Regional Policy Pulse

Across the region, state legislatures are back in session looking to amend or enact legislation that would bring state-wide changes for years or even decades down the road. See what’s top if mind.

Winter Adventurers Meet Challenge, Raising Funds for Outdoor Programs

The Second Nature Adventure Challenge – an ongoing effort to encourage healthy outdoor activity and support programs that get youth [...]

Regional Policy Pulse

Across the region, state legislatures are back in session looking to amend or enact legislation that would bring state-wide changes for years or even decades down the road. See what’s top if mind.

Give Back When You Get Outside This Winter

Partnership in Western Maine connects outdoor recreation with local youth programs.

Funding Market Expansion for Wood — Efficient, Renewable and Environmentally Sustainable

The Future Forest Economy Initiative invested $3 million to help develop new markets for wood from the Northern Forest.

Hard Work on Rural Broadband Pays Off for Western Maine Communities

After years of work and support from the Northern Forest Center and Community Concepts Finance Corporation, 15 western Maine communities are on track for a historic expansion of high-speed internet service.

Northern Forest Center Secures $1.2 million Grant for Workforce Development in Western Maine Schools

A $1.2-million grant from the US Department of Labor to the Northern Forest Center will help high school students in western Maine explore career opportunities in the region.

New Resource Shares Knowledge Across Communities

The Northern Forest Center published a series of Community Learning Briefs to share knowledge across rural communities on topics ranging from workforce development to stewarding Community Forests to addressing housing gaps.

Major Push by Wood Heat Campaign Widens Consumer Exposure

The Feel Good Heat campaign generated more than 35 million touchpoints over the course of a major three-year promotional effort to reach residents in the New England area.

FAQs: 196 Penobscot Ave Redevelopment in Millinocket, ME

The Center has purchased 196 Penobscot Avenue in Millinocket, Maine, to redevelop as middle-market housing and commercial spaces to support the community.