THE 121ST ANNUAL MEETING

SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FORESTS 54 Portsmouth Street Concord, NH 03301-5400

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Please join us for our 121st Annual Meeting

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 • CONCORD, NH

Left: Keynote speaker Dr. Michael E. Mann is a climatologist and geophysicist and the director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University. Right: A trail winds through a floodplain forest on the banks of the Merrimack River at the Forest Society’s headquarters property in Concord. LOCATION: The Forest Society Conservation Center, 54 Portsmouth Street, Concord, NH FIELD TRIPS:

Trips begin at 9:00 a.m. No extra cost unless noted. 1. Paddling the Merrimack (Cost: $50; Participant Limit: 15) 2. Hike at Stillhouse Forest in Canterbury 3. Merrimack River Floodplain Natural History Walk 4. Energy Efficient Building Tour: The Evolution of the Conservation Center Since 1980 5. The First 13,000 Years: Archaeology of the Monadnock Region with Dr. Robert Goodby MEETING SCHEDULE:

9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. – Field Trips 11:30 a.m. – Registration Opens at Conservation Center 12:00 p.m. – Welcome and Buffet Lunch 1:00 p.m. – Business Meeting, Recognitions and Conservationist of the Year Award 2:00 p.m. – Keynote Address: Dr. Michael Mann on The New Climate War: With Bold Action, We Can Avert the Worst Impacts of Climate Change COST: Registration includes field trips, lunch, and program. Regular Price: $50/person (Registration deadline September 16) For more information or to register, visit forestsociety.org/annualmeeting or contact Linda Dammann at 603-224-9945 x325 or ldammann@forestsociety.org.

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