six short years since she founded the Old-Growth Forest Network is impressive, and what they have in the works is even more […]