Visit NH's Biodiversity Sites by NH Division of Travel & Tourism Regions
The NH Division of Travel & Tourism considers seven distinct regions in the state. This list is sorted by those regions. Blue bold names at the top of each region link to interpretive brochures. Underlined names link to site profiles and images.
Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region
Philbrick-Cricenti Bog (New London) images
Bradford Bog (Bradford) – Atlantic White Cedar Swamp
Cornish Town Forest (Cornish) – Rich Mesic Forest
Plainfield Sanctuary (Plainfield) – Wide Variety of Wildflower Species
Velvet Rocks Ravine (Hanover) – Rich Mesic Forest
Great North Woods Region
Hurlbert Swamp (Stewartstown) images
Devils Hopyard (Stark) – Talus Ravine
Fourth CT Lake (Pittsburg) – Peatland
Umbagog Lake (Errol) – Lake / Peatland / Wildlife
Weeks State Park (Lancaster) – Variety of Ecological Features
Lakes Region
West Branch Pine Barrens Preserve (Madison) images
West Rattlesnake Mtn. Rocky Woods and Outrops (Holderness) images
Mt. Cardigan Subalpine Rocky Bald and Rocky Ridge (Alexandria/Orange) images
Big Pines Natural Area (Tamworth) – Big White Pine Trees
Heath Pond Bog (Ossipee) – Peatland
White Lake State Park (Tamworth) – Pitch Pine and Peatland Kettles
Merrimack Valley Region
Manchester Cedar Swamp Preserve (Manchester) images
Merrimack River Conservation Area Floodplain Forest (Concord) images
North Mountain (Pawtuckaway State Park) (Nottingham) images
Ponemah Bog (Amherst) images
Pawtuckaway State Park (Nottingham) – Variety of Ecological Features
Forsaith Forest (Chester) – Atlantic White Cedar Swamp
Monadnock Region
Fox Forest, Black Gum Swamp (Hillsborough) images
Pisgah State Park (Chesterfield/Hinsdale) images
Rhododendron State Park (Fitzwilliam) images
Fox Forest, Mud Pond Bog (Hillsborough) – Peatland
Loverens Mill Preserve (Antrim) – Atlantic White Cedar Swamp
Madame Sherri Forest (Chesterfield) – Exemplary Forest Communities
Mt. Monadnock (Jaffrey) – Subalpine Rocky Bald
Seacoast Region
Bellamy River Wildlife Sanctuary Marshes (Dover) images
Great Bay Discovery Center Salt Marsh (Stratham) images
College Woods (Durham) – Old Growth Forest
Lamprey River (Epping) – Red Maple Floodplain Forest
Odiorne Point State Park (Rye) – Coastal Rocky Shoreline / Salt Pond Marsh
Urban Forestry Center (Portsmouth) – Forests and Salt Marsh
White Mountains Region
Franconia Ridge Alpine Zone (Franconia) images
Franconia Notch Old Forest (Franconia) images
Ice Gulch (Randolph) images
Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge (Jefferson) images
Alpine Garden (Mt. Washington) – Alpine Zone
Black Mountain (Haverhill / Benton) – Subalpine Zone
The Bowl (Waterville Valley, near Sandwich) – Old-Growth Forest
Green Hills Preserve (Conway) – Rocky Ridge
King Ravine (near Gorham) – Montane Acidic Talus System and Rock Glacier
Moose Brook State Park (Gorham) – Rich Mesic Forest
Mt. Eisenhower (Chandlers Purchase) - Diapensia Shrubland and Alpine Tundra System
Nancy Brook (near Bartlett) – Old Growth Forest
Snyder Brook (Randolph) – Old Forest and Waterfalls
Tuckerman Ravine (near Pinkham Notch) – Alpine Ravine System
Welch-Dickey Mtns. (Thornton / Waterville Valley) – Jack Pine NC & Subalpine Peak
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