The Center is making it easier for youth and residents of the Northern Forest to access outdoor activities by offering grants of $1,000 - $5,000 for a wide range of recreation programs and projects.

The Center’s Bike Borderlands team reached new audiences in 2024 to spread the tenets of the Ride With Gratitude campaign throughout the region.

Last fall, the Northern Forest Center launched the Androscoggin Valley Community Forest Collaborative, bringing together the committees and foresters of eight Community Forests located in the Androscoggin River watershed to explore collaborative opportunities and ways their conserved land can support local climate resilience.

Mahoosuc Project will provide high-speed internet to 6,600 locations, addressing critical digital equity challenges in an area where more than 30% of households are considered “unserved” by high-speed internet.

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. 

The Northern Forest Center is just $143,000 away from raising the full $5.9 million cost of transforming a historic building into a cornerstone of the St. Johnsbury community.

A $1.2-million grant will help high school students in the Moosehead and Katahdin regions develop pathways to meaningful careers, with an emphasis on natural resource-based industries.

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.

The Center is launching an initiative to bring together a network of eight Community Forests along the Androscoggin River watershed to explore collaborative opportunities and how their conserved land can support local climate resilience. 

Canaan, VT, created a Community Forest in 2012 that today supports a robust experiential learning program for local students.