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A U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ Grant Funds Research by Dovetail Partners in Collaboration with Cambium Consulting Concept Paper Examines Forest Carbon Market Impact on Forest-Dependent Communities and Forest Health Greenville, S.C. – January 23, 2024 – A newly released concept paper outlines key questions to be answered by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and […]

View of the 440 acre tract recently put under easement in Montgomery County, NC. Photo by Emily Callicutt. Three Rivers Land Trust and The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Protect 440 Acres Along Little River, Montgomery County, North Carolina Greenville, S.C. — January 12, 2024 –  Two separate tracts, jointly known as the Little River Thickety […]

Department of Defense Announces 2023 REPI Challenge Funding Recipients  Forest health and wildfire mitigation highlight strategies to preserve national security priorities Greenville, SC – January 30, 2023 – The Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program today announced $24 million in funding for the 2023 REPI Challenge Program. Thirteen projects will benefit […]

Endowment Welcomes New Board Members Board adds Da Cunha, Raglin to Board of Directors; Blocker and Kilpi Re-elected, Emmerson Selected for Past Chair Term; Farrell Retires For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 8, 2022) Greenville, SC – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) is pleased to announce that Beatriz Da Cunha and Josh Raglin were elected […]

Grant Program Opens to Address National Forest System Challenges Through Innovative Finance Deadline for proposal submission is March 6, 2023 For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 21, 2022) The Innovative Finance for National Forests (IFNF) grant program announces the opening of its next round of solicitations for program funding. The IFNF grant program supports the development and […]

Endowment Releases Phase One Summary of Historic Hispanic Forest Landowner Study For Immediate Release (November 3, 2022) Greenville, SC – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) released a summary of findings from a recent study of Hispanic forest landowners across the United States. Despite increasing attention to diversity in forestry, there have […]

The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Announces its 2022 Grant Recipients FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 20, 2022) Greenville, SC and Bethesda, MD – The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund (the Fund) today announced the recipients of its 2022 grants. The projects funded this year will help conserve more than 3,000 acres and protect ecologically sensitive bottomland hardwood […]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities Announces Membership of the Forest and Wood Products Inclusion Council FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (July 28, 2022) Greenville, SC – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today the membership of their recently formed Forest and Wood Products Inclusion Council, an initiative to promote diversity, equity, and […]

Endowment Receives $250,000 from USDA Forest Service to Study Wood Blockchain Development and Deployment through ForesTrust FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (July 26, 2022) Greenville, SC – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has been awarded a $250,000 grant through the 2022 USDA Forest Service Wood Innovations Grant Program. The award, matched by $250,000 […]

Virginia Department of Forestry and Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Protect Important Tract of Nottoway River Corridor For IMMEDIATE RELEASE Greenville, SC (June 15, 2022) – An important watershed forest along the Nottoway River in Southampton County, Virginia, will now be permanently conserved thanks in part to a grant from the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund. The […]