Northern Forest Videos

Video Gallery: Working & Living in the Northern Forest

Use the links below below to hear the stories and perspectives of several Northern Forest residents.

New Opportunities

Forest Health: Researching the forest ecosystem.
Recreation Tourism: Assessing the potential benefits of well-planned recreation-based tourism, and some of the challenges of managing public recreation on private lands. (Video by Northeastern States Research Cooperative based on University of Vermont Extension service research)
Biomass: Using shrub willow as a source of renewable energy and substitute for petroleum-based manufacturing. (State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry)
Bioproducts: Expanding the use of wood beyond traditional products (Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative, University of Maine)

People of the Northern Forest

Nancee Harrigan: Raising a family in the Northern Forest.
Brendan Whittaker: Farming, land management and changing attitudes.
Monique Roy: French-Canadian heritage of the Northern Forest.
David Francis & Dolly Dana: Passamaquoddy language and traditional forest uses.
Barry Kelly: Managing a family-owned sawmill; history and change in Berlin, NH.
Sue Hern: Helping young people appreciate traditional culture and history (coming soon).
Tom Phillips: Building rustic furniture and living in a remote location in the Adirondacks (coming soon).

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Forest Health:

Researching the forest ecosystem. 4:31 minutes

Recreation Tourism:

Assessing the potential benefits of well-planned recreation-based tourism, and some of the challenges of managing public recreation on private lands. 5:54 minutes