Modern wood heat, which decouples home heating from global oil prices, conflicts, and speculation, provides a locally sourced renewable fuel for our domestic heating needs.

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.

As with many other renewables, federal tax credits and state rebates are key tools to accelerating the adoption of modern wood heat. 

Forests play three crucial roles in reducing carbon: they sequester carbon while they grow, reduce emissions by storing carbon in live trees and long-lasting wood products, and displacing fossil fuels.

Located all on one block in Rochester, BigTownVT houses an art gallery, bike shop, and inn. Its owners – Anni and Don – are committed to encouraging community and vibrancy in their town.

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.

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.

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.

The Northern Forest Center is rolling out the first videos in a new series that tells the story of how several individuals from Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine are connected to modern wood heat.