Location: Errol, NH
Acres:  7,108 for community benefit

Errol, a small town in northern New Hampshire, has demonstrated that there are real economic and community benefits from keeping forests as forests. The town’s vision of owning and managing its own forestland resulted in the best of both worlds: a conservation project that boosts the local economy and supports quality jobs based on a healthy working forest.

In response to rapid changes in ownership of forestland, Errol residents established a Community Forest in 2005 to maintain the rural character of their town and its scenic gateway, and to drive economic activity in the local forestry and recreation economies. The Center helped them achieve their dream with financing from the New Markets Tax Credit program.