Starting today, at Birch Ridge Community Forest in New Durham, the parking lot at Birch Hill Road, the Cabin Trail that leads from the lot, and the Birch Ridge cabin are all temporarily closed. For the next four to six weeks, SELT and Snowhawk LLC will be installing an all-persons trail that will start at the Birch Hill entrance and run to the cabin (between 3,600 and 4,000 feet in length). Please no roadside parking as there will be trucks driving in and out. To access Birch Ridge Community Forest you can still use the parking areas at Brienne Road and Merrymeeting Road. Thank you.
This fall we will be undertaking a timber harvest at the Piscassic Greenway. The harvest is anticipated to begin in early September and last into November. This timeframe may change depending on ground conditions and other unforeseen circumstances. The extent of the harvest will span approximately 58 acres in the eastern part of the Piscassic Greenway, accessed via Neal Mill Road. Please see the map here for the harvest area. After this harvest is complete, we anticipate similar harvests will be carried out in different areas at the Piscassic Greenway between 2026 and 2028. The last harvest was completed in 2011-2012. For more on the harvest please visit this webpage .