The best way to describe Project Canopy is that we don't impose a program, we complement the program your community would like to create. And we can help you right from the beginning, when you're just putting ideas on the drawing board.

This picture sums up Project Canopy in a nutshell. After a press conference, Maine Forest Service personnel, citizen volunteers, members of the press, and local municipal officials talk about how one Maine town will create a long-term community forestry program. It doesn't matter which town you're from --- if you can combine education, open dialogue and news coverage, people discover that they share a lot of common ground.

That said, the Maine Forest Service does look for three distinct characteristics that typically define successful community forestry programs, not only in Maine, but in the rest of the country as well. First, it really helps to have support from municipal officials. Second, you need a solid core of motivated volunteers; and finally, strong commitment to a long-term plan. If your town can meet those three criteria, then a call to Project Canopy would be very beneficial.

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