Center Completes Moosehead Outdoor Recreation Investment Strategy

The Northern Forest Center worked with partners across Maine’s Moosehead Lake region to produce the Moosehead Outdoor Recreation Investment Strategy.

Signage Builds Connections with Greenway

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

getNEKedVT Transitions to the Chamber

The Center’s six-year-long regional marketing initiative – getNEKedVT – finds its home at the Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce.

Keys to the Kingdom Introduces Prospective Vermonters to the NEK

The Center teamed up with the NEK Welcome Wagon, a chapter of the Vermont Welcome Wagon Project, to host a three-day community immersion event called “Keys to the Kingdom” for prospective Vermonters.

Bike Borderlands Expands to 16 Mountain Bike Trail Networks

The Center-led Bike Borderlands mountain bike network collaborative is doubling from 8 to 16 member networks, including destinations in New York state for the first time.

Strategies for a More Inclusive Outdoor Recreation Industry

Center webinar highlighted programs and advocates in the Northern Forest whose mission is to welcome more people into outdoor spaces.

Experts Share Zoning Best Practices for Housing Solutions

Center webinar explored barriers to new housing development that may be present in your town’s planning and zoning, as well as tools and techniques that communities have utilized to address these barriers.

Moosehead Outdoor Summit Kicks Off Recreation Inventory

The Northern Forest Center and AMC seek public input on outdoor recreation opportunities in the Moosehead region as part of [...]

Center Secures Key Recreation Parcel for Town of Gorham, NH

The Center acquired a key half acre of land along the Androscoggin River to help the town of Gorham advance its plans to create a Community Trail Hub. 

Outdoors Is for Everyone

The Northern Forest Center has long viewed access to outdoor recreational assets and programming as a key ingredient in what makes up the fabric of vibrant communities, as well as an avenue to both retain and attract residents to the region.