Forests for Maine’s Future is committed to educating people about the contributions of Maine’s millions of acres of forestland make to our economy, our environment, and our quality of life.

Each month we publish a Fresh from the Woods feature article about some aspect of the forest economy, science, biology, recreation, and stewardship.

Over the last ten years, we’ve published almost 100 informative pieces on subjects as varied as new uses for wood, the eastern white pine, how research forests improve our knowledge of the woods, Maine moose, old-growth forests, and carbon offsets. You can find all of those articles by accessing the Forests for Maine’s Future Archive.

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Mission & Purpose

Forest for Maine’s Future was a partnership between four organizations: Maine TREE, Maine Woodland Owners, Maine Forest Service, and the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests at the University of Maine. We strongly believe that Maine’s 17 million-acre forest resource is a vital part of Maine’s economy and the social fabric of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. FMF’s mission is to promote sustainable forestry and educate people about the benefits and wonders of the forest that covers some 90 percent of our state. We hope you will get involved and help us spread the word.  

The Maine TREE Foundation is now solely responsible for administering the Forests for Maine’s Future program.

We are committed to educating people about the contributions Maine’s millions of acres of forestland make to our economy, our environment and our quality of life. Each month we publish a Fresh from the Woods feature article about some aspect of the forest economy, science, biology or recreation. Over the last 10 years we’ve published almost 100 informative pieces on subjects as varied as new uses for wood, the eastern white pine, how research forests improve our knowledge of the woods, Maine moose, old growth forests and carbon offsets.

Photos from the Woods – 2011