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THE YEAR IN REVIEW: WORKING FOR FORESTS AND FOREST-RICH COMMUNITIES
The Year in Review: Working for Forests and Forest-Rich Communities 2019 Annual Report Highlights a Year of Audacious Goals, Success, and Transitions U.S. Endowment for Forestry and [...]
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND LAND RETENTION STUDY QUANTIFIES IMPACT FOR LANDOWNERS
Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Study Quantifies Impact for Landowners Clearing Land Title Generates the Greatest Economic U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, [...]
ENDOWMENT WELCOMES PETE MADDEN AS PRESIDENT
Endowment Welcomes Pete Madden as President Role brings deep forest sector expertise and experience; begins long-planned leadership transition U.S. Endowment for Forestry and [...]
ENDOWMENT ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SPEAKERS FOR FIRZ 2020: A FORUM FOR INNOVATION ABOUT FORESTS, FOREST PRODUCTS, AND FOREST-RICH COMMUNITIES
Endowment Announces Call for Speakers for FIRz 2020: A Forum for Innovation about Forests, Forest Products, and Forest-Rich Communities Deadline for Speaker Submissions is February 28, 2020 U.S. [...]
ENVIVA FOREST CONSERVATION FUND CONTRIBUTES TO THE CONSERVATION OF HIGH-QUALITY WATERSHED AND LONGLEAF PINE ECOSYSTEM
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Contributes to the Conservation of High-Quality Watershed and Longleaf Pine Ecosystem U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE [...]
“AMERICA’S FORESTS WITH CHUCK LEAVELL” EPISODE III TO AIR ON PBS AND EDUCATIONAL CHANNELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Photo Credit: James Edward Mills “America’s Forests With Chuck Leavell” Episode III to Air on PBS and Educational Channels Across the Country Features the [...]
RURAL DEVELOP,EMT HUBS: STRENGTHENING AMERICA’S RURAL INNOVATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Rural Development Hubs: Strengthening America’s Rural Innovation Infrastructure Released on November 12, 2019, the Aspen Institute’s report “Rural Development Hubs: Strengthening [...]
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND AFRICAN AMERICAN LAND RETENTION PROGRAM RECEIVES USDA FOREST SERVICE 2019 REGIONAL FORESTER’S HONOR AWARD
Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program Receives USDA Forest Service 2019 Regional Forester’s Honor Award Program Recognized for the Delivering State & Private [...]
Event to Premiere “America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell” Episode III featuring the Sustainable Forestry & African American Land Retention Program Draws Hundreds to Recognize Award-Winning Program
Photo Credit: James Edward Mills Event to Premiere “America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell” Episode III featuring the Sustainable Forestry & African American Land Retention [...]
2020 ENVIVA FOREST CONSERVATION FUND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
2020 Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Request for Proposals U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 22, 2019) Greenville, SC and Bethesda, MD – [...]
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Helps Protect Sensitive Bottomland Hardwood Ecosystem Along Nottoway River
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Helps Protect Sensitive Bottomland Hardwood Ecosystem Along Nottoway River Virginia Outdoor Foundation takes lead in conservation transaction U.S. Endowment for [...]
#ForestProud Presents: The Emmerson Family, Sierra Pacific
As a founding member and proud sponsor of #ForestProud, the Endowment is a part of a diverse group of organizations from throughout the United States and Canada, committed to the health and [...]
2020 READINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTEGRATION (REPI) PROGRAM CHALLENGE
2020 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge January 24, 2020 Pre-Proposal Deadline U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE [...]
NEW MEMBERS ADDED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS; OFFICERS ELECTED
New Members Added to Board of Directors; Officers Elected Adrian Blocker and Soile Kilpi Join Endowment Board U.S Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE [...]
CARLTON OWEN AWARDED GIFFORD PINCHOT MEDAL BY SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS
Carlton Owen Awarded Gifford Pinchot Medal By Society Of American Foresters USDA Forest Service Chief Christiansen Present for Ceremony U.S Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC [...]
$2.6 MILLION INITIATIVE CALLS FOR PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT NEW MARKETS FOR WOOD PRODUCTS
$2.6 Million Initiative Calls for Proposals to Support New Markets for Wood Products Initial concepts due December 2, 2019 for first round funding consideration U.S. Endowment for Forestry and [...]
ENVIVA FOREST CONSERVATION FUND HELPS PROTECT FORESTED WETLAND ECOSYSTEM AND BIODIVERSE HABITAT IN NORTH CAROLINA
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Helps Protect Forested Wetland Ecosystem and Biodiverse Habitat in North Carolina Enviva Forest Conservation Fund at Work U.S. Endowment for Forestry and [...]
DR. SCOTT MERKLE’S IDEA VOTED MOST LIKELY TO MAKE A LASTING DIFFERENCE
Endowment CEO Carlton Owen congratulates University of Georgia Professor Dr. Scott Merkle on being voted the inaugural Forest Innovation Reviews (FIRz) idea “Most Likely to Make a Lasting [...]
NEW GRANT PROGRAM SEEKS PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN OUR NATIONAL FORESTS
New Grant Program Seeks Private Investment in Our National Forests October 21, 2019 Preproposal Deadline U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCNational Forest Foundation, [...]
Changes in the Residual Wood Fiber Market 2004 to 2017
Changes in the Residual Wood Fiber Market 2004 to 2017 This study focuses on economic conditions, changes in consumer preferences and changes in forest products preferences and demand for two [...]
ENDOWMENT ANNOUNCES SPEAKERS FOR INAUGURAL FIRz EVENT
Endowment Announces Speakers for Inaugural FIRz Event A Forum For Innovation About Forests, Forest Products, And Forest-Rich Communities U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, [...]
#FORESTPROUD PRESENTS: THE CREW
#ForestProud Presents: The Crew As a founding member and proud sponsor of #ForestProud, the Endowment is a part of a diverse group of organizations from throughout the United States and Canada, [...]
NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST AND PARTNERS PROTECT IMPORTANT HABITAT IN CARTERET COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust and Partners Protect Important Habitat in Carteret County, North Carolina Enviva Forest Conservation Fund at Work U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities For [...]
ENVIVA FOREST CONSERVATION FUND AWARDS 2019 GRANTS
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Awards 2019 Grants Expands restoration and conservation of sensitive forest ecosystems and wetlands U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For [...]
LOG HAULING TRANSPORTATION STUDY IDENTIFIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCIES
Log Hauling Transportation Study Identities Opportunities for Improved Efficiencies Not Surprisingly Gains Depend Upon Willingness to Change U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, [...]
June 10th- America’s Rural Opportunity Live Stream: Tension as Catalyst: Land Stewardship and Development Align for a Better Rural West
June 10th- America’s Rural Opportunity Live Stream: Tension as Catalyst: Land Stewardship and Development Align for a Better Rural West Join the Aspen Institute Monday 6/10 at 1:30 ET/10:30 [...]
GRANTS TO ACCELERATE WATERSHED PROTECTION
Grants to Accelerate Watershed Protection Nine grants totaling more than $1.5 million to protect America’s watersheds U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE [...]
ENVIVA FOREST CONSERVATION FUND HELPS LAND TRUST PROTECT SENSITIVE WETLAND FORESTS
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Helps Land Trust Protect Sensitive Wetland Forests Land Slated to Expand the Croatan National Forest U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC [...]
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN LAND RETENTION PROGRAM SET TO GROW
Sustainable Forestry and African-American Land Retention Program Set to Grow Transitioning from Pilot to Operational under Stewardship by American Forest Foundation U.S. Endowment for Forestry [...]
ENVIVA FOREST CONSERVATION FUND HELPS PROTECT THREATENED HABITAT AND HIGH-QUALITY WATERSHED IN VIRGINIA
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Helps Protect Threatened Habitat and High-Quality Watershed in Virginia U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April [...]
WEBINAR TO DISCUSS ENDOWMENT AND USDA FOREST SERVICE MASS TIMBER UNIVERSITY GRANT PROGRAM
Webinar to Discuss Endowment and USDA Forest Service Mass Timber University Grant Program U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 16, 2019) [...]
#FORESTPROUD PRESENTS: SMOKE JUMPER:
ForestProud Presents: Smoke Jumper
ENDOWMENT LAUNCHES APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AIMED AT ATTRACTING AND RETAINING MINORITY CONSULTING FORESTERS
Endowment Launches Apprenticeship Program Aimed at Attracting and Retaining Minority Consulting Foresters U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April [...]
ENDOWMENT AND USDA FOREST SERVICE INITIATE MASS TIMBER UNIVERSITY GRANT PROGRAM AND ANNOUNCE RELATED RFP TO PROMOTE WOOD BUILDING INNOVATION
Endowment and USDA Forest Service Initiate Mass Timber University Grant Program and Announce Related RFP to Promote Wood Building Innovation U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, [...]
SFLR PROGRAM FEATURED IN LEADERSHIP NATURE PODCAST SERIES
SFLR Program Featured in Leadership Nature Podcast Series Series features landowners, educators, and administrators, telling the story of partnership and program U.S. Endowment for Forestry and [...]
U.S. ENDOWMENT FOR FORESTRY AND COMMUNITIES LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities Launches New Website Series features landowners, educators, and administrators, telling the story of partnership and program U.S. Endowment for [...]
LONGLEAF ECOSYSTEM OCCURRENCE DATABASE – FIELD DATA COLLECTION
Longleaf Ecosystem Occurrence Database – Field Data Collection Request for Proposals U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 14, 2019) [...]
ENDOWMENT ANNOUNCES JURORS FOR INAUGURAL FIRz EVENT
Endowment Announces Jurors for Inaugural FIRz Event Panel to Choose Presenters for Innovations in the Forest Sector U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE [...]
2019 READINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTEGRATION (REPI) PROGRAM CHALLENGE
2019 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge Pre-Proposal Deadline Extended to February 8 U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For [...]
ENDOWMENT LAUNCHES FIRz, A FORUM FOR INNOVATION ABOUT FORESTS, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST PRODUCTS, AND FOREST-RICH COMMUNITIES
Endowment Launches FIRz, A Forum for Innovation About Forests, Forest Management, Forest Products, and Forest-Rich Communities U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For [...]
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF CODE CHANGE VOTE
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF CODE CHANGE VOTE Christmas comes early to foretell new era of forest products U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For [...]
2019 ENVIVA FOREST CONSERVATION FUND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
2019 ENVIVA FOREST CONSERVATION FUND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 10, 2018) Greenville, S.C. and Bethesda, Md. [...]
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities to Host the World’s Largest Test of Groundbreaking Concrete Infused with Wood
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities to Host the World’s Largest Test of Groundbreaking Concrete Infused with Wood U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE [...]
2019 READINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTEGRATION (REPI) PROGRAM CHALLENGE
2019 READINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTEGRATION (REPI) PROGRAM Request for Pre-Proposals U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 16, [...]
New Members Added to Board of Directors; Officers Elected
New Members Added to Board of Directors; Officers Elected Mark Reed and Cris Stainbrook join Endowment U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October [...]
Flexible Funding Opportunity through Enviva Forest Conservation Fund to Aid Conservation Community in 2018
Flexible Funding Opportunity through Enviva Forest Conservation Fund to Aid Conservation Community in 2018 U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE [...]
NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST AND PARTNERS PROTECT CRITICAL HABITAT IN COLUMBUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust and Partners Protect Critical Habitat in Columbus County, North Carolina Enviva Forest Conservation Fund at Work U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, [...]
Sustainable Forestry & Land Retention Program Receives National Recognition
Sustainable Forestry & Land Retention Program Receives National Recognition HUD Secretary Ben Carson presents award U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE [...]
Department Of Defense Awards Protect Land and Water Resources In Georgia, Arizona
Department Of Defense Awards Protect Land and Water Resources In Georgia, Arizona 8,201 Acres Conserved To Help Ensure Compatible Land Uses For Military Testing And Training U.S. Endowment for [...]
Learnings From Multi-Year Pilot To Support Local Wood-To-Energy Projects
Learnings From Multi-Year Pilot To Support Local Wood-To-Energy Projects U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 23, 2018) Greenville, S.C. – [...]
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Awards 2018 Grants
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Awards 2018 Grants Expands restoration and conservation of sensitive forest ecosystems and wetlands U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For [...]
Exploring Blockchain Technology As A Means To Address Wood Sources
Exploring Blockchain Technology As A Means To Address Wood Sources U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 22, 2018) Greenville, S.C. – [...]
Grants to Accelerate Watershed Protection
Grants to Accelerate Watershed Protection U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 25, 2018) Greenville, S.C. – The Healthy Watersheds Consortium [...]
Additional Content Added to State of America’s Forests Website
Additional Content Added to State of America’s Forests Website U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 16, 2018) Greenville, S.C. – Momentum [...]
Producer Decisions End Work on Wood Energy Check-Off
Producer Decisions End Work on Wood Energy Check-Off U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 4, 2018) Greenville, S.C. – The U.S. Endowment [...]
United Nation’s World Water Day 2018
United Nation’s World Water Day 2018 U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 22, 2018) Greenville, S.C. – Benjamin Franklin wisely noted, [...]
Report Recaps Successful “Braided” Approach to Scientific Advances for Forest Health
Report Recaps Successful “Braided” Approach to Scientific Advances for Forest Health U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 6, 2018) Greenville, [...]
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Helps with Acquisition of Notable NC Landscape
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Helps with Acquisition of Notable NC Landscape U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 19, 2018) Greenville, [...]
State of America’s Forests Adds Interactive Content to Website
State of America’s Forests Adds Interactive Content to Website U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 15, 2018) Greenville, S.C. – Building on [...]
Drinking Water Protected through Utility Rate Program
Drinking Water Protected through Utility Rate Program U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 13, 2018) Greenville, S.C. –When an entire city [...]
World Wetlands Day!
World Wetlands Day! U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 2, 2018) Greenville, S.C. – We at the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities [...]
Working with Nature to Further a Forest-Centric Mission
Working with Nature to Further a Forest-Centric Mission U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 2, 2018) Greenville, S.C. – Leveraging lessons [...]
Triangle Land Conservancy Protects Priority Lands in Wake County, North Carolina
Triangle Land Conservancy Protects Priority Lands in Wake County, North Carolina U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 31, 2018) Greenville, [...]
How Forests Make Our Lives Better
How Forests Make Our Lives Better U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 10, 2018) Greenville, S.C. – “If we are going to keep forests as [...]
Virginia Department of Forestry Teams with the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund to Secure Ecologically-Important Easement in Virginia
Virginia Department of Forestry Teams with the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund to Secure Ecologically-Important Easement in Virginia U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC [...]
Endowment Launches Website Detailing the State of America’s Forests
Endowment Launches Website Detailing the State of America’s Forests USAForests.org goes live U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 5, 2017) [...]
New Members Added To Board Of Directors; Officers Elected
New Members Added To Board Of Directors; Officers Elected Kevin Schuyler and Rachel Jacobson Join Endowment U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE [...]
Virginia Outdoors Foundation Protects 408-acre Floodplain Forest
Virginia Outdoors Foundation Protects 408-acre Floodplain Forest Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Helps with Donated Conservation Easement U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, [...]
2018 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge Request for Pre-Proposals
2018 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge Request for Pre-Proposals U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE [...]
2018 Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Request for Proposals and Expanded North Carolina Eligibility
2018 Enviva Forest Conservation FundRequest for Proposals and Expanded North Carolina Eligibility U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 9, [...]
Independent Commission Recommends New Approaches To Forest Sector Research In U.S.
Independent Commission Recommends New Approaches To Forest Sector Research In U.S. Changes Needed To Focus Direction, Advance Forest Health, And Rebuild Nation’s Competitiveness U.S. Endowment [...]
African American Forest Owners Benefit From Industry Partnership
African American Forest Owners Benefit From Industry Partnership Enviva and Roanoke Electric Cooperative Partnership Supports Forest Health and Retention U.S. Endowment for Forestry and [...]
Blue Ribbon Commission on Forest and Forest Products Research and Development in the U.S. in the 21st Century
Final Report Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Appendix IV Appendix V Appendix VI Appendix VII Appendix VIII Appendix IX Appendix X Appendix XI
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Protects 1,000 Acre Floodplain Forest Salmon Creek Forest Project Aided by Enviva Forest Conservation Fund
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Protects 1,000 Acre Floodplain Forest Salmon Creek Forest Project Aided By Enviva Forest Conservation Fund U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, [...]
Virginia Department Of Conservation Protects Forested Wetland Nottoway River Conservation Easement Aided By Enviva Forest Conservation Fund
Virginia Department Of Conservation Protects Forested Wetland Nottoway River Conservation Easement Aided By Enviva Forest Conservation Fund U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, [...]
Study Finds That Markets Are Key To Retaining Southern Forests
Study Finds That Markets Are Key To Retaining Southern Forests Forests Increase Despite Near-doubling Of Harvest And Population U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For [...]
National Academy of Sciences Study to Review Genetic Technologies and Forest Health
National Academy of Sciences Study to Review Genetic Technologies and Forest Health Call for Experts to Join Study Team U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE [...]
Honoring Bruce R. Miles with Gifts to University Scholarship Funds
Honoring Bruce R. Miles with Gifts to University Scholarship Funds U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 23, 2017) Greenville, SC – The U.S. [...]
New Intern Joins Endowment Team
New Intern Joins Endowment Team U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June14, 2017) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) [...]
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Awards 2017 Grants
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Awards 2017 Grants $500,000 to Help Protect More Than 8,000 Acres of Sensitive Forestland U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE [...]
Walk in the Woods Engages Public on Issues of Forest Stewardship
Walk in the Woods Engages Public on Issues of Forest Stewardship U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 23, 2017) Greenville, SC – Just as any [...]
Grants to Accelerate Watershed Protection
Grants to Accelerate Watershed Protection U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 20, 2017) Greenville, SC –The Healthy Watersheds Consortium [...]
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Protects Environmentally Sensitive Forestland with Award from The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund and Ducks Unlimited
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Protects Environmentally Sensitive Forestland with Award from The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund and Ducks Unlimited Matching-fund grant [...]
Annual Report Shares Successes and Lessons of 2016 and Beyond
Annual Report Shares Successes and Lessons of 2016 and Beyond U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 31, 2017) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry [...]
Endowment, Partners Showcased in Oregon Department of Forestry Video
Endowment, Partners Showcased in Oregon Department of Forestry Video Endowment, Partners Showcased in Oregon Department of Forestry Video U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, [...]
Team Deepens Financial Support
Team Deepens Financial Support Joie Moré Named Finance Director U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 26, 2019) Greenville, SC- The U.S. [...]
A Hauling Logistics Pilot Plan to Enhance the Strength and Vitality of the Nation’s Timber Harvesting/Hauling Network
The project team was tasked with identifying a wood basket for an “open platform” Timber Hauling Pilot with suitable willing participants in the form of logger/suppliers and mills owned by the [...]
Endowment-Supported Report on Thermal Efficiency of Biomass Boilers Released, Feedback Sought
Endowment-Supported Report on Thermal Efficiency of Biomass Boilers Released, Feedback Sought The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) announced its release of the first American test method for [...]
Endowment Celebrates Decade of Service to Continent’s Forests and Forest-Rich Communities
A Meritorious Initiative: The First Decade of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, written by Endowment President & CEO Carlton Owen, recounts the events that led to the creation [...]
Request for Proposals: Mapping the South’s Protected Forests of the Future Project
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. (Endowment) today announced availability of a new Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled Mapping the South’s Protected Forests of the Future. [...]
New NRCS Partnership Promotes Voluntary Conservation
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. (Endowment) today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through the [...]
Forests and Stormwater Management: Request for Proposals
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. (Endowment) today announced availability of a new Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled Incorporating Forestry into Stormwater Management [...]
New Report is Roadmap to Protecting Water Resources
Greenville, S.C. – The World Resources Institute (WRI) has released a new report that identifies 10 lessons for successful watershed investment programs. Protecting Drinking Water at the Source [...]
2017 Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Request for Pre-Proposals
Greenville, S.C. and Bethesda, Md., November 1 – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today released a new Request for Proposals for the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund. Up [...]
New Members Added to Board of Directors; Officers Elected
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today the election of Board members and officers for 2017 at the organization’s semi‐annual meeting held this year in [...]
Healthy Watershed Grant Consortium Program Grows
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. (Endowment) today released the 2017 Request for Proposals for the Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program. Additional grant funds are [...]
Endowment Announces Staff Opening: Finance Director
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced the addition of a staff position in its Greenville, SC, headquarters. The role—Finance Director—will report to the [...]
2017 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge Request for Pre-Proposals
The U.S. Department of Defense today announced that it is accepting pre-proposals for the 2017 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge. The Request for [...]
USDA Forest Service, Endowment Announce New Round of P3Nano Funding
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) and the USDA Forest Service (USFS) today announced a new round of funding in its public private partnership (P3Nano) to support [...]
Secretary of Agriculture Recognizes Work with African American Forestland Owners
In a ceremony held at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s headquarters in Washington, DC yesterday,Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack presented the Department’s Abraham Lincoln Award for [...]
Wood2Energy.org Website Revitalized Via New Partnership
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (“Endowment”) today announced the launch of the revitalized wood bioenergy facility database and mapping tool (www.wood2energy.org). The site is [...]
USDA and Endowment Expand Work with African American Forest Owners
New community-based networks in Georgia and Arkansas have been funded through the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention (SFLR) program, an effort to promote forest health and [...]
New Community-Based Networks in Georgia and Arkansas Funded Through Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention (SFLR) Program
New community-based networks in Georgia and Arkansas have been funded through the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention (SFLR) program, an effort to promote forest health and [...]
New Healthy Watershed Consortium Grant Program First-Year Awards
The new Healthy Watershed Consortium Grant Program’s first-year awards will protect and improve land management on hundreds of thousands of acres of watersheds that provide drinking water and an [...]
$5 Million Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Announces 2016 Conservation Grants
$5 Million Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Announces 2016 Conservation Grants U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 26, 2016) Bethesda, Md. and [...]
Report Chronicles Failed Hardwood Commodity Check-Off
“You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them.” Baseballlegend Satchel Paige’s quote is especially apropos to a new report released today by the U.S. [...]
Protecting Drinking Water through Healthy Forests
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 17, 2016) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) hosted a special session at the 2016 [...]
Greening the Water Utility of the Future
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 29, 2016) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) hosted a special session at the [...]
USDA and Endowment Expand Work with African American Forest Owners
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 9, 2016) Over the coming three years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources [...]
Partnerships Highlight 2015 Annual Report
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 8, 2016) Catalyst. Synergist. Collaborator. Facilitator. These are just a few of the roles played by [...]
Using Forest Carbon Offsets for State Revolving Fund Loan Repayment
This report assesses the potential for using forest carbon offsets (also known as forest carbon credits) to repay loans from Clean Water State Revolving Funds (Clean Water SRFs) and Drinking [...]
Exploring the Use of Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs for Land Conservation Projects in Four Western States: California, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado.
This project sought to explore the potential to use Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CSWRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRF) to finance source water protection through land [...]
EPA Awards $3.75 Million for Healthy Watershed Protection Program
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 17, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and [...]
Enviva Launches $5 Million Forest Conservation Fund
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (DECEMBER 10, 2015) Enviva Holdings, LP (“Enviva”), the world’s largest producer of wood pellets, today announced [...]
U.S. Wood Pellet Export Market No Threat to U.S. Southern Forests
U.S. Wood Pellet Export Market No Threat to U.S. Southern Forests Washington, DC, November 18, 2015 — The U.S. export of industrial wood pellets to meet renewable energy goals in the European [...]
Forest Industry Leaders Plan Review of Options to Strengthen Timber Hauling
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (NOVEMBER 13, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today released a report–Enhancing [...]
$1.5 Million Grant to Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Advances Forestry as a Nutrient Reduction Strategy in Ohio River Basin
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 9, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) awarded a $1.5 million grant to the [...]
Endowment Elects Board Members, Officers for 2016
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 9, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today the election of [...]
2016 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge Request for Pre-proposals
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 9, 2015) The U.S. Department of Defense today announced that it is accepting pre-proposals for the 2016 [...]
Survey Results Rank Priority Needs for Improving Forest Health and Creating New Markets for Low-Value Wood
GREENVILLE, SC, October 3, 2014 — The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment), the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI (FPL), and the Georgia [...]
Endowment Celebrates Nine Years of Sustaining Forests and Invigorating Communities
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 21, 2015) This date in history marks the anniversary of two events that forever changed America: the [...]
2015 Nancy Natoli Élan Award for Innovation in Land Conservation Winners Announced
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 9, 2015) The winners of the 2015 Nancy Natoli Élan Award for Innovation in Land Conservation have [...]
Endowment Releases Comprehensive Report on USDA Forest Service Partnership
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 4, 2015) “Anyone who has spent the night in a tent with a mosquito can attest to the impact that a [...]
Endowment Staff Grows with Return of Former Intern, Furman Graduate
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (August 11, 2015) A former two-time intern at the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment), [...]
Department of Defense Awards Protect Important Lands in Georgia, Maine and Nevada
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (August 11, 2015) For the elite fighters of the Army’s 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, [...]
Endowment Releases Comprehensive Reviews on Forest Investment Zones, Crowdfunding Initiative, and Community Energy Project
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (AUGUST 06, 2015) In an effort to build on its history of transparency and reflection, the U.S. Endowment for [...]
Thought Piece Explores Options To Incent Reforestation
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 15, 2015) In a recent meeting between leaders of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) [...]
New Fund to Help Finance Modern Wood Heating Projects in New Hampshire
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 4, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment), USDA Forest Service (USFS) and New [...]
Canada/U.S. Forest Health Summitt III
This report documents the actions at the Third Canada-U.S. Forest Health Summit. At the summit, the co-chairs emphasized that science, technology, and innovation in the forest sector are integral [...]
Document Points to Potential of Forests and Forest Products to Mitigate Climate Change
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today joined Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and more than a dozen forest sector companies and organizations in releasing “A [...]
Deepwater Horizon Project Tracker
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 21, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) announced today the release of a new [...]
2015 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program Challenge RFP
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 13, 2015) The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) today announced that it is accepting proposals for the 2015 [...]
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities Releases 2014 Annual Report
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 20, 2015) “Our 8th Annual Report (for calendar year 2014) reflects the U.S. Endowment for Forestry [...]
Endowment Loan Aids Menominee Indian Tribe
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that it has made a $250,000 Program-related Investment (loan) to Menominee Tribal Enterprises, the business [...]
State Action Plan RFP
Purpose – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment), in partnership with the Southern Group of State Foresters, the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, [...]
Water Quality and Economic Benefits of Forested Watersheds: Request for Proposals
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 4, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, in partnership with the Water Research [...]
E-Learning Course Launched to Protect Forest Product Safety and Forest Health
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 20, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) is pleased to announce the [...]
Endowment Receives $12 Million USDA Award for Forest Easements
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 20, 2015) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced January 14th that the U.S. Endowment for [...]
Canada/U.S. Report Results of Enhanced Activity to Address Forest Health
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 25, 2014) On behalf of its partners in Canada and the United States the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and [...]
Report Highlights Many Values of Coastal Forests to Gulf Ecosystems and Economy
A new report summarizes the many values that freshwater forested wetlands and other forest types provide to the coastal ecology and economy of states bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Dominated by [...]
Endowment Elects New Board Members and Officers for 2015
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 19, 2013) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) this past week welcomed the [...]
Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions: Ranking of Issues & Knowledge Gaps
The Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions (CAWES) conducted a survey to rank issues and knowledge gaps that must be addressed to advance markets for torrefied wood. This report [...]
Nancy Natoli Élan Award for Innovation in Land Conservation Winners Announced
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 18, 2014) Bob Barnes works the hallways of Washington, DC, pressing the need for land conservation to [...]
Partnership Selects Cellulosic Nanomaterial Proposal
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 17, 2014) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced the selection of [...]
Identifying Priorities for Commercialization of Torrefied Wood Products
The Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions (CAWES) today released a brief survey seeking input on challenges and knowledge gaps to commercialization of torrefied wood products. Those [...]
Torrefaction Report and Second Survey Available
The Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions (CAWES) today released an Executive Summary report from the Consortium’s recent kick-off meeting in Atlanta. In addition, the CAWES Steering [...]
Raging Forest Fires Demand Breakthrough Solutions: Consortium to Seek Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions for Enhanced Forest Health and Job Growth in Rural America
ATLANTA, GA, August 27, 2014 — The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment), the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI (FPL) and the Georgia Southern [...]
Department of Defense Grants Protect Groundwater, Forests, Farmlands, and Wetlands
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (August 6, 2014) Two new grant awards will help protect compatible land uses around military installations and [...]
Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions: Kick-Off Workshop Executive Summary
The Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions (CAWES) met to assess challenges and knowledge gaps relevant to the advancement of torrefaction technology. With an initial joint investment [...]
Endowment Aids Next Generation of Timber Harvesters
Young Loggers Buck the Trend, and Grow New Business Richburg, SC – It’s no secret that logging crews are aging, and that experienced loggers are struggling to attract young people to the [...]
New Award Memorializes Land Conservation Leader
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 23, 2014) Nancy Natoli’s job at the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection [...]
Hoolihan Elected to Endowment’s Board of Directors
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 16, 2014) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today that James [...]
Ground-Breaking Program Launched to Aid Timber Harvesters and Haulers
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 15, 2014) One of the best-known names in tree-growing and forest stewardship is the first forest products [...]
2014 Special Projects Intern Joins Endowment
Coleman Allums, a recent graduate of Furman University, Greenville, SC, is the 2014-2015 Special Project Intern at the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment). He will work [...]
Commercialization of Cellulosic Nanomaterial Request for Proposals
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) to advance the commercialization of cellulosic nanomaterial through P3Nano – a [...]
Symposium Highlights Watershed Protection Benefits
Protecting and managing forested watersheds to help ensure water supplies and to reduce drinking water treatment and storage costs is the theme of an upcoming symposium at the American Water [...]
Endowment and Partners Announce Pilot Program in South Carolina Designed to Aid Timber Harvesters and Haulers
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 28, 2014) The most under-appreciated and yet critically-important link in the forest products industry [...]
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities Releases 2013 Annual Report
“Our 7th Annual Report reflects the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ (the Endowment) unique “playbook” for supporting the North American forest industry by adding value to forests,” [...]
Report Notes New Investment in Research and Development Necessary If Forest Industry to Have Bright Future
In tough times companies and governments look to cut costs. Unfortunately, those cuts may come at the expense of future opportunities, such as new product development. A new report released [...]
Results of New Study Suggests Ways to Enhance Payment for Energy Value When Harvesting, Hauling, and Selling Woody Biomass for Fuel
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 27, 2014) Wood is the oldest form of raw material used to generate energy. Yet, the fact that trees have [...]
Endowment, USDA Forest Service Sign Master MOU to Enhance Long-Term Partnership
Carlton Owen, President and CEO of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment), today signed a master agreement with USDA Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. The Endowment and the [...]
A New Model for Forest Sector Research and Development in the United States
In tough times companies and governments look to cut costs. Unfortunately, those cuts may come at the expense of future opportunities, such as new product development. A new report authored by [...]
Endowment Endorses Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack’s Plans to Advance Cellulosic Nanomaterial
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 11, 2013) Carlton Owen, President and CEO of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities [...]
New Partnership Ensures Future for North America’s Premier Database of Wood-to-Energy Producing/Consuming Facilities
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 10, 2013) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced a new partnership [...]
Refining Woody Biomass Feedstock Logistics: Balancing Biomass Harvesting and Drying Tactics with Delivered Payment Practice
Results of a field research study by North Carolina State University scientists. Explores the benefits of drying woody biomass before hauling along with systems to measure moisture content (a [...]
2014 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge Request for Pre-Proposals Available
The U.S. Department of Defense today announced that it is accepting pre-proposals for the 2014 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge. The 2014 Challenge [...]
Endowment Elects New Members and New Officers
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) this past week welcomed the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors. Judith Stockdale of Chicago, Illinois and Colin [...]
Studies Shows Reforestation of Flood-prone Agricultural Lands Reduces Surface Water Runoff and Associated Soil Erosion
A new modeling study conducted by the USDA Forest Service Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research highlights the role reforestation plays in reducing flooding and the volume of farmland-derived [...]
Un Continent, Une Forêt, Une Menace : Premières Réalisations et Incidence d’une Collaboration Accrue
Le Canada et les États-Unis ont en commun bon nombre de caractéristiques écologiques, socioéconomiques et autres et, par conséquent, ont des besoins similaires en matière de science forestière et [...]
One Continent; One Forest; One Threat: Early Achievements and Impacts of Advanced Collaboration
Canada and the United States share many ecological, socio-economic and other commonalities, and have similar needs with regard to forest science and forest products research. View PDF
“The State and Future of U.S. Forestry and the Forest Industry” Report Released
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (9.13.2013) While raging wildfires in the western U.S. dominate the evening news and disrupt the daily routines [...]
Endowment Joins Others in Project to Establish Efficiency Standards for Wood-Fired Boilers
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund (WPPSEF) are collaborating with the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) to fund [...]
SFI and U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities Spur Collaboration Among Water Utilities and Forest Landowners to Protect Watersheds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Experts acknowledge the important role of forestlands in protecting ournation’s water quality. The U.S. Forest Service estimates that about two-thirds of our nation’sfreshwater [...]
Endowment Releases Report from Canada/ U.S. Forest Health Summit II
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released the report and recommendations resulting from the Canada/U.S. Forest Health Summit II. The Summit, held March [...]
Former Society of American Foresters Executive to Join Endowment
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that Michael Goergen, chief executive officer and executive vice-president of the Society of American Foresters [...]
100,000 Conservation Easements and Counting!
A milestone for private landowner contributions to natural resource conservation was reached this week with the addition of the 100,000th easement to the National Conservation Easement Database [...]
Endowment and NCIF Invest to Enhance Viability of Nation’s Timber Harvesters
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (July 15, 2013) America’s forest landowners and forest products industries rely heavily on a cadre of small [...]
Footage from Jefferson County Expo now on YouTube
On April 27, 2013, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities hosted the Jefferson Opportunity Expo in Louisville, GA. Presenters included several national and regional experts about [...]
Department of Defense Grant Protects Florida’s Forests
More than 20,000 acres of longleaf pine and other forests near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, will be permanently protected through one of two grants announced for the 2013 Readiness and [...]
Sustainable Finance Strategies for Watershed Protection
Nearly 100 years ago the leaders of a sleepy southern textile town took unprecedented steps to ensure that its citizens would have secure and readily available drinking water for decades to [...]
Agriculture Secretary cites Endowment Partnership
On Monday, June 17, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack participated in his very first Google+ Hangout to discuss opportunities available through USDA’s StrikeForce Initiative for Rural Growth and [...]
2013 Interns Join Endowment Team
Anne-Marie Melief and George Flowers, two recent graduates of Furman University, Greenville, SC, are the new interns at the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment). Both will [...]
New Report Assesses Appoaches to Expand Community-Scale Clusters of Wood-to-Energy Facilities to Enhance Renewable energy and Forest Health
The production of energy using a renewable material such as wood can have positive impacts on all three legs of the sustainability stool – society, the economy, and the environment. So [...]
Sustainable Finance Strategies for Watershed Protection: Greenville, South Carolina
This report analyzes the feasibility of and proposes a framework for a watershed protection management program to meet the future water supply needs for Greenville, SC. View PDF
Financing Woody Biomass Clusters: Barriers, Opportunities and Potential Models for the Western U.S.
To better understand how appropriately scaled biomass energy projects could be more widely adopted in the U.S., this report identifies factors that contribute to success or failure of [...]
The State and Future of the U.S. Forest Industry
Results from a convening in Washington, D.C. to discuss this changing context and implications for forests and forestry sponsored by the USDA Forest Service and the U.S. Endowment for Forestry [...]
Wood For Energy Use in Schools, Hospitals and Other Facilities Growing
The State of Institutional Woody Biomass Facilities in the United States, a report just released by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment), is available at [...]
New Chief Financial Officer Joins Endowment
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the addition of Signe Cann as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). “We are indeed fortunate to find someone with such [...]
Woody Biomass Energy Database Upgraded and Expanded
In 2010, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) announced creation of a one-of-a-kind database of industrial and selected community-scale users of wood-to-energy facilities [...]
Partners Launch the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program
Two sites in the Carolinas have been selected as pilots for the launch of a collaborative $1.2 million grant program to help stem the loss of African American owned forests. The program is a [...]
Floodplain Forest’s Contribution to Gulf Water Quality to be Studied: New Research Seeks to Quantify Impacts in the Mississippi River Basin
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has awarded a $42,000 grant to two USDA Forest Service scientists to synthesize existing research about the impacts of floodplain [...]
Endowment Partner Pursues Phone App to Track Forest Health Threats
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today made its first foray into engaging citizen scientists by putting its support behind a planned mobile phone application, [...]
Canada/ U.S. Forest Health Summit II
This document provides the results of an Endowment convening sponsored by the USDA Forest Service (USFS) and the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) of Natural Resources Canada to address specific [...]
The Wood Pellet Value Chain
Presents a hypothetical case study of how wood-to-energy facilities in Virginia and Georgia could increase the sustainability of their biomass supply chains. View PDF
Endowment Releases 2012 Annual Report
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released its 2012 Annual Report. Creating financial linkages between urban water consumers and the rural forest landowners [...]
Endowment Advances Water and Watershed Protection Program
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that Tracy Mehan, a principal with The Cadmus Group, Inc., of Waltham, Massachusetts, has been retained to [...]
New Reports and Understanding of Wood Energy Pellet Sector
Wood energy pellets: love them or hate them. It all depends upon your perspective and understanding. That’s why the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released two [...]
The State of Information Databases Tracking Wood-to-Energy Facilities
The Woody Biomass Joint Venture (JV) – a partnership between the USDA Forest Service and the Endowment – hosted a roundtable of knowledgeable professionals to explore the content and [...]
Partners Expand Mississippi River Reforestation and Wetlands: Flood prone ‘batture lands’ eligible for conservation funding to improve water quality
Stoneville, MS – A public-private partnership between Mississippi River Trust, Walton Family Foundation, U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment), and the U.S. Department of [...]
Report Assesses State of Information on Nation’s Wood-to-Energy Sector
Even with sound information it is difficult to make good decisions; without it, bad outcomes are likely. That is why the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) convened a [...]
Voigtman Elected to Endowment’s Board of Directors
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today that Jon Voigtman of Summit, New Jersey, and a Managing Director-RBC Capital Markets in New York, has been elected [...]
Payment for Watershed Services: A Watershed Protection Database
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) promotes the conservation and improved management of forested watersheds as a cost-effective strategy to safeguard public drinking [...]
Applying Pathways to Sustainability
Intended to be a resource for pellet producers, forest management professionals, landowners, and others concerned with the conservation and sustainable management of U.S. forests, this report [...]
Endowment Releases 2011 Financial Results
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released results from independent audits of the organization’s 2011 financial records as well as copies of the 2011 IRS [...]
Gilges Elected to Endowment’s Board of Directors
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today that Kent Gilges of Canandaigua, New York, Managing Director at Conservation Forestry, LLC, has been elected to its [...]
Jefferson County, Georgia Assets Index Report Released
As a part of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ work in Jefferson County, Georgia under the Endowment’s newest Initiative Asset Creation, Intern Katie Premo has completed an [...]
Endowment Invests in Highly-Stressed Timber Harvesting Sector in South Georgia
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities (the Endowment) today announced a $25,000 grant to help timber harvesters impacted by the recent economic downturn in South Georgia. With this [...]
Program to Heat Schools with Locally-Available Wood Wastes Finding Acceptance in Hospitals, Prisons, and more
Schools and other public and private buildings located in forest-rich portions of the country are increasingly finding that an old source of fuel is just the right thing for today and tomorrow. [...]
Webinar to Review New 2013 REPI Challenge
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment), in partnership with the Department of Defense, will host an informational webinar regarding the 2013 Readiness and Environmental [...]
U.S. Endowment and the Department of Defense Release Pre-Proposal Form
The pre-proposal form for the Department of Defense 2013 Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) Challenge is now available on the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Community’s [...]
Partner shares Hand-Crafted Bounty from Forest with Endowment
When the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) moved into its newly renovated offices just over a year ago, it did so with help from a number of friends. One of the [...]
Endowment Releases Canada/U.S. Forest Health Summit Report
“From the water we drink to the homes that provide shelter to the habitats for a plethora of wild creatures, the forests of North America are among the continent’s most important natural [...]
Webinar to Review RFP on Land Retention
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) will host a webinar on August 8, 2012 at 1:00 pm EDST to provide additional information about the different components of the [...]
Applying Sustainable Forestry Practices to Enhance Land Retention Among African American Families
“The loss of African American-owned farm and forestland is a continuing drain of assets of Black families and their communities,” says U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) [...]
Reviews by Environmental Defense Fund Shed Light on Wood-to-Energy Issue
During the Great Recession one of the fastest growing sectors of the U.S. wood-to-energy market has involved wood pellet facilities with products targeted for the European Union (E.U.). Two new [...]
European Power from U.S. Forests: How Evolving EU Policy is Shaping the Transatlantic Trade in Wood Biomass
Assesses the relevant policy drivers in the European Union, which may drive pellet production in the U.S., with particular emphasis on existing and emerging sustainability requirements. View PDF
Pathways to Sustainability: An Evaluation of Forestry Programs to Meet European Biomass Supply Chain Requirements
Examines the wood pellet value chain in order to develop a thorough understanding of this emerging segment of the broader forest industry. View PDF
Endowment Helps Launch First-Ever Canada/ U.S. Forest Summit
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) served as convener for the first-ever Canada/U.S. Forest Health Summit. The event, held at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, [...]
Furman University Sustainability Fellow Joins Endowment
Patrick Starr, a senior at Furman University, Greenville, SC, has been named the 2012-2013 David E. Shi Sustainability Fellow. This fellowship will play out as a year-long collaborative venture [...]
Canada/ U.S. Forest Health Summit I
This is the report of the first-ever meeting between the USDA Forest Service (USFS) and the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) of Natural Resources Canada to plan ways to collaborate on forest health [...]
Importance of Biomass Energy Markets to Forestry: New England’s Two Decades of Biomass Energy Experience (Info only: Not Endowment funded)
Explores the two decade history and use of woody biomass for producing energy in New England. View PDF
Endowment Welcomes New 2012 Interns
Katie Premo and Sofi Delgado Perusquia, two recent graduates of Furman University, Greenville, SC, are the new interns at the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment). Both [...]
Retaining North Carolina’s Working Forests
In North Carolina, forestry is a major economic driver, employing an estimated 80,000 people and adding nearly $5 billion to the State’s gross domestic product. The 33 counties in the eastern [...]
Partnership for Southern Forestland Conservation – Contractor Job Opening
If helping conserve Southern working forests for the economic, cultural, and environmental benefits they provide is your passion, then the U.S. Endowment has a contract opportunity for you. The [...]
Woody Biomass Joint Venture Enters Second Phase
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 15, 2012) “Two years ago the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and the USDA Forest [...]
Retaining Working Forests: Eastern North Carolina
This is the results of a study of the 33-county coastal North Carolina region—one of 11 priority areas in the Southeast where there are innovative opportunities for landscape-scale working forest [...]
REPI Georgia/Florida Pilot Program Application Available
The application form for the 2012 Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) Challenge: A New Model to Accelerate and Expand Base Buffering Outcomes – Georgia/Florida Pilot [...]
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and its partners at the National Association of State Foresters, today released the third edition in the new “Issues in the Forest” series – “BIOCHAR: Turning Wood to Gold.” “The information age is yielding an overload for many professionals and others interested in staying abreast of the facts of issues important to forests, forestry, and the forest-products sector,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen. “We’ve designed theIssues in the Forest series to help break through the clutter and allow a high-level overview of a single topic while trying to navigate the course of providing facts without advocating specific positions or outcomes.” The third issue in the series looks at biochar a byproduct of certain wood-to-energy processes and a potential value-added output that is touted as a soil amendment; carbon stabilizer; moisture retention agent, and much more.
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and its partners at the National Association of State Foresters, today released the third edition in the new “Issues in the [...]
World Forestry Day 2012
In recognition of World Forestry Day, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has joined with The Conservation Fund’s ShadeFund, the Forest Guild, Dovetail Partners, and [...]
Endowment’s 5th Anniversary Offers Opportunity for Input, Collaboration
“We are notorious ‘borrowers’ of great ideas,” says U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities President Carlton Owen. “One of the things that has made our young organization successful is our [...]
Endowment Releases Report on Wood-to-Energy in the Northern Tier
Lack of a clear and consistent national energy policy, confusing and sometimes contradictory state policies, and a lack of parity in terms of government programs and incentives with other [...]
Endowment Endorses National Museum of Forest Service History
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities today provided a letter of endorsement to the National Museum of Forest Service History. “One of the toughest things about our work is having to [...]
Endowment Elects John Kulhavi to Board of Directors
Retired Brigadier General John G. Kulhavi (U.S. Army – Retired) of White Lake, Michigan, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities. “We [...]
Endowment 5th Annual Report Highlights Early Successess
One cent. That’s all it may take to start a revolution, at least for financing to protect the forested watersheds that clean our drinking water. The healthier the forests in a community’s [...]
Endowment Opens Field for New Year-long Intern
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) formally announced today an opening for the year-long internship position in the Greenville, South Carolina office. Having just [...]
Endowment Assists Defense Department with Forest Conservation
At military bases across the country, encroachment by non-compatible development (housing, for instance) threatens the military mission as it limits full use and capability of core lands for [...]
Conservation Fund Benefits Low-Wealth Communities
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and our partners such as The Conservation Fund believe that forestland conservation can have positive economic impact for [...]
Endowment Video Spotlights Healthy Watersheds Work
Water. It’s everywhere, or almost so. Yet, in a nation with more than 308 million inhabitants, water — especially safe drinking water — could well become the defining natural [...]
Wood-to-Energy Across the Northern Tier and Beyond: Barriers and Solutions
Report from a convening sponsored by the Endowment and the USDA Forest Service, State, & Private Forestry, where a group of professionals gathered in Manchester, New Hampshire to discuss [...]
ShadeFund Introduces “Crowd-Funding” to Jump-Start Green Entrepreneurs.
It has been used to send disaster aid across the globe with a simple text. It has been used to help farmers in Latin America expand their crop production. Artists around the world have used it to [...]
Endowment Plans Georgia Wood-to-Energy Project to Test Model for Asset Creation
As vitally important as family-supporting jobs are — especially in this economy — can a private business be “designed” to do more than provide jobs and generate profits for its [...]
Endowment Releases External Review of Biomass Investments
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released the results of an external review commissioned to provide an assessment of its programmatic investments in the [...]
Canada Names Farrell to Liaison Role
The Honorable Ed Fast, Minster of International Trade for the Government of Canada, has named James Farrell as “Canadian liaison” to the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities [...]
“Connections” Made Easier with Catalogue of Forestry and Related Organizations
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has a dual mission often simply stated as “advancing healthy working forests and family-supporting jobs in rural forest-reliant [...]
Endowment Announces Changes to Board of Directors
Effective at the conclusion of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ (the Endowment) November 2010 meeting of the Board of Directors, Dick Molpus, completed his term of Board [...]
Endowment Grantee Releases Report on Payment for Watershed Services
EcoAgriculture Partners, a DC-based group working to help agricultural communities manage their landscapes, has released two versions of the report, Payment for watershed services in the United [...]
USDA Study Supports Use of Wood as “Greenest” of Building Materials
In Washington, DC, today, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the findings of a new U.S. Forest Service study indicating that wood should be favored as a primary building material in [...]
Endowment Announces Woody Biomass Joint-Venture Investments
Carlton Owen, President & CEO of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced awards of more than $1.4 million in Woody Biomass Joint Venture Funds to [...]
Woodworkers Share Time and Talent for Endowment Home
Members of the Greenville Woodworkers Guild (Greenville, SC), are in the process of crafting a number of items for the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ (the Endowment) recently [...]
State Forest and Wildlife Plans Focus of Latest RFP
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released a Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled: “Coordinating State Forest Action Plans (State Forest Resource [...]
Second Edition of “Issues in the Forest” Looks at Wood Pellets
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and its partners at the National Association of State Foresters, today released the second edition in the new “Issues in the [...]
New Book Points to Importance of Markets to Forest Conservation
A new book produced by the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory — Sustainable Development in the Forest Products Industry — provides strong evidence of the link between a [...]
Issues in the Forest
The Endowment and the National Association of State Foresters share an interest in advancing sustainable forestry in the U.S. The organizations collaborated on creating “Issues in the Forest” [...]
Endowment Releases Request for Proposals to Review Fund Performance
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a qualified vendor to conduct an independent review of the organization’s [...]
Endowment Moves to New Home
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has moved to permanent offices in Greenville, South Carolina. The facility, which the Endowment owns, provides double the space of [...]
Endowment Releases Report on State of Watershed Payment Programs
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the release of a report entitled, “Innovations in Watershed-based Conservation in the United States: [...]
Softwood Lumber Producers Approve First-Ever National Check-off
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced that domestic manufacturers and importers of softwood lumber have voted to approve the formation of [...]
Innovations in Market-based Watershed Conservation in the United States
This document summarizes the results of a survey of new or emerging Payment for Watershed Service (PWS) project models to understand their scale, characteristics, and potential. View PDF
Endowment Names former Ambassador as Outside Counsel
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that it has engaged former U.S. Ambassador, David H. Wilkins, as outside general counsel. “When our current [...]
Endowment and State Foresters Launch “Issues in the Forest” Series
Torrefied wood may be an excellent companion to coal as utilities across the nation seek ways to increase the use of renewable energy sources and reduce their carbon footprint. The first in a [...]
Initiative Overviews Put Programmatic Work in Context
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released a series of “Endowment Initiative Overviews.” “As part of our commitment to transparency and in [...]
USDA Plan to Promote use of Green Building and Wood to Keep Forests as Forests
Last evening before a star-studded crowd representing the who’s who of forests in the U.S., Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack went where none of his predecessors had ever gone. Using [...]
Endowment Elects Datan to Board of Directors
What do Amazon rainforests and the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) have in common? Tamar Datan. Datan, Executive Vice President of the Virginia-based Amazon [...]
Annual Report for Calendar Year 2010 Released
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released copies of its Annual Report 2010. “Given that the United Nations declared 2011 as the International Year of [...]
Endowment Seeks to Aid Hardwood Industry in Plan for Growth
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced that it is partnering with an ad-hoc group of U.S. hardwood industry leaders operating as the “Blue Ribbon [...]
Endowment Expands Healthy Watersheds Work
In its landmark report, “Private Forests, Public Benefits” the USDA Forest Service identified the 15 watersheds across the nation most threatened by increased housing [...]
Project to Scope Water Projects Across Nation
Since launching its Healthy Forests; Healthy Watersheds Initiative in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in early 2010, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities [...]
Endowment Celebrates Launch of ShadeFund
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 9, 2010) A vision that the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and its partner [...]
Endowment Releases Calendar Year 2009 Financials
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released its financial statements for fiscal year (calendar year) 2009. “Since our inception we’ve tried to be [...]
Summary Report from Second Biomass Learning Session Available
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released the second summary report flowing from a series of learning sessions being conducted jointly with the USDA Forest [...]
Forest Service and Endowment Initiate Joint-venture for Biomass
The USDA Forest Service (Forest Service) and the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) have developed a joint-venture designed to advance sustainable uses of woody biomass. [...]
Partners Release Results of Montana Biomass Feasibility Project
Montana Community Development Corporation (MCDC) has released “Developing a Business Case for Sustainable Biomass Generation: A Regional Model for Western Montana.” The report, [...]
Woody Biomass: Report from a Session to Consider Near-term Investment Opportunities II
The USDA Forest Service State & Private Forestry and the Endowment held a small, roundtable to drill-down on additional opportunities in wood-to-energy. The session follows an earlier [...]
Developing a Business Case for Sustainable Biomass Generation: A Regional Model for Western Montana
Explores the feasibility of developing sustainable, woody biomass-fueled combined heat and power plants at sawmills in western Montana to supply a portion of Northwestern Energy’s renewable [...]
Wood to Energy Report Released
A new report by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and the University of Tennessee Office of Bioenergy programs reviews the current state of research and development [...]
Endowment President Receives Order of the Palmetto
In a ceremony held at Furman University today, Carlton Owen, President & CEO of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment), was awarded the Order of the Palmetto. The [...]
Case Studies: Best-in-Class Wood-to-Energy Systems
The Endowment and USDA Forest Service State & Private Forestry worked with, the Biomass Energy Resource Center (BERC) to develop a series of case studies illustrating the development and [...]
Wood2Energy: A State of the Science & Technology Report
Overview on the state-of-the-science of woody biomass to energy conversion processes in North America, including a literature review and a database of industrial facilities utilizing wood as a [...]
Endowment Completes Staffing Plan
Carlton Owen, President of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment), today announced the final addition that completes a months-long process to broaden the [...]
Endowment Releases Findings from Joint Woody Biomass Session
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced release of Woody Biomass: Report from a Session to Consider Near-term Investment Opportunities. The document, [...]
Endowment Announces Change in Community Development Program
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that Diane Snyder will be leaving the organization effective March 31. “Diane’s three years as Vice [...]
Endowment Names Stangel Senior Vice President
Successfully culminating a national search, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that Dr. Peter W. Stangel will be joining the staff as Senior Vice [...]
Coalition to Promote Benefits of Private Forests
Private working forests are a vital part of America’s natural resources infrastructure, contributing significantly to the quality of life enjoyed by all Americans. The U.S. Endowment for [...]
Endowment Extends Check-off Work to Paper and Packaging
Greenville, SC– The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that it has extended its investment in possible forest products commodity check-offs. “For [...]
Director of Finance Joins Team
Effective immediately, Kim Morgan has joined the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) as Director of Finance. “Kim comes to us with a breadth and depth of financial [...]
“Healthy Watersheds through Healthy Forests Initiative” Partners Announced
February 3, 2010 –“Healthy Watersheds through Healthy Forests Initiative” Partners Announced Today the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced the three partners [...]
Woody Biomass: Report from a Session to Consider Near-term Investment Opportunities
The USDA Forest Service, State & Private Forestry, and the Endowment convened a small, non-traditional group of interests to gather fresh perspectives about wood-to-energy options grounded in [...]
Endowment Releases 2009 Annual Report
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released its Annual Report for calendar/fiscal year 2009. “This, our third annual report, follows a series theme featuring [...]
Endowment Seeks to Extend Program Reach with Key Staff Addition
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced an open search for a Senior Vice President to round-out it staffing plan for 2010 and beyond. “We’ve operated with [...]
Endowment Launches Listserv to Enhance Communication
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today, the addition of a listserv to expand and speed the flow of information to those interested in Endowment [...]
First Publicly-available Database of Woody Biomass Users Launched
January 18, 2010 – Coalition of Forestry Interests Launches North America’s First Publicly-available Database of Woody Biomass Users The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities today [...]
Endowment Seeks Team Member to Oversee Financial Affairs
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) is seeking a Director of Finance to join its staff in Greenville, SC. “We’ve operated with perhaps the leanest [...]
Woody Biomass Focus of Latest Request for Pre-proposals
January 5, 2010–Greenville, SC–Biomass Focus of Request for Pre-proposals The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced its first Request for Pre-proposals (RFP) [...]
Endowment Announces Initial Plans for International Year of Forests
The United Nations (UN) has designated 2011 as the International Year of Forests (IYOF). “We think the UN is right on target,” says Endowment President Carlton Owen, “given the [...]
Endowment Elects Canadian Liaison to Three-Year Board Term
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) operating by conference call on December 10, 2009, unanimously voted to elect Stephane Rousseau to a three-year term to the Board [...]
Endowment Supports Assessment of Large Forested Holdings
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced a $25,000 grant to the Open Space Institute, Inc. (OSI) in support of a project entitled, “Private Forest Landscape [...]
Canada Names Liaison to Endowment Board
The Honorable Stockwell Day, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, has named Stephane Rousseau, of Montreal, Canada as liaison to the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the [...]
Endowment Report on Community Resilience and Wealth Released
November 19, 2009 – Greenville, SC – Resilience Report Highlights Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Communities The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today [...]
Endowment to Host Dialogue with Conservation Thinkers
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) is seeking to deepen engagement in its work with conservation professionals and interested parties. To further that end, the [...]
Endowment Elects New Chairman
The Board of Directors of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has elected Mack Hogans of Seattle, Washington, as its Chairman for a two-year term effective [...]
Northern Forest Center Releases Payments for Forest Carbon 2009 Report
The Northern Forest Center, intermediary organization in the Northern Forest Investment Zone partnership, recently released a Payments for Forest Carbon 2009 report. The report examines [...]
“Best-in-Class” Studies Show Woody Biomass as Affordable, Dependable
October 9, 2009 – Greenville, SC – Work Showcases “Best-in-Class” Wood- to-Energy Systems as Affordable, Dependable Approaches for Schools, Hospitals and even Entire Communities The U.S. [...]
Community Resilience and Wealth
Full Report Appendix A: Annotated List of Tools Appendix B: Selected Resilience Research, Projects, Networks, Centers and Foundation Activities Appendix C: A Review of the Historical Evolution [...]
Montana Project Seeks to Supply Energy, Strengthen Industry and Forests
September 22, 2009 – Greenville, SC — Tough Times Drive Innovation and Unique Partnerships to Retain Manufacturing Jobs, Enhance Forest Health and Produce Renewable Energy The U.S. [...]
Endowment and Partners Announce Plan for Conservation Easement Database
August 31, 2009 –Endowment and Partners Announce Plan for Conservation Easement Database GREENVILLE, SC — The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment), with generous [...]
RFP Opens for Healthy Watersheds through Healthy Forests
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today issued a Request for Pre-proposals (RFP) in its joint-venture with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) [...]
Endowment Solicits Input for Potential Future Partnerships
It is never too early to begin thinking ahead! In keeping with that concept, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today posted a Blog soliciting input for a potential [...]
Payments for Forest Carbon: Opportunities and Challenges for Small Forest Owners
This report is intended as a resource for landowners, non-profits, and government agencies seeking to understand opportunities and challenges presented by forest carbon sequestration projects. [...]
The Status of and Opportunities for Business Clustering Within the Forest Products Sector in the U.S. (
This report is an overview of the status of and opportunities for business clustering within U.S. forest products and closely related natural resource-based sectors. It reviews business cluster [...]
Endowment wins $2 Million USDA Grant; To Host Webinar to Explore Initiative
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on July 13th announced $18.4 million in Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) to fund 55 projects to develop and refine cutting-edge technologies and approaches [...]
Board Approves IRS Form 990
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ Board of Directors today voted unanimously to approve IRS Form 990 required of not-for-profits. “The IRS made wholesale changes in the Form 990 [...]
Federal Court Rules on Challenge Against U.S. Government
On June 23, 2009, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jones issued a ruling for the defense in a long-running challenge by the Washington Forest Law Center (WFLC) and the Forest Stewardship Council [...]
Endowment Board Approves Clean Audit for 2008
At its most recent meeting of the Board of Directors held in New Orleans May 19-20, 2009, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) heard a report from its Audit Committee [...]
Christensen joins Endowment as 2009 Intern
Michelle Christensen, a May 2009 graduate of Portland State University, joined the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ team as the 2009 Intern. With a degree in Geography and a minor in [...]
Earth Day 39 at the U.S. Endowment
For nearly 40 years, April 22nd has been celebrated as “Earth Day” in the United States. At the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) every day is Earth Day as the staff [...]
Endowment Releases Report on Business Clustering
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the release of a report and series of documents on the status of and opportunities for business clustering within [...]
Endowment Releases Latest “Plain Language Stewardship Statement”
The Endowment today posted what it terms its “plain language stewardship statement” for the first quarter of 2009(view statement). “We’ve developed these one-page summaries of financial status [...]
Endowment Announces Formation of Commission on Check-off
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the formation of a 21-member Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) that will develop the first-ever “commodity check-off [...]
Endowment Releases Report on Community-Based Forestry
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the release of a report and series of documents on the status of community-based forestry and community-owned [...]
Blog Provides More Insight into Forest Health Initiative
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) President Carlton Owen used the organization’s most recent Blog posting – Seeking 21st Century Solutions to America’s Forest Health [...]
Endowment Releases 2008 Annual Report
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released its 2nd annual report. “We are pleased to be able to share with all interested parties the results of the [...]
Endowment Names Governance and Nominating Committee
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) Chairman Dick Molpus today named a three-person Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board. The Committee will be chaired by [...]
Partnership for Southern Forestland Conservation Announced
More people and changing land uses are threatening the future of the South’s forests, and a group of conservation partners have united to “Keep Forests as Forests.” The Partnership for Southern [...]
Endowment Board Member Recognized for Lifetime of Achievement
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) Board Member, Bruce Miles, has been inducted into the Texas Forestry Museum’s Hall of Fame 2008. Mr. Miles holds a Bachelor of [...]
Exciting Initiative to Advance Forest Health Announced
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced its participation in a bold new initiative, “Advancing Forest Health through Biotechnology.” Designed to seek new [...]
Endowment Secures Funding to Support Final Phase of Check-off Work
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced it has garnered external funding to support the third and final phase of work leading to the development of a [...]
Endowment and The Conservation Fund to Launch Online Marketplace
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities announced that it has partnered with The Conservation Fund to launch an online marketplace to benefit working forests and rural communities. The [...]
Endowment Commitment to Working Landscapes Basis of First RFP for 2009
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced its latest “Request for Pre-Proposals (RFP).” “For almost a year we’ve been working with land conservation [...]
Video of Check-off Conference Available in Two Formats
On October 21st, 2008, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) hosted a workshop in Seattle, Washington, to formally roll-out its work and recommendations on commodity [...]
Endowment Board Sets Financial Targets
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ Board of Directors completed its review of current and expected economic conditions and budgets for 2009. At its fall meeting, held November 3-4 [...]
Keeping Working Forests in Forests: Common Ground
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) co-hosted a workshop in Chicago, December 10-11, 2008, “Keeping Working Forests [...]
Endowment Releases Second Report on Conservation Easements
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities today released a report entitled, “Considerations for Creating a National Conservation Easement Database.” The report is a follow-up to a meeting [...]
Survey Responses Stimulate Changes
The Endowment continues to utilize an electronic grant-making system which is in line with the lean staff model employed. “It is important that our grant-making system is easy to use and, if [...]
Endowment and Ford Support Community Forestry Trust
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities announced that it had joined the Ford Foundation in supporting the creation of a National Community Forestry Trust. “Our recent study of [...]
BERC Selected for Second Aspect of Bioenergy Work
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities today announced an agreement with the Biomass Energy Resource Center (BERC) of Montpelier, Vermont (www.biomasscenter.org) to conduct work on [...]
Endowment Announces Selection of Forest Investment Zones
November 17, 2008: Greenville, SC – for immediate release The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the selection of three areas as “Forest Investment Zones” [...]
Blandin Foundation Leaders Share Experiences
Jim Hoolihan, President of the Minnesota-based Blandin Foundation and Bernadine Joselyn, Blandin’s Director, Public Policy & Engagement, met with the Endowment’s Board of Directors at its [...]
Endowment Elects Board Members and Officers
At its Board of Directors meeting in Minneapolis, MN, November 3-4, 2008, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) re-elected four members to new three-year terms. Those [...]
Cluster Study Team Seeks Input
Dovetail Partners, a collaborator with the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, this week issued a call for assistance in identifying information from across the nation regarding business [...]
Considerations for Creating a National Conservation Easement Database
The Endowment convened a number of public and private conservation players as a follow-up to “Forest Conservation Easements: Who’s Keeping Track?” (February 2008) in order to move forward with [...]
Endowment Rolls-out Check-off Study as Phase Two of Project Concludes
The U.S. Endowment hosted a meeting in Seattle on September 21st where a broad cross section of forest industry leaders from Canada and the U.S. gathered to drill down on learnings from the [...]
The Status of Community-Based Forestry in the United States
Forests owned by municipalities, counties, or community-based nonprofit organizations are being used to drive economic development and forest conservation. This report offers an assessment of [...]
University of Tennessee Selected to Lead Energy Work for Industrial Sector
The University of Tennessee (UT) has been selected to take the lead on RFP 2008-005 “The State of Wood-based Bio-Energy/Technologies and Industries in North America.” “We are especially pleased [...]
Quick Turn-Around Sought on Survey — “Keeping Forests in Forests”
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities and the National Alliance of Forest Owners today released a survey to solicit input on barriers as well as possible incentives to “keeping large [...]
Endowment Releases Results of Study on “Check-offs” for Forest Products
The Endowment today released the results of a study — Commodity “Check-offs” The Potential for North American Softwood Lumber: Overview — reviewing the potential to use [...]
Williams Joins Endowment as 2008-2009 Intern
Art Williams joined the Endowment team as the Fall 2008/Spring 2009 Intern. Williams is a May 2008 graduate of Furman University with a degree in History and Concentration Study in Earth and [...]
Work on Woody Biomass and Biofuels Takes Two Tracks
The Endowment is pursuing work on woody biomass and potential biofuels along two tracks. To learn more about the thinking behind these efforts, read the latest Blog — “Wood, Trees [...]
Endowment Launches Phase I of Conservation Easement Project
The Endowment has engaged Danyelle O’Hara, an independent consultant from Norman, OK, to lead Phase I of a project to determine interest in and parameters necessary to develop a single [...]
Forest Investment Zones Concept Moves into Action
The Endowment today announced its latest Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation seeks partners to assist with Forest Investment Zones. The RFP seeks partners to implement one of the [...]
Endowment “Updates” Website for More Consistent Brand
If you are a “returning visitor” to the Endowment’s website, you’ll notice some changes. The “feel” has been updated to enhance user experience. The look is [...]
Endowment to Release Forest Investment Zone RFP
Work of the Endowment over the past nine months will soon culminate in the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled “Forest Investment Zones: Co-Creating Innovation and Learning at [...]
Endowment Launches Staff Blog to Enhance Transparency and Openness
The Endowment today launched a blog in an effort to further our commitment to openness, transparency and communication. “We know that there are many who are interested in the work of the [...]
Commodity Check-off: Overview
A summary version of the previous document regarding the potential of commodity check-offs to be used for North American softwood lumber. View PDF
Commodity Check-off: Full Report
A comprehensive feasibility study and implementation options that examine the potential for unified or coordinated “check-off” programs for softwood lumber in the U.S. and Canada. Check-offs – [...]
Mississippi State to Lead Exploration of Forest Sector Business Clustering
Mississippi State University will administratively coordinate the Endowment’s newest project, the “state-of-the-issue” report on business clustering within the forest products [...]
Author Addresses Rural Economic Development
Michael Shuman, author of “The Small-Mart Revolution,” spent an hour with the U.S. Endowment’s Board and staff in Denver in late May. Not the “big box bashing” that [...]
Board Adopts Updated Programmatic Spending Policy
At its most recent Board of Directors meeting in Denver, the U.S. Endowment adopted an update to its programmatic spending policy. “This refinement to our policy allows programmatic [...]
Board Adopts External Complaints Policy
In keeping with its commitments to openness and transparency in all its affairs, the U.S. Endowment’s Board of Directors has adopted a policy to formalize an approach to addressing any [...]
Endowment Releases 2007 Audit Report
The U.S. Endowment’s Audit Committee Chair Peggy Clark provided the Endowment Board of Directors a detailed review of the organization’s first external audit. The work done by Dixon [...]
Key Outcomes of the Endowment’s May 2008 Board Meeting
The U.S. Endowment’s Board of Directors convened in Denver for its first in-person meeting of 2008. Among key agenda items were updates from principals leading work on two [...]
RFP Call Seeks Help in Scoping Conservation Easement Project
The U.S. Endowment today released its fourth Request for Pre-proposal (RFP). “This particular project is an exciting first-step to scope the potential to pull disparate sources of land [...]
Endowment Endorses Rural Compact
The Board of Directors of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities has voted unanimously to endorse the “Rural Compact” — a set of principles for building stronger rural [...]
Report on Conservation Easements/Conservation Data Released
The U.S. Endowment today released a report entitled, Forest Conservation Easements: Who’s Keeping Track. The document not only summarizes findings from a convening of conservation interests [...]
The Rural Compact
This report explores the “state-of-the-issue” of community resilience of rural, often forest-based communities in the U.S. and offers a framework for which those interested in collaboration can [...]
Endowment “Webinar” Serves Foundation Peer
At the request of the Blandin Foundation and its “Vital Forests/Vital Communities” initiative, U.S. Endowment President Carlton Owen today conducted an hour-long “webinar.” The webinar was [...]
Endowment Releases First-Ever Annual Report
“One of our core values is openness and transparency in all that we do,” says Endowment President Carlton Owen. “That’s why we work hard to update our website, share our thinking and progress and [...]
Request for Participation in Community-based Forestry Survey
The Consortium for Community Forestry is researching community-based forestry (CBF) in the U.S. as part of a project for the Endowment. This research aims to identify and understand the rich [...]
Senior Advisors Gathered to Discuss Endowment Work
The Endowment was honored to have four former federal service Chiefs join an experienced group of forestry and community issues leaders in Washington, DC on April 10th to review the [...]
Timber Harvesting/Transportation Report Available
The Endowment today released a report — Timber Harvesting and Transportation: The State of the Industry — that resulted from a January 30-31, 2008 workshop convened to explore the [...]
Endowment to Gain Help from Retired Forest Service Professionals
The National Association of Forest Service Retirees (NAFSR) and the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced an informal partnership whereby NAFSR members will [...]
Spring ’08 Intern a Familiar Face
Cameron Tommey a Furman University double-major in Earth & Environmental Sciences and Political Science becomes the fifth person to join the Endowment’s staff through our Internship Program. [...]
Consortium to Study Community-based Forestry/Community-owned Forests
An incredible array of groups and individuals has come together under the leadership of Dynamic Coaching and Capacity Building (Silver Spring, Maryland) along with the Watershed Research and [...]
Team Selected to Study Commodity “Check-offs”
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities has selected Phoenix Strategic Solutions, Inc. to lead a team which includes Kelly McCloskey & Associates, Ltd. and the Artemis Strategy Group [...]
Owen to Co-Chair 4th Small Log Conference
Carlton Owen, President of the U.S. Endowment has been named Co-Chair of the 4th National Small Log Conference to be held March 2009 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. This will be the fourth biennial [...]
Third RFP Seeks to Study “Ecosystem Approach” in Business Development
Today, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities released its third Request for Proposals (RFP). This RFP seeks to shed light on the status of business “clustering”within the [...]
Forest Conservation Easements: Who’s Keeping Track?
Outcomes from the first Endowment convening designed to assess the state of conservation easement data systems in the U.S. View PDF
Today, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities released its third Request for Proposals (RFP). This RFP seeks to shed light on the status of business “clustering”within the forest products sector with a goal of identifying and encouraging further application of this model where appropriate. The notion of creating economic “clusters” is not a new idea in many sectors. In fact, before the age of cheap energy and global product transfer, clustering was common. Today, economic development circles promote “innovation clusters” or “sector clustering.” This RFP seeks to review clustering internationally and then identify opportunities and challenges for increased clustering within the U.S. forest products sector. “We are interested in understanding the extent to which an ‘ecosystem approach’ to clustering may exist,” said Diane Snyder, Vice President-Community Development. An ecosystem approach is seen as one that operates within a given area and within a given activity chain where the residuals or by-products from higher value products become the raw materials for a second set of products and so on until the final residual is used for fuel and/or energy production. For details view Requests for Proposals RFP 2008-003.
The Endowment today released its latest request for pre-proposals (RFP) as it seeks to add depth and inform direction for its focal initiatives. “If one is concerned about retaining working [...]
Groups to Gather to Discuss Conservation Data Needs
With perhaps as much as 2.2 million acres of open spaces — farms, forests and rangelands — being converted to developed uses each year, it is critical that conservation interests [...]
Endowment to Explore State of Logging Industry
The Endowment and the Forest Resources Association are convening a group of the nation’s top logging sector professionals, academicians, equipment manufacturers and others January 30-31, [...]
Endowment Posts 4th Quarter Stewardship Report
As part of its continuing commitment to openness and transparency in all of its affairs, the Endowment today posted the third in its series of “stewardship reports.” “We hope [...]
First Call for Pre-Proposals Announced
The U.S. Endowment announced its first “request for pre-proposals.” This call seeks to establish “state of the issue” understanding about community-based forestry and [...]
Timber Harvesting & Transportation: The State of the Industry
This document provides the results of an Endowment convening co-sponsored with the Forest Resources Association to identify opportunities to strengthen the timber harvesting and transportation [...]
Endowment Releases “Mapping a Course of Action”
The U.S. Endowment today released “Mapping a Course of Action: Results of a Survey and Workshop Designed to Assit the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities.” [...]
Endowment Releases “Mapping a Course of Action”
The U.S. Endowment today released “Mapping a Course of Action: Results of a Survey and Workshop Designed to Assit the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities.” “We’re [...]
Endowment Adopts View on Forest Certification
At its November 5-6, 2007 meeting, the U.S. Endowment Board of Directors agreed to consider how forest certification fit into strategic focal initiatives. By unanimous consent the Board adopted [...]
Endowment Adopts View on Forest Certification
At its November 5-6, 2007 meeting, the U.S. Endowment Board of Directors agreed to consider how forest certification fit into strategic focal initiatives. By unanimous consent the Board adopted [...]
Endowment Adopts Strategic Focus
The U.S. Endowment’s Board of Directors met in Greenville, South Carolina, November 5-6, 2007. Among major actions taken, the Board completed a year-long strategic review leading to the adoption [...]
Endowment Adopts Strategic Focus
The U.S. Endowment’s Board of Directors met in Greenville, South Carolina, November 5-6, 2007. Among major actions taken, the Board completed a year-long strategic review leading to the adoption [...]
Focal Initiatives Workshop Yields Recommendations
More than two-dozen rural community practitioners, academics, natural resources professionals and others accepted the U.S. Endowment’s invitation to convene for a two-day workshop to offer [...]
Rolling Stone Rocks for Special Places
Chuck Leavell, the legendary keyboarder for The Rolling Stones and a member of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities board, rocked Greenville’s Centre Stage Theater to benefit land [...]
View on Certification
This is a statement of the Endowment’s views on Forest Certification. View PDF
Mapping a Course of Action: Results of a Workshop
This publication is the result of a national workshop designed to gather views from a broad range of individuals on where they believed the Endowment should be targeting its efforts. View PDF
Endowment Reiterates Calls for Input on Focal Initiatives and Priorities
More than 250 people have responded to the Endowment’s call to share their views on issues, priorities and potential focal initiatives as part of an on-going due diligence process and in a [...]
Legendary Musician to “Rock Greenville” for Special Places
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities in honor of its hometown, Greenville, SC, announced a special benefit concert featuring legendary rocker Chuck Leavell fresh off the highly [...]
Endowment Calls for Input on Focal Initiatives and Priorities
“If there is one thing the Endowment’s Board of Directors has been clear about it is the importance of focusing our work on a few truly important areas where, over the long-haul, we [...]
Fall Internship Announced
Matthew Rutledge, a 2006 graduate of The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia joins the U.S. Endowment staff on August 27th for our fall 2007 Internship. Matt graduated with a [...]
Endowment Formalizes Internship Program
The U.S. Endowment today announced procedures that formalize a college internship program that began as a trial in the spring of 2007. “We have just identified our fourth intern who will be [...]
Workshop Set to Solicit Input on Strategic Direction
The due diligence process is on-going as the Endowment seeks to review potential strategic focal initiatives. As part of this continuing process, the Endowment will convene a diverse group of [...]
Endowment Work Supported by Interns
We are delighted to have two talented interns joining the U.S. Endowment in recent weeks. Sally Stephenson joined our Greenville staff on July 2. Her two-month assignment will be spent focusing [...]
Treasurer Posts First Financial Overview
In an effort to be meet our own high standards and commitments to transparency and openness, U.S. Endowment Treasurer Duane McDougall has developed a financial overview that summarizes the [...]
Board adds Canadian and President to Ranks
In a unanimous action designed to ensure seamless and transparent functioning, the Endowment’s Board of Directors voted to expand its membership from 11 to 13. “The Endowment took an [...]
Actions from June Board Meeting
The Endowment’s Board of Directors convened for its second in-person meeting June 17-19, 2007 — the site, Issaquah, Washington. In addition to taking a number of actions (summarized [...]
Endowment Making Move to New Offices
Effective May 1st the Endowment will begin operations from its new corporate office at 200 Whitsett Street, Suite 200, Greenville, SC 29601. The space in a beautifully-rehabbed home in the [...]
Government of Canada Appoints Liaison
In keeping with the terms of the Softwood Lumber Agreement 2006 (SLA), the Government of Canada has appointed Dr. John W. Weaver, President and CEO of Abitibi-Consolidated, to be its [...]
Endowment Secures Full Funding; Engages Investment Manager
The Government of Canada today transferred approximately $177.4 million, which combined with an earlier payment of $22.6 million, completes the $200 million endowment set forth under the Softwood [...]
Endowment Shares New Vision, Mission and Initiatives Development Process
In a continuing commitment to transparency in all its dealings, the Endowment today shared drafts of a Vision, Mission and the first phase in work intended to establish initial focal areas of [...]
Snyder Set to Join Endowment to Lead Community Development Initiatives
On April 1 Diane Snyder will begin her tenure as Vice President-Community Development with the Endowment. Ms. Snyder has for the past decade been Executive Director of Wallowa Resources — a [...]
Endowment Completes Officer Election
During its first “in-person” meeting held in Jackson, Mississippi, February 18-20, the U.S. Endowment’s Board of Directors heard a report from its Nominating Committee regarding [...]
Endowment Receives “Public Charity” Status
The IRS has granted the U.S. Endowment “public charity” status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. All contributions to the Endowment are deductible under [...]
Government of Canada “Certifies” U.S. Endowment and Begins Funds Transfer
After reviewing the U.S. Endowment’s organizational documents and the findings of an audit by KPMG, the Government of Canada has “certified” the Endowment for receipt of funds [...]
Endowment Seeks VP-Community Development
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. (Endowment) invites applications and nominations for the position of Vice President-Community Development. The VP-Community Development will [...]
Dixon Hughes PLLC to Assist Endowment With Accounting/Financial Services
“You just can’t imagine how exciting and encouraging it is to receive unsolicited support to get a new business up and running,” said Carlton Owen, U.S. Endowment President. [...]
Palmetto Bank Stakes Endowment to Interim Offices
The Palmetto Bank, Upstate South Carolina’s oldest community bank (1906), has provided interim office space to help the U.S. Endowment get its feet on the ground. The offices, in the [...]
New Endowment Created to Manage Funds Arising from U.S.-Canada Settlement
The United States Endowment for Forestry & Communities, Inc., (Endowment) today formalized incorporation as a not-for-profit to receive $200 million in funds to promote sustainable forestry [...]
