Driving Innovation to Support the Wood Products Supply Chain

With help from the Center’s business innovation advisor, Amy Robinson, Goodridge Lumber secured a grant for more than $225,000 so it could switch from diesel to 3-phase power from a local utility, enabling the mill to continue as a critical link in the local forest economy.

Regional Policy Pulse

Across the region, state legislatures are 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.

How Are Federal Policy Changes Affecting the Region?

Use this form to share stories of how federal policy changes are affecting your community.

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.

Ride With Gratitude Rolls Strong into 2025

The Center’s Bike Borderlands team reached new audiences in 2024 to spread the tenets of the Ride With Gratitude campaign throughout the region.

Redevelopment Project in St. Johnsbury Enters Final Stretch

The Northern Forest Center is just $143,000 away from raising the full $5.9 million cost of transforming a historic building into a cornerstone of the St. Johnsbury community.

Center Program Funds Trail Sustainability in Vermont

Five organizations received grants to improve trail sustainability in Vermont, thanks to a Northern Forest Center program funded by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Center Supports Regional Outdoor Recreation Projects with Support from LL Bean

This summer, the Center provided funding to 15 Northern Forest organizations to increase youth access to and participation in outdoor [...]

The dream that nearly wasn’t

Canaan, VT, created a Community Forest in 2012 that today supports a robust experiential learning program for local students.

“Telling Your Forest Story” Enters Its Third 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.