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.

The Center launched the Community Destination Academy in the Moosehead Lake region ito help local stakeholders understand emerging travel trends, enhance the area’s destination appeal and capitalize on related economic opportunities.

High speed internet access is essential for building the New Forest Future, making rural communities viable and attractive places to live and work.

The Center has supported visionary economic development projects that sustain and create forest-based jobs while at the same time providing a range of community and environmental benefits through New Markets Tax credit financing.