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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

The Center and regional partners are piloting a wayfinding project to improve the visitor experience, create regional connectivity, and continue to build public momentum and interest in the Katahdin region as a recreation destination.

The transformation of the Parker J. Noyes building in Lancaster, NH is creating quality downtown living spaces for residents, adding new commercial space where small businesses can thrive, and creating palpable excitement on the vibrant Main Street.

The Center achieved its initial goal of raising $1 million in investments for its Millinocket Housing Initiative Fund and has put the money to work directly in the community.