Since 1948, New Hampshire's forests have been inventoried and analyzed five times. The most recent work was completed in 1997 under the guidance of the State Forest Advisory Board and in conjunction with the USDA Forest Service.

Based on this inventory work a statewith forest resources plan is prepared about every 10 years and submitted to the Governor and Legislature. The most recent plan, completed in 1996, was two years in the making with the assistance of a 28-member steering committee, the USDA Forest Service, technical assessment groups, and the public. An Interim Status Report of the current plan was completed in April of 2002.

New DRAFT New Hampshire Forest Resource Strategies (Forest Resource Plan) is now available. 

Click Here to download a pdf version of the document. 

Input on the draft plan will be taken until March 31, 2010. To provide input via email send comments to Susan Francher. To provide comments via regular mail send comments to:

Susan Francher
NH Division of Forests and Lands
PO Box 1856
Concord, NH  03302-1856

Critical Issues Facing New Hampshire's Forests

Public Input Survey for the 2010 New Hampshire's Forest Resource Plan

The public input survey is no longer active.  Please check back soon for survey results and the draft Forest Resources Plan.