Forestry & Forest Heritage is an untapped tourism theme. While nature tourism connects visitors with the environment, forestry and forest heritage connects people with forests, from past to present. Creating a specific "niche-theme" for forest heritage and sustainable forestry may be a viable tourism theme for Maine Woods counties.

Landowners, foresters, loggers, wood product manufacturers and forestry related associations committed to "forest conservation-in practice" can benefit from forest-based tourism connections. Nature tourists come to the woods to experience and learn. What are the possibilities for those who wish to show and tell credible, authentic stories about "working with and protecting the forest habitat"? Consider these possibilities:

• Woodlot walking tours on how the forest grows and how the forest owner takes care of the forest.
• Field tours when spring wildflowers and forest botanicals are emerging.
• Exploring unique forests; older growth forests, forest fire and hurricane sites.
• Hands-on field tours on enhancing wildlife habitats.
• Guided tours during timber stand improvement activities.
• Seasonal tours, snowshoe tours of woods in the winter.
• Closely guided tours of sustainable logging operations.
• Closely guided tours of portable sawmills, furniture manufacturers, toy makers, wood artists, and canoe makers.
• Overnight camping/tent/yurt experiences out in the forest.
• Forest heritage sites and trails like 'fire towers' and 'old tote roads'.
• Sawmill towns that appeared and disappeared; Ray Town, Skinner
• Historical corridors, river and log drive locations, sites and stories.
• Tours for fee!