Northern Forest

With 26 million acres of woods, rivers, and lakes, the Northern Forest is the largest and wildest remaining expanse of forestland east of the Mississippi River.

Northern Forest Features

Finding Common Ground in the Northern Forest

What happens when the nation’s largest private landowner proposes a large-scale development in the heart of Maine’s wilderness?

Conservation Context

The Northern Forest faces profound changes. Since the early 1980’s, the pulp and paper industry has been undergoing a global restructuring.