Are you longing to see the brightest fall colors? Want the freshest maple syrup, straight from the sugar house to your stack of fluffy pancakes? We break down the best times to visit the Northern Forest.
From tall peaks to deep forests, the Northern Forest has a rich diversity of places to visit, all within a day’s drive for those who live on the East Coast.
The Northern Forest is a major outdoor recreation destination with activities for everyone, from summer hiking to autumn leaf peeping to some of the best skiing in the East.
The Wilderness Society has identified top priority Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and Forest Legacy land acquisition projects across the country.
Global warming is already affecting Maine and will continue to do so for decades to come. In the absence of national policy that jumpstarts the clean energy economy by ramping down dangerous carbon emissions, our economy and wildlands are at an even greater risk.
Tree waste - sawmill byproducts, urban tree trimmings, and tops and limbs leftover from timber harvesting - can be a nearly carbon neutral energy source when burned for heat and electricity.
Obesity rates in Maine have risen in the past years, and as a health professional I am confronted with it every day. One way to curb obesity rates is to spend more time outside, experiencing our shared public lands.
When people spend time hiking in wild places, they not only get the chance to experience nature, but they also take steps toward losing weight.
Existing and proposed biomass plants threaten New England’s forests
Biomass energy facilities could soon be tapping wood resources in nearly every corner of New England and parts of the Northeast, according to a new map produced by The Wilderness Society. In some parts of the region, multiple facilities with overlapping “woodsheds” could exceed the capacity of forests to yield materials while still maintaining other important benefits such as clean air and water and wildlife habitat.
