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A woods road leads through the forested, 150-acre property being conserved in Middleton, N.H. (Forest Society photo)

The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (Forest Society) will hold a guided hike on Saturday at 10 a.m. to explore moose, deer and bear habitat in the Moose Mountains of Middleton.

Led by Forest Society naturalist Dave Anderson, hikers will explore a 150-acre, forested property that the Forest Society and Moose Mountain Regional Greenways are working to add to the adjacent Moose Mountains Reservation, the Forest Society's 2,325-acre, conserved recreation area that abuts the state-owned Ellis R. Hatch Wildlife Management Area.

"On the hike we'll talk about the diverse wildlife that lives in this region, from the frogs and salamanders that breed in this particular property's many vernal pools to the roaming moose, bobcats, deer and bear that utilize this large, intact habitat," Anderson said. "Water quality and the trees and plants growing in this region will also be topics we'll discuss."

The Moose Mountains Reservation is part of a 22,000-acre forested area within New Hampshire's coastal watershed. The 150-acre addition's working forest is part of the headwaters of the Salmon Falls River, noted by the U.S. Forest Service as one of the most threatened in the country.

The Forest Society and the MMRG are raising funds to purchase the 150-acre addition from a private landowner. The Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) committee has been supporting the project with a $112,500 grant. The Adelard A. and Valeda Lea Roy Foundation also provided a grant to launch the private fund-raising effort, leaving $174,000 more for the organizations to raise.

Registration for the hike can be confirmed by calling 224-9945, emailing signup@forestsociety.org or visiting www.forestsociety.org/events.

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