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 IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 6, 2019) Bethesda, Md. and Greenville, SC – The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund (the Fund) today announced the recipients of its 2019 suite of grants. The […]
LOG HAULING TRANSPORTATION STUDY IDENTIFIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCIES
–Not Surprisingly Gains Depend Upon Willingness to Change — U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (JUNE 5, 2019) In 2016 the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (“Endowment”) and Region 8 of the USDA. Forest Service commissioned a scoping study to identify the challenges facing log transportation businesses in the […]
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 RELEASE (May 8, 2019) The Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program’s fourth year of awards further accelerates the pace of proactive watershed protection in the U.S., benefiting drinking water supplies, freshwater systems, and floodplains. The program supports working forest and ranchland protection, innovative finance in collaboration […]
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 For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 2, 2019) Greenville, S.C. – An important watershed forest, adjacent to the Croatan National Forest on the coast of North Carolina, will soon be […]
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 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
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 […]
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) The U.S. Endowment with its partner the USDA Forest Service will host a webinar on Friday, April 26 at 2:00 PM Eastern to answer questions and discuss objectives for the MassTimber University Grant Program (Grant Program) and related Request for Proposals […]
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 4, 2019) – Attracting the next generation of natural resource professionals and specifically consulting foresters is challenging. Ensuring that the next generation of professionals reflects the rich diversity found among family forest owners across the U.S. is even more so. The U.S. Endowment […]
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, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (MARCH 19, 2019) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment), in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service (USFS), today announced the initiation of the Mass Timber University Grant Program (Grant Program) and related Request for Proposals (RFP) to promote […]
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 Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 27, 2019) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced the launch of the first in a series of podcasts – a team effort with Leadership Nature Podcast – to highlight the people and successes of the Sustainable Forestry and African-American […]