When the paper mill in Bucksport, Maine, closed in 2014, a local landowner lost an important source of income from the timber on her property. A solar project offered a new way to generate long-term value from the land. Lease payments from the project replaced income previously generated through pulpwood operations, allowing the landowner to continue using the property. The project's access road and stream crossing have also become useful for her ongoing use of the property, including walking her horses.