The Ahl Memorial Forest trails in Kingston are closed until further notice due to a scheduled timber harvest. As soon as land management activities are concluded, we will let you know. Thank you!
In early 2022, SELT finalized a management plan for Stonehouse Forest written by natural resource professionals and approved by SELT’s conservation partners, including NH Fish and Game. Guided by this plan, we have begun to implement some of the recommended management activities, including timber harvests to improve overall forest health. SELT is now beginning a timber harvest on approximately 150 acres of Stonehouse Forest. Weather permitting, this will occur between approximately January 6th, 2025 and early March 2025. Please see map below for the harvest area. The harvest operation will be conducted near portions of the Bog trail and Marison trail, which will remain open at this time, and along Marsh Road. Please stay on-trail (visitors and pets) near the harvest area shown on the map below, exercise caution, and do not approach machinery. .
Today, there is invasive plant treatment going on at Tucker & French and Schulz Turtle Brook Preserve (also happening here on Friday). At Tucker & French we will be closing the parking area/trailhead at Gate 6 (Beach Plain Rd) and the trailhead at Gate 5 (Mill Pond Loop), which will both be reopened tomorrow. Please respect the trail closures and especially keep pets off of these trails during the brief closure. Schulz, including a portion of the Barrington trail, will be closed Thursday and Friday. Thank you!