The Center envisions a thriving and welcoming Northern Forest region sustained by innovation and environmental stewardship.
We create bold possibilities that give rise to vibrant Northern Forest communities.
We believe in the New Forest Future. We invest in people and communities to secure regional prosperity and a resilient landscape.
We believe in bold, adaptive leadership. We bring new ideas and resources to accelerate innovation across geographic, social and ideological boundaries.
We believe in welcoming and inclusive communities. We engage diverse perspectives to generate creative solutions and help prepare the Northern Forest for a changing world.
We believe in widely shared opportunity. We collaborate to secure community benefits rooted in the interdependence of a vibrant economy, healthy ecosystem and an equitable society.
We believe in persistence. We build long-term partnerships and local capacity to sustain community pride, purpose and vitality.
See the work we do across the four-state region.
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