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Trade disputes over US and Canadian lumber companies is just the latest in a line of challenges that are facing timber owners. Add to that the continued fallout from the pulp mill closing in Berlin and the constant tensions between timber owners and environmentalist groups. Today on the Exchange we'll look at our state's timber industry, the challenges they're facing and how these changes may alter the future of the industry. Laura's guests are Jasen Stock, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association; Steve Blackmer, founder and president of the Northern Forest Center and Sarah Smith, Forest Industry Specialist with the UNH Cooperative Extension.

Dead or dying trees may make you want to pull out the chainsaw, but before you do, consider the many uses snags have for wildlife.

Unlike animals, which can move away from bad weather, trees have to stick around for whatever weather comes their way. Fortunately, they have plenty of strategies to deal with harsh weather.

Local growers across the state are keeping a close eye on a new business model in Amherst.

New England's first indoor farmer's market had its ribbon cutting ceremony this month.

Over 12 vendors who produce wines, meats, and vegetables are greeting customers in a shopping mall at Salzburg Square on Route 101.

NHPR Correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern reports.

In the 19th century, the do-no-wrong philosopher Henry David Thoreau once set the White Mountains on fire. Hundreds have died on their slopes, and thousands have been drawn there to paint and ski and hike. We're going to look at the mystique and heritage of the White Mountains in a conversation with Christopher Johnson, author of This Grand and Magnificent Place. Chris will be doing readings and book signings throughout New Hampshire this weekend.