Endowment Celebrates Nine Years of Sustaining Forests and Invigorating Communities
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 21, 2015) This date in history marks the anniversary of two events that forever changed America: the kickoff of Monday Night Football in 1970 and the chartering of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) in 2006. Although more Americans may be […]
2015 Nancy Natoli Élan Award for Innovation in Land Conservation Winners Announced
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 9, 2015) The winners of the 2015 Nancy Natoli Élan Award for Innovation in Land Conservation have together helped protect more than 41,000 acres of land that benefits military training and readiness, natural resources conservation, rural economies, and cultural resources. The Award process was […]
Endowment Releases Comprehensive Report on USDA Forest Service Partnership
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 4, 2015) “Anyone who has spent the night in a tent with a mosquito can attest to the impact that a small organism can have on a larger one.” That’s the analogy that Vicki Christiansen, Associate Deputy Chief, State & Private Forestry, USDA Forest […]
Endowment Staff Grows with Return of Former Intern, Furman Graduate
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (August 11, 2015) A former two-time intern at the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment), Cameron Tommey, has returned to the organization’s Greenville headquarters in a newly-created position as Director, Legal and Program Compliance. “In our nine year history we’ve been blessed to […]
Department of Defense Awards Protect Important Lands in Georgia, Maine and Nevada
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (August 11, 2015) For the elite fighters of the Army’s 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Georgia, ensuring the gopher tortoise does not become listed under the Endangered Species Act may be as important as any training mission. The 1st Battalion […]
Endowment Releases Comprehensive Reviews on Forest Investment Zones, Crowdfunding Initiative, and Community Energy Project
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (AUGUST 06, 2015) In an effort to build on its history of transparency and reflection, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released three reports that “look back” on selected significantinvestments in its programmatic portfolio. Each report is designed to learn from […]
Thought Piece Explores Options To Incent Reforestation
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 15, 2015) In a recent meeting between leaders of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) and the USDA Forest Service, Region 8 (USFS) — the southern U.S.—no one was surprised when the conversation turned to the twin issues of “keeping forests as […]
New Fund to Help Finance Modern Wood Heating Projects in New Hampshire
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 4, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment), USDA Forest Service (USFS) and New Hampshire-based Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC (INRS) today announced the establishment of the New Hampshire T-RECs Enterprise Fund (T-REC Fund) to provide capital financing for community-scale wood heating […]
Document Points to Potential of Forests and Forest Products to Mitigate Climate Change
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today joined Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and more than a dozen forest sector companies and organizations in releasing “A Forest Carbon Future.” The report addresses the potential of U.S. forests, forest products manufacturers, and the range of forest products from paper to lumber to energy […]
Deepwater Horizon Project Tracker
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 21, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) announced today the release of a new interactive website that allows visitors to see where Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill restoration projects are taking place. The largest environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico began […]