The Center has secured a $1.2-million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help high school students in the Moosehead and Katahdin regions develop pathways to meaningful careers, with an emphasis on natural resource-based industries including forestry and forest products, outdoor recreation, and tourism. https://lnkd.in/eiTFc3jP
Northern Forest Center
Non-profit Organizations
Concord, NH 690 followers
Live the New Forest Future
About us
The Center creates bold possibilities that give rise to vibrant Northern Forest communities. We are a regional innovation and investment partner creating rural vibrancy by connecting people, economy, and the forested landscape across the 30-million-acre Northern Forest of northern Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. We bring collaborative leadership, new ideas, program delivery, investment and public policy expertise to renew the pride, purpose and vitality of the region’s communities while advancing a forest stewardship ethic. The Center increasingly focuses its programs in specific geographic areas to create the conditions that attract and retain young people and entrepreneurs. Our programs strengthen communities, enhance destination appeal for visitors and residents, drive regional innovation in key sectors of the forest-based economy, including wood products and Automated Wood Heat, and provide regional leadership. Our integrated approach is rooted in a strong land ethic that benefits both people and place. As an organization: We believe in the New Forest Future. We invest in people and communities to secure regional prosperity and a resilient landscape. We believe in bold, adaptive leadership. We bring new ideas and resources to accelerate innovation across geographic, social and ideological boundaries. We believe in widely shared opportunity. We collaborate to secure community benefits rooted in the interdependence of a vibrant economy, healthy ecosystem and an equitable society. We believe in persistence. We build long-term partnerships and local capacity to sustain community pride, purpose and vitality.
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- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Concord, NH
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1997
- Specialties
- Community & Economic Development, Community Revitalization, Destination Development, Rural Economic Advancement, Regional Strategy, Public Policy, Business Innovation, Integrated Capital & Philanthropy, Community Forests, Wood Heat, New Markets Tax Credit Financing, Regional Tourism Development, and Collaboration & Network Building
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18 N Main St, Suite 204
Concord, NH 03301, US
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131 Ocean Street
South Portland, ME 04106, US
Employees at Northern Forest Center
Updates
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The Center’s 2024 Annual Report is now available online. Read this year’s stories for a taste of the transformative impact our work has on the lives of individuals and the vitality of communities. https://lnkd.in/egSfQqUC
Annual Reports - Northern Forest Center
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It is not too late to help us reach our goal: 100 donations to the Northern Forest Center by December 31st. Your support is crucial to help us reach our overall goal of 300 donations for the New Forest Future by year-end — and we need you to be part of it! Whether you’ve already donated or have been thinking about giving, now is the perfect time to make a difference. Your donation — of any size — will help advance the Northern Forest Center’s mission of building resilient communities, strengthening forest stewardship, and supporting a thriving forest-based economy across the region. Here’s the special part: If you donate $50 or more to help meet the challenge, you’ll have the option to receive a hat or t-shirt as a gift from us! https://lnkd.in/e8UBs4cJ
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The benefits of outdoor recreation have not always been equitably shared by society at large. The characteristics of typical outdoor recreation participants – whether reflecting race, gender, sexual orientation, level of physical ability, or socio-economic status – do not match the diversity of the general population. Read about some of the advocates making the outdoors more welcoming for all. https://lnkd.in/eYWE6mST
Outdoors Is for Everyone - Northern Forest Center
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$13 million is on its way to Maine to support private forest landowners adopt sustainable practices such as managing for invasives and enhancing carbon sequestration. https://lnkd.in/eriwarbZ
$13M will support forest management, conservation in Maine
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Building on its trail stewardship program launched in 2023, the Center awarded grants to five Vermont organizations for projects focused on reducing erosion and enhancing trail systems’ abilities to withstand increasing use and severe weather events. The program is made possible through funding from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. https://lnkd.in/ew-pXqMc
Center Program Funds Trail Sustainability in Vermont - Northern Forest Center
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St. Johnsbury will soon have nine new apartments and two renovated commercial spaces to support the town’s ongoing revitalization. Only $143,000 remains to be raised to complete the $5.9-million project on Railroad Street. Visit our website to learn more about this exciting project and make a donation! https://lnkd.in/eB-U6C-g
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Watch the recording of our latest webinar: Considerations for Housing Friendly Planning and Zoning. We had three experts from the region share their expertise, advice, and success stories with our audience. Thanks to all who participated live! https://lnkd.in/ek84xmhB
Considerations for Housing Friendly Planning & Zoning
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This summer, the Center provided funding to 15 Northern Forest organizations to increase youth access to and participation in outdoor recreation via a mini-grant program generously funded by LL Bean. Recipients included trail organizations, outing clubs, conservation committees, and municipalities. See all the projects we supported on our website. https://lnkd.in/e3a6gxBy
Center Supports Regional Outdoor Recreation Projects with Support from LL Bean - Northern Forest Center
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