With: Peter Rhoades, Peter Renzelman, Jeff Putnam

Walk Fee: By donation/ registration required

Walk Size: 15 / Adults

Peter Renzelman will lead a half mile walk on a piece of property he has managed since 1978. It is a classic example of farm land abandoned in the early 1900's that naturally reverted to a thick stand of white pine. That stand was first thinned in 1958. Subsequent thinning removed most of the pine as the forest has now become a young hardwood forest. The terrain is gentle to moderate with careful attention to footing required. The site is on Bennett Road off of Pratt Road. We will meet at 9:00 am. Park on the right side of Bennett Road about 1000 feet up.

Peter Rhoades lives with his wife, Debbie, on land first purchased by his great grandfather in 1902. After obtaining Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Forest Management from the University of New Hampshire, he has spent nearly 50 years managing private woodlands and town forests in this region, as well as accumulating and managing woodlots of his own (and producing maple syrup).

Peter Renzelman was born and raised in Alstead. He developed an interest in forestry from an early age. He studied forestry at UNH Durham and has spent 50 years managing small privately owned woodlots in NH. Logging was the principal part of his business, and that meshed closely with working with property owners helping them to manage the forest for future timber growth.

Jeff Putnam received an Associates Degree in Forest Technology from the Thompson School of Applied Sciences at UNH. He has worked in the forest products industry for more than 40 years as a forest technician, logger and safety trainer. Jeff is currently employed as an assistant shop manager at Long View Forest Contracting Inc. of Hartland and Westminster VT.