BETHLEHEM, N.H. (JANUARY 6,2025)– The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is hosting How New Hampshire Forests are Managed for Maple Syrup Production on March 12 at 6 p.m. at Bretzfelder Park in Bethlehem.

Join UNH Cooperative Extension Grafton County Forester Jim Frohn for an introduction to forestry, with a focus on managing sugar maple stands for syrup production. We’ll discuss why different species of trees grow where they do and how foresters use their knowledge of tree characteristics and growth requirements to manage stands of trees to maintain forest health and improve wildlife habitat. We’ll review the basics of why and how sap flows and how forest management can keep a sugar maple stand healthy and produce more sap per tree.

The free program is interactive and designed to engage and educate audience members of all ages. Learn more and register here (walk-ins also welcome): https://forestsociety.org/events.

About the Presenter
Jim Frohn is the Grafton County Forester for University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. He worked as an operations forester on private and public lands for a variety of organizations in northern New England for over 20 years. During this time, he made many, many decisions on which trees to cut and which trees to grow. He has also done some small-scale backyard sugaring, tapping a dozen or so trees. He is now enjoying his role in forestry education, conducting site visits with landowners and teaching workshops on a variety of topics. He has a BS in forest management from the University of Maine, and an MBA from Plymouth State University.
About the Forest Society
The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests was founded in 1901 to “perpetuate the forests of New Hampshire through their wise use and complete reservation in places of scenic beauty.” The Forest Society owns and manages 200 Forest Reservations totaling over 63,000 acres located in more than 100 New Hampshire communities. As a land trust it holds more than 797 conservation easements protecting an additional 131,000 acres statewide.

About Bretzfelder Park
Owned by the Forest Society (www.forestsociety.org), Bretzfelder Park is managed in cooperation with the town of Bethlehem. The Park, bequeathed to the Forest Society in 1984 by Helen Bretzfelder in memory of her father, Charles, houses a classroom, educational trails, a pond, and several picnic sites. Two series of educational programs are held at Bretzfelder Park each year, one in February/March and the other in August. The Bretzfelder Family Educational Series will continue in August.