Center Funds Projects for Bike Borderlands

Bike Borderlands member organizations are starting a host of new projects that benefit their communities and improve the region's mountain biking.

Center Helps Hanover NH Create Community Forest

The Center partnered with residents and nonprofits to help create a 250-acre Community Forest in Hanover, NH.

Community Forest Resources

The Northern Forest Center, in collaboration with partners across the region, has compiled a list of resources for landowners, community members, towns, and any other individuals or groups interested in conserving and managing forested land for a mix of uses and community benefit.

Planning Ahead for Recreation

We’re helping Tupper Lake plan for better recreation options to serve residents and boost the economy.

Facilitating Capital Investment through Tax Credit Financing

The Center has supported visionary economic development projects that sustain and create forest-based jobs while at the same time providing a range of community and environmental benefits through New Markets Tax credit financing.

Maine West Collaboration

Rural communities face a common suite of challenges, from inadequate internet service to dwindling school populations and workforce training.

Milan Community Forest

A team of residents has collaborated since 2014 to create and expand the Milan Community Forest to more than 2,000 acres.

Cooley-Jericho Community Forest

Four New Hampshire communities and a local land trust own and manage this 843-acre property. The Center helped create this unique governance structure to make the project possible.

Errol Town Forest

Our first Community Forest project in 2005 helped the town of Errol, NH, create a Community Forest that has generated $3.7 million in timber sales, supported the local economy, and given thousands of people a beautiful place to recreate.

Bethel Community Forest

We teamed up with the Trust for Public Land to help Mahoosuc Pathways and residents of Bethel, Maine, create a 978-acre Community Forest.