High Peaks Alliance

Our Board member, Roger Lambert, has written a new book about moose hunting in Maine.  Check it out:   STRONG - In the spring of 1980, the first year of the modern Maine moose hunt lottery, Roger Lambert's father, Elbert Lambert, received a permit. The Lamberts borrowed a pickup truck Read More

Join Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Big Woods Bucks, and High Peaks Alliance along with other public land supporters for Cocktails and Conservation at The Furbish Brew House and Eats (outdoor seating with indoor space for 30 if needed). BWB will be recording a live podcast that will sound like Read More

MeatEater, Inc. Holds Nationwide Auction to Closeout Fundraising on High Peaks Alliance’s Shiloh Pond Conservation Project   High Peaks Alliance Selected as First Ever Recipient of MeatEater’s Land Access Initiative Grant   MeatEater, Inc., a media company based in Montana, Read More

FARMINGTON- The High Peaks Alliance, a nonprofit servicing western Maine’s High Peaks region, recently hired Brent West of Readfield to lead the organization.  Brent is starting full time after a year of part-time consulting for the Alliance.   Originally from New Portland, Maine, West is a Read More

Time to get out those clippers, paint brushes and trail saws! There is lots to be done this summer, all ages and abilities are welcome and we could use some help. Come for a couple of hours or more. We usually end around lunch. Trail work days will be on the following dates. Dates Meeting Read More

The Center for Community GIS is a partner of the High Peaks Initiative and we are happy to help promote their new Trailside Services. Maine Trail Finder, the premier online resource for finding people-powered trails in Maine, is offering free “trailside services” listings to businesses that cater Read More

  The conservation of Shiloh pond started when concerned citizens noticed that the 215-acre parcel was for sale. People began asking if there was any way to preserve this property. That’s when the High Peaks Alliance (HPA) reached out to our partner, The Trust for Public Land (TPL), to see Read More

I enjoy my work with the High Peaks Alliance for its intersection of people seeking ways to find overlapping values we can all rally around. As a group, we come together to preserve our natural resources and traditions, because we know that we can’t take this area for granted. My introduction to Read More

Non-profit organizations in Maine’s High Peaks region are coming together to work with community leaders and funders to address the impacts of COVID-19. The High Peaks Initiative is a collaborative of local, regional and national non-profit organizations working in Maine’s High Peaks. The Read More

We are all in this together:  Collaboration among the motorized clubs of   Franklin County's unorganized townships with the High Peaks Alliance      MADRID: There are hundreds of miles of snowmobile and ATV trails in the unorganized townships of northern and western Franklin Read More

Let me start by saying that it is an unbelievable honor to serve as the first executive director of the High Peaks Alliance. Growing up exploring the woods and waters of this region taught me so much about life and the outdoors, and it gave me a deep appreciation of everything the area has to Read More

Maine in winter is a site to behold. Whether you enjoy skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, snowshoeing or just traveling between unique pubs and restaurants, the high peaks region has it all. Read More