now available!

Now Available!Now Available!

A new, fully-illustrated guide, called The Nature of New Hampshire: Natural Communities of the Granite State will be available online and at bookstores throughout the state in Spring 2011. This new book shows and describes New Hampshire’s amazing diversity of natural landscapes. The hope is that it will be used and enjoyed by a wide audience.

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Natural CommunitiesNatural Communities

A natural community is a specific combination of plants that regularly occur together. The book organizes the natural communities found in New Hampshire into chapters and sections based on broad habitat categories, some of which are shown in the photos that follow.

Alpine and SubalpineAlpine and Subalpine

Talus SlopesTalus Slopes

ForestsForests

Old-Growth ForestsOld-Growth Forests

PeatlandsPeatlands

PeatlandsPeatlands

SwampsSwamps

SwampsSwamps

MarshesMarshes

MarshesMarshes

Floodplain Forests

Floodplain Forests

Estuaries

Estuaries

Sand DunesSand Dunes

With photos, drawings, and accessible text, this book is a beautifully illustrated guide to New Hampshire’s stunning diversity of natural landscapes.

Rare Plants and AnimalsRare Plants and Animals

Karner Blue Butterfly

wild lupine

dwarf cinquefoilshowy lady's slipper

large yellow lady's slipper

The book reveals many interesting facts about some of the state’s rare plants and animals.

Ice scour along the Connecticut RiverFire at the Ossipee Pine Barrens

Wind in a spruce - fir forest

Natural DisturbanceNatural Disturbance The disturbances that maintain natural communities – such as storms, floods, and fires – are examined in revealing detail.

Threats to Natural CommunitiesThreats to Natural Communities

The book also examines specific threats to New Hampshire’s native biodiversity, including habitat fragmentation, the encroachment of invasive species, and recreational disturbances.

Places to GoPlaces to Go And finally, the book provides locations where you can visit good examples of each natural community.

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So keep an eye out for “The Nature of New Hampshire: Natural Communities of the Granite State.” This new, full- color reference guide to natural communities will be coming out in Spring 2011.