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New Tool Aims to Help Forest Owners with Fire Management Beta Version of Southeast FireMap Available for Testing and Comment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 31, 2021) Greenville, SC – Forest owners and natural resource agencies now have a new tool at their disposal to improve forest health through prescribed burns and by helping manage wildfire […]

Endowment to Experience Historic Leadership Transition Founding CEO Carlton Owen retiring, President Pete Madden assuming role of President & CEO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 18, 2020) Greenville, SC—The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced a historic leadership transition. Current President Pete Madden has assumed the role of President and CEO, replacing Carlton […]

Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Awards 2020 Grants New projects continue mission to restore and conserve sensitive forest ecosystems and wetlands U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 23, 2020) Bethesda, MD, and Greenville, SC- The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund (the Fund) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2020 […]

New Member Added to Board of Directors and Continues Tradition of Canadian Presentation Chris McIver Joins Endowment Board U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 8, 2020) Greenville, S.C. – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today the election of Chris McIver, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, […]

CARES Act and Paycheck Protection for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Help Under the CARES Act We at the Endowment wanted to ensure that those who have been challenged by economic events — long before COVID-19 arrived on the scene — have access to pertinent information about the CARES Act.  We’ve put together this brief three-minute […]

Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Study Quantifies Impact for Landowners Clearing Land Title Generates the Greatest Economic  U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 4, 2020) Greenville, S.C. – In late 2019, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (“Endowment”) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) commissioned a study to help quantify […]

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 Communities, Greenville, SC  For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 3, 2020) Greenville, S.C. –  The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced that Pete Madden will join the staff as President effective February 17. “Our Board and […]

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 Difference” as other FIRz presenters look on. Inaugural Forest Innovation Reviews (FIRz) Event Featured a Broad Range of Ways to Shape a Brighter Future for Forests and […]

Transitioning from Pilot to Operational under Stewardship by American Forest Foundation U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 25, 2019) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced that it would soon begin a long-planned transition of its highly-successful Sustainable Forestry and African-American Land Retention (SFLR) program to […]

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 23, 2019) Greenville, S.C. – A critical habitat for a threatened bat species will be preserved thanks in part to a $50,000 grant from the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund (the […]