Press Releases

2018 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program ChallengeRequest for Pre-Proposals  The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) today announced that it is accepting pre-proposals for the 2018 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge. The Request for Pre- Proposals and the downloadable PDF pre-proposal form are available on the U.S. Endowment for Forestryand Community’s […]

2018 Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Request for Proposals and Expanded North Carolina Eligibility Greenville, SC and Bethesda, MD, October 9 – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today released the 2018 Request for Proposals for the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund. Up to $500,000 is available for grants to protect bottomland hardwood and other […]

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- A report by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Forest and Forest Products Research and Development in the U.S. in the 21st Century (BRC), released today by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and […]

African American Forest Owners Benefit From Industry Partnership Enviva and Roanoke Electric Cooperative Partnership Supports Forest Health and Retention GREENVILLE, SC – Enviva Holdings, LP today announced a $45,000 grant to support African American land retention and healthy forests in northeastern North Carolina. The grant to the Sustainable Forestry Program of the Roanoke Center—a nonprofit […]

North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Protects 1,000 Acre Floodplain Forest Salmon Creek Forest Project Aided By Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Greenville, S.C. – Nearly 1,000 acres of cypress-gum swamp, bottomland hardwoods, tidal freshwater marsh, and upland mixed pine forest in Bertie County, North Carolina, is now permanently protected through a fee title acquisition negotiated by […]

Virginia Department Of Conservation Protects Forested Wetland Nottoway River Conservation Easement Aided By Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Southampton, Va. – A new conservation easement on 130 acres of forested wetland will help protect more than one mile of frontage on the Nottoway River, a State Scenic River. The Nottoway River is a major source of […]

Promotion And New Hires Expand Endowment’s Capacity – New COO Role And Added Program Officers Expand Reach And Ensure Sustainability – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced staffing changes toexpand the organization’s capacity and enhance sustainability to serve its dual mission of keeping working forests as forests and advancing family-wage jobs […]

Study Finds That Markets Are Key To Retaining Southern Forests – Forests Increase Despite Near-doubling Of Harvest And Population – It is possible to “have your cake and eat it too,” at least when it comes to retaining healthy, well-managed forests. So says a groundbreaking study by Charlotte-based Forest2Market in its just released review of […]

National Academy of Sciences Study to Review Genetic Technologies and Forest Health – Call for Experts to Join Study Team- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) is set to conduct a study to examine the potential use of biotechnology for mitigating threats to forest health; identify the potential ecological and economic consequences […]

Honoring Bruce R. Miles with Gifts to University Scholarship Funds The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced actions to honor the legacy of the late Bruce R. Miles, State Forester Emeritus of Texas. The Endowment made contributions to each of Texas’ forestry schools – Texas A&M University and Stephen F. Austin State […]