A Maine West program encouraged healthy outdoor activities and raised $6,000 to support local afterschool programs

Three communities are making steady progress on projects funded by the Northern Forest Destination Development initiative to serve residents and visitors with improved outdoor recreation opportunities.

New signage is introducing hikers and boaters to The Mahoosuc Way: Embrace Our Place pledge to encourage actions that protect and sustain the quality of place in the western Maine region.

The Maine West initiative is challenging people in western Maine to earn cash rewards for local youth programs by getting outside for healthy outdoor activities this summer.

The Recreation Capacity Development Initiative is building local capacity for improving recreation-related services through partner-led projects.

Grants from the Northern Forest Destination Development Program will fund trail construction, remote paddling opportunities, waterfront parks, accessible trails, and more.

The Center and partners are offering free installation and maintenance of public access Wi-Fi hotspots in up to 10 towns, schools, libraries, or nonprofits in the Maine West region.

The Center and its Bike Borderlands partners created a series of short films to celebrate exciting mountain biking opportunities and community life in nine Northern Forest towns.

The select boards of five western Maine communities are teaming up to explore ways to improve rural broadband for all their residents.

Bike Borderlands member organizations are starting a host of new projects that benefit their communities and improve the region's mountain biking.