Innovators in Rural Community Economic Development

Upper Androscoggin River Valley Sustainable Tourism Study

Yellow Wood Associates, Inc. worked with the Appalachian Mountain Club in cooperation with Land Futures and Nordic Group International to assess the actual and potential contribution of the forestry and tourism industries, and alternative financing mechanisms for small businesses, in the economy of the Upper Androscoggin River Valley in New Hampshire and Maine. The project proposed innovative approaches for outdoor/recreational tourism development based on sustainable use of the forest resources of the area.