The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (Forest Society) is a statewide land conservation organization that was founded in 1901 to protect New Hampshire’s most important landscapes and promote the careful use of its renewable natural resources. Today, with 10,000 member households and businesses, the Forest Society owns 170 reservations, encompassing more than 50,000 acres, in 95 communities across the state, and has interests and monitoring responsibilities for more than 600 conservation easements covering nearly 120,000 acres. Since its inception, the Forest Society has helped conserve more than one million acres statewide.