A section of Nome Creek in the White Mountains National Recreation Area, seen in June, shows how historic placer mining, which dredged much of the waterway, molded the bank into a scalloped rock wall.

An aerial view of strategic wood addition work on the Waits River in Groton State Forest. Photo courtesy of Jud Kratzer, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. ORANGE — On a mid-June afternoon, the Waits ...