[ July 12, 2012; 7:00 am to 8:00 am. ] Miami-based eco artist Xavier Cortada and sound artist/composer Juan Carlos Espinosa will talk about their work on Thursday, July 12, at 7 pm at White Mountain National Forest Headquarters in Campton.

The program is free and open to the public. Cortada and Espinosa are currently serving as Artists in Residence on the Forest, part of [...]

Follow the link to read New Hampshire Public Radio reporter Chris Jensen’s story on how the Weeks Act has had a positive impact on New Hampshire’s economy:
NHPR: Weeks Act Has Been Good For Business

New Hampshire Public Radio is celebrating the Weeks Act Centennial this week with a number of articles, including two shows available for podcast on “The Exchange” with host Laura Knoy. Follow the link below to read a story from NHPR’s environmental reporter Amy Quinton on the logging debate in the White Mountain National Forest.
NHPR: White [...]

A hundred years ago, the White Mountain region was a different sight. Hundreds of photographs and articles depict a region of mountain sides stripped of trees from what was once virgin forest, streams choked with silt from eroding hillsides, and ash from forest fires falling on nearby towns. Click to read!

Footage from the Weeks Act Centennial Festival held at the base of the Mt. Washington Auto Road, July 29, 2011 by Forrest Seavey

The White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) and Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire are pleased to announce the second year of the WMNF Artist-in-Residence program, which began as part of the Weeks Act Centennial. Interested artists in all media are invited to apply for the 2012 residency, a celebration of the connections between forest, landscape, [...]