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Healthy Forests for the Future

WEBIn our Apr. 19 webinar on Ensuring Long-Term Forest Health and Resiliency – part of our Today’s Northern Forest Economy series – Center Program Director Julie Renaud Evans facilitated a …

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Deepening Forest Stewardship

WEBDeepening Forest Stewardship. Land stewardship values that maintain and increase forest quality and condition for the long term are critical for forest health, climate, and the …

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The Northern Forest

WEBThe Northern Forest — 30 million acres stretching across northern Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York — is so important that Congress formally recognized it as a …

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Conveying Complexity

WEBComplexity is inherent in forest ecology, in the forest economy, and in forest management. At the Center, we recognize these three priorities as intertwined, which ramps up the …

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Managing for Resilience

WEBThe 30-million-acre Northern Forest is the largest contiguous temperate forest in the world. It provides a wide range of benefits including critical wildlife habitat, dark skies, water …

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Wood Products Vital in Supporting Social and Environmental Health

WEBAmelia Baxter, CEO & Co-Founder of WholeTrees Structures, described how structural round timber has superior strength properties, stands the test of time, and can …

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Creating Rumford Community Forest

WEBOn February 27, 2024, a two-year effort culminated in permanently conserving 446 acres in Rumford, Maine. The Trust for Public Land, Inland Woods + …

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Tool Finds Shared Priorities for Conservation

WEBMembers of the Maine West initiative are using a new regional mapping tool to help prioritize community conservation projects with strong ties to other important …

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Programs Improving Equity in Outdoor Access

WEBWestern Maine is filled with incredible outdoor amenities, and partners in the Maine West coalition are working to ensure that these assets, which contribute …

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Contributing to Climate Solutions

WEBThe Center has been championing the benefits of using wood heat instead of fossil fuels in our region since 2011 because wood heat is an important contributor to the Northern …

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Maine West Coalition Delivers New Outdoor Programs for …

WEBMaine West has created a guided walk series for people over 50. Projects include creating new maps of expanded local trail networks, running two outdoor …

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Maine West Coalition Coordinates Regional Effort to Support …

WEBThe Maine West coalition helped coordinate an effort to resupply food pantries in western Maine that have been hit with increased demand due to job loss and …

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Center Purchases Property in Bethel, Maine, for Redevelopment

WEBThe Center previously completed two major property initiatives: In Lancaster, N.H., the $3.5-million redevelopment of the Parker J. Noyes building, which …

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2024 Northern Forest Outdoor Recreation Symposium

WEBThe 2024 Northern Forest Outdoor Recreation Symposium will convene business, non-profit, educational, and public sector leaders to learn, strategize, and build …

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Outdoor Programs in Full Swing

WEBEnjoying an outing for adults in Rumford, Maine. In late May, the season’s Outings for Older Adults kicked off in sweltering heat. “We had a small, but mighty group …

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FAQs: 196 Penobscot Ave Redevelopment in Millinocket, ME

WEBThe Center has purchased 196 Penobscot Avenue in Millinocket, Maine, to r edevelop as middle-market housing and commercial spaces to support the community. …

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