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Human Impact on Nature

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Human impact in New Hampshire with heavy focus on the White Mountains region. Human impact is defined as anywhere man has left his mark in nature. The scenes included here show both the positive impact that is being done to conserve nature and the negative impact humans are doing to nature. Be forewarned, some of these scenes may upset the conservation-minded viewer. All photos are available for usage in print publications. Click on any photo for a larger preview.
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  • Old campsite along Mack Brook in Livermore, New Hampshire during the autumn months. Proper leave no trace practices should be used when backcountry camping; campers should dismantle campsites once done with them, and pack all trash out of the forest.
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  • Warning signs at Staple Rock Park in Woodstock, New Hampshire during the summer months (COVID-19 pandemic). There has been an excessive amount of trash, human waste, and toilet paper being left at the town parks in Woodstock during the COVID-19 pandemic that the town had to post these signs warning visitors that the park would be closed if the behavior continued.
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  • Mask hanging from a tree along the Georgiana Falls Path in Lincoln, New Hampshire during the summer of 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic).
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  • Graffiti on rocks along the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River, near Lincoln Woods Trail, in the New Hampshire White Mountains in August 2020. Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, the White Mountains have seen a surge in use, and along with this comes more human impact.
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  • Tent setup in the Randolph East parking lot along Pinkham B Road (Dolly Copp Road) in Randolph, New Hampshire on August 16, 2020 at 7:03 AM. Overnight camping at trailhead parking lots in the White Mountains is not allowed. License plates of the vehicles in the parking lot have been blurred out.
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  • The word Fox carved into a beech tree along the old Osseo Trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Cut in the early 1900s, this portion of the Osseo Trail began near the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad’s logging Camp 3. It traveled up through the Clear Brook drainage to Osseo Peak and Mount Flume. During the early years of the trail, it was part of the Franconia Ridge Trail. In the 1980s when the Clearbrook Condominium development was built this portion of the Osseo Trail was abandoned and rerouted to its current location.
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  • The word Fox carved into a beech tree along the old Osseo Trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Cut in the early 1900s, this portion of the Osseo Trail began near the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad’s logging Camp 3. It traveled up through the Clear Brook drainage to Osseo Peak and Mount Flume. During the early years of the trail, it was part of the Franconia Ridge Trail. In the 1980s when the Clearbrook Condominium development was built this portion of the Osseo Trail was abandoned and rerouted to its current location.
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  • Vandalism (graffiti) to the backside of the Ethan Pond Trail (Appalachian Trail) in the New Hampshire White Mountains.
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  • Vandalism to the Ethan Pond Trail (Appalachian Trail) sign in the New Hampshire White Mountains. A hiker has scratched out “Ethan Pond” and carved the Appalachian trail symbol into the sign. The photo is from October 2017.
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  • October 2017 - A man-made tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. This wound is from man not using proper protocol to remove a painted trail marker (blaze) from the tree. This blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound.
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  • Unattended campfire at a campsite along the Carrigain Notch Trail near EB&L Railroad’s Camp 20 in the Pemigewasset Wilderness in the New Hampshire White Mountains. When I came upon this campsite, the fire was still burning under the rocks of the fire ring, and the camp was vacant. I put the fire out and stayed at the site for over 30 minutes to make sure the fire was out. This is poor leave no trace practices.
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  • Unattended campfire at a campsite along the Carrigain Notch Trail near EB&L Railroad’s Camp 20 in the Pemigewasset Wilderness in the New Hampshire White Mountains. When I came upon this campsite, the fire was still burning under the rocks of the fire ring, and the camp was vacant. I put the fire out and stayed at the site for over 30 minutes to make sure the fire was out. This is poor leave no trace practices.
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  • Rusty can along Whitehouse Brook in Lincoln, New Hampshire on a spring day.
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  • An area along the Mt. Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the spring of 2017 that is in desperate need of drainage work. Over the last six years, there has been over a quarter of a mile of stonework done on this trail, but this high priority area has been ignored. Trail maintenance organizations say high priority areas of a trail are first and foremost.
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  • May 2017 - A man-made tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. This wound is from man not using proper protocol to remove a painted trail marker (blaze) from the tree. This blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound.
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  • Abandoned campsite at Elbow Pond in Woodstock, New Hampshire USA during the winter months.
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  • Large holes on the side of the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer of 2016. Rocks for stone staircases being built along the trail are taken from the side of the trail, and these holes are left behind.
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  • July 2016 - Newly built stone steps along the Mount Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer months. Trail stewardship groups promote that minimal stonework should be done along trails. And that stonework should look natural and blend in with the surroundings.
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  • July 2016 - A newly built stone staircase along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Trail stewardship groups promote that minimal stonework should be done along hiking trails; and that any trail work done along a trail should look natural and blend in with the surroundings.
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  • July 2016 - A herd path on the summit of Mt Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. This herd path, illegally cut between 2011-2013, leads to a viewpoint of the ski area. The impact it is having on the environment is evident in this image, and it continues to worsen.
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  • Remnants of the Civilian Conservation Corps Wildwood Camp along Tunnel Brook Road in Easton, New Hampshire USA. The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States.
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  • Fresh woodpecker holes in a marked softwood tree in Unit 49 of the Pemi Northwest timber harvest project in Benton, New Hampshire. The blue paint marks indicate that the tree will be cut during the timber harvest.
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  • Fresh woodpecker holes in a marked softwood tree in Unit 49 of the Pemi Northwest timber harvest project in Benton, New Hampshire. The blue paint marks indicate that the tree will be cut during the timber harvest.
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  • Remnants of a vehicle at the abandoned cabin settlement surrounding Elbow Pond in Woodstock, New Hampshire USA.
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  • Hillside erosion (and the first step is being undermined) next to stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire in July 2015. The impact on the left side is from the building of the stairs. When this image was taken, this staircase was only a year or two old.
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  • Abandoned tire in Kinsman Notch of the White Mountains, New Hampshire USA during the spring months.
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  • May 2015 - A tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. Proper trail blaze removal protocol was not used when a painted trail marker (blaze) was removed from this tree, and this is the ending result. The blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound.
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  • Abandoned campsite along a tributary of the Wild Ammonoosuc River, on the side of Mt. Blue, in Kinsman Notch of the White Mountains, New Hampshire. Camping gear was left behind and is now scattered throughout the site.
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  • Abandoned campsite along a tributary of the Wild Ammonoosuc River, on the side of Mt. Blue, in Kinsman Notch of the White Mountains, New Hampshire USA.
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  • Abandoned tires in forest along Route 112 in Easton, New Hampshire USA.
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  • Abandoned truck in the Clay Brook drainage in Easton, New Hampshire USA during the spring months.
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  • Graffiti at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, New Hampshire USA during the spring months
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  • Abandoned culverts in forest along Tunnel Brook drainage of Benton, New Hampshire.
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  • October 2014 - Fairly new stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. The large hole on the left was created when the steps were built. Water that runs down the trail and hillside can now build up in this hole and undermine the stone steps, which will cause more erosion damage to this section of trail. This is not minimal impact trail work.
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  • Stone steps along Kinsman Ridge Trail in Franconia Notch State Park of the White Mountains, New Hampshire USA during the summer months. A herd path has formed on the left hand side from hikers avoiding the stone steps.
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  • August 2014 - Erosion along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer months. In 2011, the year trail work (stone staircase) was done in this section, there was no visible erosion on the hillside of the trail. See how this section of trail looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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  • Beware of vandalism sign in a roadside side parking lot in New Hampshire.
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  • Human impact on the northern slopes of Mount Jim in Kinsman Notch of Woodstock, New Hampshire USA during the summer months
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  • Human impact on the northern slopes of Mount Jim in Kinsman Notch of Woodstock, New Hampshire USA during the summer months.
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  • Plastic bottle with skull & crossbones on it in the forest of Kinsman Notch in Woodstock, New Hampshire USA during the summer months
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  • A softwood tree that once had a wooden trail sign attached to it on the summit of Mount Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.
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  • Abandoned campsite along the Bondcliff Trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of the White Mountains, New Hampshire.
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  • Graffiti painted on boulder along the Mount Tremont Trail in the White Mountains, New Hampshire USA during the spring months.
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  • Tree stump in Unit 44 of the Kanc 7 Timber Harvest project along the Kancamagus Scenic Byway in the White Mountains of New Hampshire USA. This paint mark usually means the tree will be cut during the timber harvest. However, because the paint mark is placed so low on the tree it remains on the tree stump after the tree has been cut.
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  • Basal scar on birch tree along a skid road in Unit (or zone) 47 of the Kanc 7 Timber harvest project along the Kancamagus Scenic Byway (route 112) in the White Mountains, New Hampshire USA during the winter months.
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  • Franconia Notch State Park - Beech tree with initials carved into it along a walking path at the Flume Gorge in Lincoln, New Hampshire USA during the winter months
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  • A freshly cut trail marker (blaze) in a softwood tree along Owl’s Head Path in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of the New Hampshire White Mountains in November 20013. More than likely this is the work of a hiker because it’s not a proper trail marker.
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  • Man made campsite along Hancock Notch Trail in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire during the autumn months.
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  • Graffiti on rock cairn on the summit of Little Haystack Mountain in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. The Appalachian Trail (Franconia Ridge Trail) travels over this mountain.
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  • Wind Farm on Tenney Mountain from Rattlesnake Mountain in Rumney, New Hampshire USA.
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