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.

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.

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.

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.

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

In the Center’s latest series, we join individuals across Vermont to understand why they chose modern wood heat. From a single home residence to a nationally recognized museum and beyond, modern wood heat is a fuel source that you can feel good about.

New regional recreational wayfinding system will direct Katahdin area visitors beginning in spring 2024.

Everett Thurston shares, in a From Woods to Warmth episode, that harvesting wood makes the most sense when the entire tree is used – and one of the uses of low-grade wood goes to wood heat.

The Northern Forest Center is rolling out the second set of videos in a new series that explores how people are connected to the forest and production of wood heat.

Here's why we believe adding capacity is so valuable to our rural community partners.