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COVID-19 Response

New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) offices have now partially reopened, and all NEFF Community Forests remain open to visitors. We will continue to do all we can for New England’s forests while prioritizing the well-being of the general public and everyone at NEFF.

NEFF Community Forest Visitor Guidelines During COVID-19 Outbreak

When visiting NEFF forests, help us prioritize the health and safety of all visitors and the greater community. Beyond NEFF’s standard Recreation policies and Safety & Guidelines, please adhere to the following best practices during the COVID-19 outbreak. Note that all dogs must be on leashes to allow for better social distancing.

Comply with all local, state, and federal guidelines regarding public activities.
Practice physical distancing at trailheads and throughout the forest.
Keep a face mask/covering accessible for situations where physical distancing is not possible, such as when passing others on a narrow trail.
Park in designated areas. If the lot is full, come back another time or find a more quiet local area to enjoy.
Print or download a trail map in advance, if available, to avoid crowding or contact at map boxes/kiosks.
Please report any trail or property issues via our Contact Us form.
All dogs must be leashed.

Reading From Home: Notes From the Field Blog Series

NEFF’s Notes From the Field blog series is meant to provide respite to the heartsore and homebound during the time of COVID-19. We post new updates regularly.

Notes From the Field: Searching for Historic Boundaries

Writing and photography by NEFF Stewardship Associate Beth Gula Spring field season has arrived for the stewardship department at New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF)! Our small team is still working remotely, but we’ve stayed busy in the woods over the last few months. For conservation easement (CE) monitoring, early spring offers an ideal window of […]

Notes From the Field: Remote Monitoring and Satellite Imagery

Writing by NEFF Stewardship Associate Beth Gula. One recent evening, as I neared the end of an after-work cross-country ski loop through my local woods, I paused at the edge of a snow-blanketed field and looked up, mesmerized. The last light of dusk had faded away and piercingly bright stars were spread across the sky. […]

Notes From the Field: Winter Woodpeckers

Writing by NEFF Conservation Easement Manager Andrew Bentley. As autumn phases toward winter and the daylight dwindles, the woodlands of New England become noticeably quieter. Tropical migrant birds like colorful wood warblers, flycatchers, and thrushes have fledged their young and mostly departed by now to warmer latitudes. The forests are left to their intrepid year-round […]

Notes From the Field: Digital Field Tools for Work and Home

Writing by NEFF Stewardship Associate Beth Gula. Use the right tool for the job. This is one of the “golden rules of tools” I used to preach to trail volunteers, and I always thought it was a simple, universal truth that applied to life beyond shovels and pick mattocks. Tools are designed for a particular […]

Notes From the Field: A Rare Turtle Sighting

Writing by NEFF Conservation Easement Manager Andrew Bentley. During NEFF’s annual visits to conservation easements (CE), our primary purposes are to ensure each easement’s legal terms are being met, maintain good relationships with landowners, and document boundaries and notable manmade or natural changes around the property. While we always strive to be attentive to flora […]

Notes From the Field: Thinking Through Conservation’s Untold Origins While Driving to Conservation Sites

Writing and photography by NEFF Stewardship Associate Beth Gula. Her thoughtful blog post is followed by fascinating snapshots of wildlife tracks and more from the field. An unavoidable reality of conducting field work across five New England states is spending hours and hours on the road to visit New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) forests and […]

Notes From the Field: Wildlife Signs and More While on Walkabout

Writing and photography by NEFF Conservation Easement Manager Andrew Bentley. Annual visits to conservation easements are well underway and we are enjoying the chance to walk protected forest land and occasionally converse with landowners outside and from a safe distance. A few highlights from my past couple months include abundant moose sign, careful forestry, an […]

Notes From the Field: Race and the Outdoors, Through the Lens of Birding

This is the sixth post in NEFF’s Notes From the Field blog series, which is designed to bring nature to you at a time when many people are sheltering at home. When it is safe to do so, staff members will offer a behind-the-scenes look at their current work and document interesting natural phenomena from […]

Notes From the Field: Problem Plants’ Spring Awakening

This is the fifth post in NEFF’s Notes From the Field blog series, which is designed to bring nature to you at a time when many people are sheltering at home. When it is safe to do so, staff members will offer a behind-the-scenes look at their current work and document interesting natural phenomena from […]

Notes From the Field: Resources for Wildlife on the Go

This is the fourth post in NEFF’s blog series, Notes From the Field, which is designed to bring nature to you at a time when many people are sheltering at home. When it is safe to do so, staff members will offer a behind-the-scenes look at their current work and document interesting natural phenomena from […]

All NEFF Community Forests remain open to visitors; help us prioritize the health and safety of all visitors and the greater community by following the regulations on this page.

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