Marketing Series Celebrates Four Years of Impact

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

Center Offers Small Grants for Community Recreation

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. 

Center Showcases Use of Wood in New Housing

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

Elevating Local Voices in the Northeast Kingdom

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

Why We Invest: Gaye Symington and Chuck Lacy, Vermont

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: Center Webinar Series

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.

Local Trails Put Recreation Within Reach

The Center has helped support trail building and local access for youth and adults living in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

Center Supports Trail Improvements at Dog Mountain in St. Johnsbury

Dog Mountain in St. Johnsbury, a 150-acre mountaintop playground for dog lovers and outdoor enthusiasts, is sporting several major upgrades to its trail network, thanks in part to funding from the Center and its Sustainable VT Trails Program.  

Promoting Modern Wood Heat Through Targeted Efforts

The Center’s Feel Good Heat campaign has partnered with Vermont and Maine groups to further promote modern wood heat to residential consumers and small business owners.

Signage Builds Connections with Greenway

A new sign system is helping visitors and residents navigate between downtown Newport, Vermont, and the Canadian border.