USDA and Endowment Expand Work with African American Forest Owners
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 9, 2016) Over the coming three years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Forest Service (USFS), and the U. S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities will invest more than $4 million to stabilize African American forestland ownership across […]
Partnerships Highlight 2015 Annual Report
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 8, 2016) Catalyst. Synergist. Collaborator. Facilitator. These are just a few of the roles played by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) to benefit working forests and forest-rich communities. Always focused on its charter to “ultimately support the North American forest […]
EPA Awards $3.75 Million for Healthy Watershed Protection Program
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 17, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. (Endowment) $3.75 million over six years to support the Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program. The program’s focus is to accelerate the strategic protection of healthy freshwater […]
Enviva Launches $5 Million Forest Conservation Fund
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (DECEMBER 10, 2015) Enviva Holdings, LP (“Enviva”), the world’s largest producer of wood pellets, today announced it is establishing the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund, a $5 million, 10-year program designed to protect tens of thousands of acres of bottomland forests in northeast North Carolina […]
U.S. Wood Pellet Export Market No Threat to U.S. Southern Forests
U.S. Wood Pellet Export Market No Threat to U.S. Southern Forests Washington, DC, November 18, 2015 — The U.S. export of industrial wood pellets to meet renewable energy goals in the European Union is not a threat to the sustainability of U.S. Southern forests, according to a new report by independent forest analysts and economists […]
Forest Industry Leaders Plan Review of Options to Strengthen Timber Hauling
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (NOVEMBER 13, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today released a report–Enhancing theStrength and Vitality of the Nation’s Timber Harvesting/Hauling Network –from a late summer convening of sector leaders that explored opportunities to strengthen the nation’s timber harvesting and haulinglink in the […]
$1.5 Million Grant to Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Advances Forestry as a Nutrient Reduction Strategy in Ohio River Basin
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 9, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to integrate forestry as a best management practice on farmland and reduce nutrient runoff into waterways in the Ohio River Basin. […]
Endowment Elects Board Members, Officers for 2016
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 9, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today the election of Board members and officers for 2016 at the organization’s semi-annual meeting held this year in Omaha, Nebraska. Colin Moseley, Chairman and CEO of Green Diamond Resource Company […]
2016 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge Request for Pre-proposals
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 9, 2015) The U.S. Department of Defense today announced that it is accepting pre-proposals for the 2016 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. Endowmentfor Forestry and […]
Survey Results Rank Priority Needs for Improving Forest Health and Creating New Markets for Low-Value Wood
GREENVILLE, SC, October 3, 2014 — The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment), the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI (FPL), and the Georgia Southern University Herty Advanced Materials Development Center, Savannah, GA (Herty) today released the results of a survey designed to aid the Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions (CAWES) in […]