Keene’s Forested Park Spaces: Impact, Harvest, Management Information
Harvest & Reforestation Planning
- Dinsmoor Woods Red Pine Harvest (slated to begin April 27, 2026)
- Equipment arriving April 25, 2026
- Dinsmoor “Woods Walk” with Long View Forest (April 11, 2026 at 3:00pm)
- Parking available in the Jonathan Daniels School lot
- Dinsmoor Harvest Radio Interview (2026) – WKBK Morning Show with Dan Mitchell (April 7, 2026)
- MSFI committee meeting with Long View Forest (March 25, 2026 video including harvest plan)
- MSFI Presentation (March 25, 2026 pdf presentation including harvest plan)
- Dinsmoor Woods Abutter Letter (February 26, 2026)
Education & Information Provided by KPRD
- Educational Webinar – Community Conversations with State Foresters (October 7, 2025 6:00-6:30pm)
- Red Pine Scale Walk & Talk – NH State Foresters Ryan Crandall and Liz McKinely, along with UNH Cooperative Extension Urban Forester Jo Russavage, led a walk and talk in April 2025 for approximately 20 Keene community members, including local foresters, park neighbors and park users, as well as local educators and neighborhood groups. Informational signage was placed at Wheelock Park where an educational tract of trees were removed.
- Educational Session – Wheelock Park Red Pine Scale Walk & Talk hosted by KPRD & NH State Foresters (April 6, 2025)
- Radio Interview (2025) – WKBK Morning Show with Dan Mitchell (April 1, 2025)
- Radio Interview (2024) – WKBK Morning Show with Dan Mitchell (December 6, 2024)
- City Council Presentation – MSFI committee presentation (December 4, 2024)
Red Pine Scale Infestation Map
Questions? Please call the Keene Parks & Recreation Department: 603-357-9829