UNH Office of Woodlands and Natural Areas

04/19/2023

Join us for our bi-annual Buckthorn Blitz this Friday:

College Woods and the UNH Office of Woodlands & Natural Areas need you! This special forest on the UNH campus is being overrun with glossy buckthorn, a non-native invasive shrub that crowds out native plants. We’ll be hand-pulling buckthorn to help improve the health of College Woods and helping c...

01/27/2022

Trail users on College Woods and West Foss farm may notice some short term closures today while our contractor does some work to prepare our red pine sites for replanting. As indicated by signage please remain out of these areas until they are complete.

06/19/2020

Be aware a black bear is frequenting the East Foss farm property and surrounding area. Here is a great resource about black bears: https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/profiles/black-bear.html. Please email me with any questions or concerns: [email protected].

NH Fish and Game Department, guardian of the state's fish, wildlife, and marine resources.

05/30/2020

We are replacing a bunch of log footbridges at MacDonald Lot this year. If you want to help us out, carry a board the next time you do the loop. Please email me with questions: [email protected] . Projects like this are in part funded through donations, to give : https://colsa.unh.edu/woodlands/donate.

05/28/2020

Maintenance of Woodlands properties, including trail work, is funded in part by donations. A gift by a local donor allowed us to support two student employees this year. To give: https://colsa.unh.edu/woodlands/donate. Gifts given during the 603 challenge are matched!

College Woods and UNH Trails To contribute to trail improvement and maintenance in College Woods and other UNH woodland properties. Projects include regular vegetation control, trail surface improvements and bridge and boardwalk maintenance and construction. Donate to the College Woods & UNH Trails....

05/07/2020

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The Garlic Mustard Challenge in New England is a collaborative effort to restore and protect natural ecosystems and prevent the further spread of the invasive plant garlic mustard (Allaria petiolata). The goal is to encourage people to get out on the land and care for local natural areas in New Engl...

04/06/2020

Please don't park at the Kingman trailhead on RT 155. It has been closed for over a year due to safety concerns. Park across from the Madbury Town Hall for access. Thanks.

04/06/2020

08/27/2019

Pics from the field.

08/27/2019

Photos from our summer 2019 field season.

08/14/2019

The Woodlands crew installed permanent forest inventory plot #1000 today. Madison Lot property.

09/13/2018

I often get asked whether there are bears on UNH properties in Durham.