What’s going on at Pisgah State Park?

The New Hampshire Division of Forests & Lands conducted their first timber harvest in Pisgah State Park this winter, on an 82-acre parcel in the southeast corner of the park. They have also begun management planning, and have convened an official Steering Committee, who will guide the planning process and provide a vision for Pisgah’s future. For more information, check out the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands website and the UNH Cooperative Extension video about the commercial timber harvest at Pisgah State Park.

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Renowned ecologist David Foster to speak on Pisgah State Park!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
4 - 6 pm
Keene State College Science Center 101

Join the Pisgah State Park Steering Committee for a presentation by David Foster, world-renowned forest ecologist and Director of the Harvard Forest Research Station. Foster will speak about the significance of Pisgah State Park’s forests in the regional landscape, with emphasis on climate change mitigation, timber production, and land use history. He will also describe Pisgah’s unique role in the field of forest ecology.

For more information about this event, contact Cynthia Nichols at cynthia_nichols@antiochne.edu.

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As a member of the Pisgah State Park Technical Team, AVEO is collaborating with Antioch University New England, Keene State College, Franklin Pierce University, Moosewood Ecological Services, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, Friends of Pisgah State Park, and the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands to inform landscape-level management planning for the park. AVEO is currently planning a citizen science project on invasive plant species in Pisgah, to begin in early autumn 2008.

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Click on the links below to see what AVEO is learning about Pisgah State Park!

Potenial Vernal Pools in Pisgah State Park (map)

Old Growth Forest in Pisgah State Park

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For more information or to volunteer, contact AVEO at (603) 358-2065 or brett@aveo.org.