Finch Paper in Glens Falls, New York, recently announced it will no longer be making its own pulp, ending its purchase of pulpwood from the region. This was a significant blow to the market for pulpwood and low-grade wood in eastern New York and Vermont, sparking immediate concern among those familiar with wood products and forest stewardship.

The Northern Forest Center is redeveloping the historic brick building at 560 Railroad Street in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, to create apartments and commercial space.

A $1.2-million grant from the US Department of Labor to the Northern Forest Center will help high school students in western Maine explore career opportunities in the region.

Grants from the Northern Forest Destination Development Initiative will help 11 communities and organizations serve residents and visitors with improved outdoor recreation opportunities. 

A new strategy released today by the Northern Forest Center outlines how Adirondack communities can arrest demographic and economic decline by attracting new residents. With an aging population, many Adirondack communities are struggling to maintain strong schools, a robust workforce, and vital civic institutions.  

Partners in the Katahdin Region have created a “wayfinding” design concept to help visitors find the outdoor experiences and local businesses they need to make the most of their visit to the area.

The Future Forest Economy Initiative is investing $250,000 to enhance markets for certified wood and to strengthen the supply chain for wood in the Northern Forest region through a grant to the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNEF).  

Work crews hustled through the fall to complete major structural renovations on the historic Parker J. Noyes building in Lancaster. 

Since late June, crews working on the Parker J. Noyes building renovation in Lancaster have uncovered timber trusses, a built-in safe, labeled drawers for organizing pharmaceuticals from the building’s first 100 years, and gears, shafts and gates from the old elevator.

The Future Forest Economy Initiative awarded three grants that will drive a $1.7-million investment in the region’s forest economy, seeking to diversify markets for wood and wood products from the Northern Forest region