BETHLEHEM, N.H. (July 30, 2024)— Join the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests for their new series, Thursday Walks at The Rocks. Nigel Manley, senior outreach manager at Forest Society North at The Rocks, will lead weekly educational walking program will allow participants to traverse the property, learn about its rich history, explore the Christmas Tree Farm, understand the maple sugaring process, learn about New Hamsphire’s wildlife, and more.

Thursday Walks at The Rocks will be held weekly from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Forest Society North at The Rocks, 113 Glessner Road in Bethlehem. Walks last approximately 2 hours; some will have an introductory 15-to-30-minute presentation. The cost is $5 for members and $15 for not-yet-members. Register here.

The educational walk schedule:

August 1: Maple Sugaring at The Rocks
August 8: NH Wildlife
August 15: Christmas Trees & Wildlife
August 22: Maple Sugaring at The Rocks
August 29: NH Wildlife
September 5: Christmas Trees & Wildlife
September 12: Maple Sugaring at The Rocks
September 19: NH Wildlife
September 26: Christmas Trees & Wildlife
October 3: History of The Rocks
October 10: NH Wildlife
October 17: Christmas Trees & Wildlife
October 24: History of The Rocks

ABOUT THE ROCKS
The Rocks is a 1,400-acre property, owned and managed by the Forest Society. Built as a working farm in the 1880s by John Jacob Glessner, a cofounder of International Harvester, The Rocks retains much of the grandeur of White Mountain retreats – exceptional period architecture, an Olmsted-designed Garden, and a network of woodland trails open to the public year-round. In 1978 descendants of the Glessner family donated The Rocks to the Forest Society, which has operated it since as a vibrant Christmas tree farm, conservation and nature education center, and working forest. Learn more about The Rocks at forestsociety.org/the-rocks.

ABOUT THE FOREST SOCIETY
The Forest Society is a private, non-profit land trust and forestry organization established in 1901. The Forest Society also owns over 195 forest reservations constituting over 60,000 acres in 100 New Hampshire communities It currently holds more than 750 conservation easements statewide, thus together permanently protects more than 190,000 acres of New Hampshire’s landscapes for the benefit of nature and people.