Endowment-Supported Report on Thermal Efficiency of Biomass Boilers Released, Feedback Sought
Endowment-Supported Report on Thermal Efficiency of Biomass Boilers Released, Feedback Sought The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) announced its release of the first American test method for the thermal efficiency of commercial-sized biomass boilers. This includes boilers that use as a fuel stock solid biomass, including pellets, chips, briquettes, and cordwood. The standard is available […]
Endowment Celebrates Decade of Service to Continent’s Forests and Forest-Rich Communities
A Meritorious Initiative: The First Decade of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, written by Endowment President & CEO Carlton Owen, recounts the events that led to the creation of the organization in 2006 and through the entity’s first ten years. “All-too-often we don’t share experiences that lead to our failures as well as […]
Request for Proposals: Mapping the South’s Protected Forests of the Future Project
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. (Endowment) today announced availability of a new Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled Mapping the South’s Protected Forests of the Future. The Endowment and the USDA Forest Service Southern Region (R8) are co-funding the project. Proposals are due to the Endowment on Friday, December 30, 2016. Up to […]
New NRCS Partnership Promotes Voluntary Conservation
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. (Endowment) today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The partnership will provide $7,520,000 to landowners in Mississippi, Georgia, and North Carolina for conservation easements and habitat restoration projects. Projects will focus on […]
Forests and Stormwater Management: Request for Proposals
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. (Endowment) today announced availability of a new Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled Incorporating Forestry into Stormwater Management Programs: State of the Science and Business Model Evaluation for Nutrient Reduction and Volume Control. The RFP is being managed by the Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF). The Endowment […]
New Report is Roadmap to Protecting Water Resources
Greenville, S.C. – The World Resources Institute (WRI) has released a new report that identifies 10 lessons for successful watershed investment programs. Protecting Drinking Water at the Source is a collaboration with the Colorado State University Colorado Forest Restoration Institute. The work is based on an analysis of 13 case studies from across the U.S. […]
2017 Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Request for Pre-Proposals
Greenville, S.C. and Bethesda, Md., November 1 – 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 2017 grants to protect bottomland hardwood and other wetland forests in northeast North Carolina and southeast Virginia. This is the […]
New Members Added to Board of Directors; Jeffery Hearn and Mark Emmerson join Endowment
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today the election of Board members and officers for 2017 at the organization’s semi‐annual meeting held this year in Greenville, South Carolina. The Board welcomes Jeffery Hearn and Mark Emmerson to serve three‐year terms. Jeff Hearn of Raleigh, North Carolina, serves on the Board of […]
Healthy Watershed Grant Consortium Program Grows
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. (Endowment) today released the 2017 Request for Proposals for the Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program. Additional grant funds are available in 2017-2018 through a new partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Up to $2 million is available for the 2017 Healthy Watershed Consortium grant […]
Endowment Announces Staff Opening: Finance Director
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced the addition of a staff position in its Greenville, SC, headquarters. The role—Finance Director—will report to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and aid the Endowment with financial accounting, federal and private award administration, and annual audit procedures as the organization works to keep America’s forests […]