HPI Partners Host High Peaks Summit

As part of regional efforts to boost conservation and recreation outcomes in Maine's High Peaks region, MATLT and High Peaks Initiative (HPI) partners will once again be hosting a summit at the University of Maine at Farmington to further advance the goals of a regional action plan HPI published in 2025. The 2025 summit included people from land trusts, trail maintaining clubs, state government agencies, town governments, chambers of commerce, county commissioner's offices, foresters, loggers, small business owners, and more. All are focused on how to best work together to make sure Maine's High Peaks remains a special place while also focusing on integration of recreation with the local economy, what to do about climate change impacts, how to secure funding for projects, keeping volunteers engaged, providing job opportunities, and lot of other great topics. 2026 will build on these themes while bringing more stakeholders into the fold. If you would like to attend this year's summit on June 8th, please reach out to us at info@matlt.org!