Category: Press Releases

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 Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 19, 2019) – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) announced today the launch of its new website. The new site features a clean, uncluttered design, improved functionality and enhanced rich content focused on the Endowment’s mission – to work collaboratively with […]

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 RELEASE (January 31, 2019) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced the establishment of a jury consisting of seven experts for the inaugural Forest Innovation Reviews (FIRz) forum to be held September 18 at the University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and […]

2019 READINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTEGRATION (REPI) PROGRAM CHALLENGE – PRE-PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 8

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 15, 2019) The deadline for the 2019 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge has been extended. Pre-proposals are now due Friday, February 8 at 8 p.m. EST. Pre-proposal applicants will be notified by Friday, March 8, and invited full proposals are due […]

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, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 20, 2018) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) applauds the International Code Council’s (ICC) unofficial voting results released this week on building code changes, including the passage of all 14 tall mass timber code change proposals. Official results are expected during the […]

2019 ENVIVA FOREST CONSERVATION FUND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 10, 2018) Greenville, S.C. and Bethesda, Md. – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today released a new Request for Proposals for the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund. Up to $500,000 is available for 2019 grants to protect bottomland hardwood and other wetland […]

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, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 7, 2018) The nation’s largest public charity dedicated solely to keeping forests as forests and advancing family-wage jobs in forest-rich rural communities plans to showcase a new type of concrete infused with cellulosic nanomaterial at its headquarters. The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities […]

2019 READINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTEGRATION (REPI) PROGRAM CHALLENGE –REQUEST FOR PRE-PROPOSALS–

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 16, 2018) The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) today announced that it is accepting pre-proposals for the 2019 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 Forestry […]

New Members Added to Board of Directors; Mark Reed and Cris Stainbrook join Endowment

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 29, 2018) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today the election of Board members and officers for 2019 at the organization’s […]