Nancy Natoli Élan Award for Innovation in Land Conservation Winners Announced
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 18, 2014) Bob Barnes works the hallways of Washington, DC, pressing the need for land conservation to help protect military readiness and training. Just southwest of Darien, Georgia, the Townsend Bombing Range Encroachment Partnering Team has helped conserve more than 30,000 acres essential […]
Partnership Selects Cellulosic Nanomaterial Proposal
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 17, 2014) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced the selection of nine scientific proposals designed to advance the commercialization of Cellulosic Nanomaterials (CN). The projects are being funded through P3Nano – a public-private partnership founded by the Endowment and […]
Identifying Priorities for Commercialization of Torrefied Wood Products
The Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions (CAWES) today released a brief survey seeking input on challenges and knowledge gaps to commercialization of torrefied wood products. Those wishing to add their perspectives may do so using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CAWES To be considered responses should be completed by noon EDST, September 15. CAWES is an open-platform collaborative […]
Torrefaction Report and Second Survey Available
The Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions (CAWES) today released an Executive Summary report from the Consortium’s recent kick-off meeting in Atlanta. In addition, the CAWES Steering Committee asked for input on the second of two brief surveys designed to assess the state of torrefaction of woody biomass in the U.S. This survey, which is open until September 18, will […]
Raging Forest Fires Demand Breakthrough Solutions: Consortium to Seek Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions for Enhanced Forest Health and Job Growth in Rural America
ATLANTA, GA, August 27, 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) meeting today in Atlanta with nearly three-dozen industry and university experts announced the launch of the Consortium for […]
Department of Defense Grants Protect Groundwater, Forests, Farmlands, and Wetlands
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (August 6, 2014) Two new grant awards will help protect compatible land uses around military installations and conserve at-risk species and natural resources in support of military readiness. The grants were awarded through the 2014 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Initiative Challenge (REPI) Program. The […]
Endowment Aids Next Generation of Timber Harvesters
Young Loggers Buck the Trend, and Grow New Business Richburg, SC – It’s no secret that logging crews are aging, and that experienced loggers are struggling to attract young people to the profession. Even NPR has picked up the story, reporting on June 16th about the looming shortage of loggers in the American workforce. But […]
New Award Memorializes Land Conservation Leader
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 23, 2014) Nancy Natoli’s job at the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program (REPI) was to support “…military sustainability by addressing and removing restrictions to allow commanders the greatest flexibility to ensure our military men and women can test, train, and […]
Hoolihan Elected to Endowment’s Board of Directors
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 16, 2014) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today that James “Jim”Hoolihan of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, has been elected to its Board of Directors. “As an institution approaching its eighth anniversary and a near 100% rotation from our inaugural […]
Ground-Breaking Program Launched to Aid Timber Harvesters and Haulers
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 15, 2014) One of the best-known names in tree-growing and forest stewardship is the first forest products company in America to participate in a new program that will boost the economic vitality and sustainability of thenation’s 10,000 independent timber harvesters and haulers. Weyerhaeuser has […]