Northern New England Precision Forest Management and Advanced Forest Bioproducts Engine

Northern New England Precision Forestry and Advanced Bioproducts Engine leverages regional expertise in precision forest management, traditional wood products, and bio-based materials to complement past successes and infrastructure investments with emerging forest-based sustainable products and technologies.

Dartmouth Project Showcases Community Forests

Students at Dartmouth College have put together an immersive “StoryMap” to tell the Community Forest story, showcasing the wide range of benefits that communities gain from their forests

Community Foundations Highlight their Support for the Center

The Center is honored that the Vermont Community Foundation and the Maine Community Foundation each recently promoted our work and their investments that help make it possible.

The Spruce Street Housing Project in Greenville, ME

Helping to meet rural Maine’s middle-market housing needs using innovative mass timber construction. 

Conserving Tumbledown Dick Mountain

In April 2025, the Center’s Program Director, Julie Renaud Evans, kicked off an eight-month-long public engagement process – in partnership with the Mahoosuc Land Trust – to guide use and management of the Tumbledown Dick Mountain property in Gilead, Maine.

Center Offers Wood Products Marketing Program for Fourth Year

“Telling Your Forest Story” is an online workshop series designed to help you better understand and incorporate your wood-origin story into your business philosophy and marketing messaging.

Center Helps Fund 19 Community Outdoor Recreation Projects

The Center awarded more than $70,000 in grants to support projects that reduce barriers for participation in outdoor recreation.

Why We Invest: Roger and Margot Milliken, Maine

A Fresh Focus: People and Place Roger Milliken’s connection to the Northern Forest Center runs deep—just like his roots in [...]

Regional Forest Innovation Proposal Advances to Semifinal Round in NSF Regional Innovation Engines Competition

Regional Forest Innovation proposal advances to semifinal round in NSF Regional Innovation Engines competition. Northern New England Precision Forest Management and Advanced Forest Bioproducts Engine (NNE-PROMISE) aims to advance forest technologies and grow the regional economy.

Regional Policy Pulse

Legislative sessions have adjourned, marking the end of the road for many bills – some have been carried over to the next legislative session while others must be reintroduced during the next legislative session. Bills that have passed both the House and Senate must now be signed into law by each state's Governor.