2026 Amos Fortune Forum Jack Savage

                    Are New Hampshire's Forests Threatened?

During the 125-year span of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, the State’s forests have continually changed and evolved. From his position as a steward, advocate, and conservationist, Forest Society President Jack Savage will discuss the trends and impacts shaping our forests in the decades to come and the priorities of the statewide conservation and forestry organization going forward.
Bio: Jack Savage is President of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. He was appointed as the Forest Society’s fifth President in September 2019. Previously the Vice President of Communications/Outreach at the Forest Society for 14 years, he has been a key contributor to many of the Forest Society’s successes over the last decade. A long-time certified Tree Farmer, Savage has been active in his community, serving for 20 years as town moderator and formerly as selectman, chair of the Planning Board, and chair of the Zoning Board. As a volunteer and former chair of the regional conservation group Moose Mountains Regional Greenways, Savage helped facilitate the Forest Society’s conservation of more than 2,000 acres in the Moose Mountains range.