Second Nature Adventure Launches Winter 2023 Challenge

In western Maine,  Second Nature Adventure Challenge will kick off its winter 2023 outdoor recreation challenge Feb. 17.   With [...]

Center Partners on Digital Equity Project

The Northern Forest Center has secured funding for a year-long digital equity and inclusion program in Maine’s Oxford County.

Maine Towns Tackle Codes to Address Housing Crunch

The Center is helping Maine towns review and improve building codes to address housing shortage.

Potential Housing Development in Greenville, Maine

The Northern Forest Center has begun working with leaders in Greenville, Maine, hoping to increase downtown housing for people who want to live and work in the community.  

Panelists Offer Ways Communities Can Boost Resilience

Center webinar presents tools for communities to prepare for the climate future facing this region.

Helping Communities Address Short-term Rentals

Center staffer Adam Bailey researched options to help communities regulate short-term rentals as part of his graduate work at Cornell University.

Communities Need to Manage Short-Term Rentals

Adam Bailey urges communities to regulate short-term rentals to ensure best outcomes for residents.

Center Purchases Property in Bethel, Maine, for Redevelopment

The Northern Forest Center has purchased and will redevelop the Gehring House in Bethel to help relieve the lack of middle-income housing.

Community Ownership Sets Community Forests Apart

Center webinar highlights Community-owned forests as an important community investment strategy for rural communities.

Center Launches Downtown Redevelopment in St. Johnsbury

The Center purchased 560 Railroad Street in St Johnsbury, Vermont with plans to redevelop the building as a mix of small commercial rentals and middle-market housing.