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.
A Center-led partnership seeking to position northern New England as global leader in forest products Is 1 of 15 national finalists in National Science Foundation competition.
Northern New England Precision Forestry and Advanced Bioproducts Engine leverages regional expertise in precision forest management, traditional wood products, and bio-based materials to complement past successes and infrastructure investments with emerging forest-based sustainable products and technologies.
“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.
Regional Forest Innovation proposal advances to semifinal round in NSF Regional Innovation Engines competition. Northern New England Precision Forest Management and Advanced Forest Bioproducts Engine (NNE-PROMISE) aims to advance forest technologies and grow the regional economy.
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.
Founder Dana Bourgeois and CEO Chris Fleming discuss how their Red Spruce tonewood is selected, harvested, and processed from Maine’s northern and coastal forests.