This is a grant to facilitate the acquisition of the mosher hill falls community forest, a forested property selected for funding through a competitive process based on the public benefits this…

The U.S. Forest Service, through its Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP, CFDA 10.689), awarded a $464,000 Project Grant to High Peaks Alliance on September 15, 2025, to facilitate the acquisition of the Mosher Hill Falls Community Forest in Maine. The grant will support the fee-simple acquisition of this forested property, which was competitively selected based on anticipated public benefits to the surrounding community. The acquired property will be managed as a community forest under an approved Community Forest Plan, with project completion targeted for July 31, 2030.

The Mosher Hill Falls Community Forest project will deliver multiple public benefits including recreational access (hiking, hunting, fishing), environmental benefits (clean air and water, wildlife habitat, stormwater management), economic benefits through sustainable forest management and tourism, and forest-based educational programming for K-12 and community groups. As a CFP award, the project is required to ensure public access and demonstrate effective forest stewardship practices that can serve as a replicable model for private landowners in the region.

This is a grant to facilitate the acquisition of the mosher hill falls community forest, a forested property selected for funding through a competitive process based on the public benefits this acquisition will have on the surrounding community. The property will be acquired by the end of 2027 and will be subsequently managed as a community forest under an approved community forest plan.