Removing controversial provisions alone won’t solve the state’s rural housing challenges. Vermont hasn’t just tweaked Act 181. It’s rolled it back definitively. [...]

Outdoor recreation case studies serve as valuable examples of how communities can activate local assets, build meaningful partnerships, and create long-term value through recreation.

Joe Fox, outdoor recreation manager, shares reflections on public engagement in forest management planning on community owned land.

The Center has awarded grants for 12 community projects to increase youth access to the outdoors and foster stewardship ethics.

Center’s Telling Your Forest Story marketing series wraps after four years and 32 graduated wood products business.

The Center is making it easier for Northern Forest youth to access outdoor activities by offering grants of $1,500 – $3,000 for a wide range of recreation programs and projects. The application deadline is March 13, 2026. Awards will be announced by or on April 10. 

The Center team shares why and how we integrate wood products into our housing developments.

VT/NH Program Director, Mike Morin shares his reflections following his attendance at the NEK Day at the Statehouse.

Gaye Symington and her husband, Chuck Lacy, are longtime Vermont leaders and investors in the Center's Northern Forest Fund.

Building the New Forest Future is a webinar series that amplifies stories, practices, and lessons from community development, sustainable tourism, and rural economy in the Northern Forest.