NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST AND PARTNERS PROTECT CRITICAL HABITAT IN COLUMBUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust and Partners Protect Critical Habitat in Columbus County, North Carolina Enviva Forest Conservation Fund at Work U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (August 20, 2018) Greenville, S.C. and Durham, N.C. – Nearly 3,000 acres of wetlands, critical bottomland hardwood forests, and Waccamaw River frontage have […]
Sustainable Forestry & Land Retention Program Receives National Recognition
Sustainable forestry & land retention program receives national recognition – HUD Secretary Ben Carson presents award – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) is pleased to announce that the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention (SFLR) Program is a 2018 recipient of the Secretary’s Awards for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships. The award, administered by […]
Department Of Defense Awards Protect Land and Water Resources In Georgia, Arizona
Department Of Defense Awards Protect Land And Water Resources In Georgia, Arizona – 8,201 Acres Conserved To Help Ensure Compatible Land Uses For Military Testing And Training Ft. Benning, Georgia, hosts the Army’s Maneuver School of Excellence, home to five types of infantry: mechanized, light, airborne, air assault, and ranger. Ensuring the ability of these elite troops […]
Learnings From Multi-Year Pilot To Support Local Wood-To-Energy Projects
Learnings From Multi-Year Pilot To Support Local Wood-To-Energy Projects The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today released a report, “LEAF: Local Energy for American Fund Pilots, Outcomes, and Lessons,” that assessed results of an effort to enlist private capital in support of converting fossil fuel systems to locally-derived wood-to-energy. One of the greatest […]
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Awards 2018 Grants
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Awards 2018 Grants Expands restoration and conservation of sensitive forest ecosystems and wetlands U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 23, 2018) Bethesda, Md. and Greenville, S.C. – The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund (the Fund) today announced the recipients of its 2018 suite of grants. The […]
Exploring Blockchain Technology As A Means To Address Wood Sources
Blockchain technology, also known as hyperledger fabric in one of its forms, has been frequently mentioned among the most important innovations of the 21st Century. While many have heard of blockchain in connection with cryptocurrency and its ability to provide secure and secret transactions, a mirror image of the technology allows unprecedented transparency and the […]
Grants to Accelerate Watershed Protection 3rd Year
The Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program’s third-year of awards expands the pace of proactive watershed protection in the U.S. through conservation and improved stewardship of thousands of acres of lands that provide drinking water, flood risk reduction, and an array of economic and environmental benefits. The 22 awards total $4.168 million and will benefit organizations […]
Additional Content Added to State of America’s Forests Website
Greenville, S.C. – Momentum continues to build on the successful State of America’s Forests platform as the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today released six new components on the interactive website, usaforests.org. These new topics include: – trends in forestland area and ecological regions, – forest ownership, tree growth, mortality, harvesting, and planting, […]
Producer Decisions End Work on Wood Energy Check-Off
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) announced today that efforts to develop a USDA Research and Promotion Program (a.k.a. “check-off”) for the U.S. biomass power and wood energy pellet producers has ended. “After more than three years of work and $500,000 in investment the decision to terminate work to aid America’s wood-to-energy sector […]
United Nation’s World Water Day 2018
Greenville, S.C. – Benjamin Franklin wisely noted, “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” In less than 90 days a city of nearly four million people could be without fresh water. That city, Cape Town, South Africa, is surrounded by the ocean yet suffers from an extended drought that has all but […]