The Forest Society's volunteer network is growing! We're looking for outdoor enthusiasts, friendly faces and lovers of Mount Major to join the Volunteer Trailhead Outreach Program (VTOP)! If you love the outdoors, meeting new people and spending time on one of NH's most iconic mountains, we want you! As a VTOP volunteer you'll: 🌳 Provide hikers at Mount Major with important resources and materials for a safe, sustainable and memorable hiking experience, 🌳Create connections with visitors to help the Forest Society understand who hikes Mount Major and why, 🌳Make a difference in New Hampshire's conservation and recreation community! If this sounds like you, join the Forest Society for an upcoming online info session on June 19th from 7-8 PM to learn more about the program, its people, and how you can get involved! Register today: https://www.forestsociety.org/volunteer-trailhead-outreach-program-mount-major (fb)

🌲🎙 New Episode Out Today! 🎙🌲 Picture this: a peaceful spring walk in the woods. Tree buds blooming, peepers singing, a babbling brook nearby... and then — buzz. Black flies! 😖 But wait — maybe that buzz is a good thing? This week on Something Wild, we’re rethinking everyone’s least favorite springtime insect. 🪰 Turns out, black flies are more than just annoying — they’re essential. They feed fish, fuel migrating birds, and most importantly, signal cold, clean, running water — the lifeblood of a healthy forest ecosystem. 💧🌿 Yes, they bite. But they also tell us something powerful: the forest is thriving. 🌲 🎧 Tune in now wherever you get your podcasts — and maybe, just maybe, raise a toast to black fly season. 🥂 #SomethingWild #BlackFlySeason #HealthyForests #EcologyMatters #NHNature #SpringInNewHampshire #ForestEcosystem #CleanWater #PeepersAndBlackFlies #NHForestSociety (fb)