Press Releases

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund (WPPSEF) are collaborating with the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) to fund [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Experts acknowledge the important role of forestlands in protecting ournation’s water quality. The U.S. Forest Service estimates that about two-thirds of our nation’sfreshwater [...]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released the report and recommendations resulting from the Canada/U.S. Forest Health Summit II.  The Summit, held March [...]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that Michael Goergen, chief executive officer and executive vice-president of the Society of American Foresters [...]

A milestone for private landowner contributions to natural resource conservation was reached this week with the addition of the 100,000th easement to the National Conservation Easement Database [...]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (July 15, 2013) America’s forest landowners and forest products industries rely heavily on a cadre of small [...]

On April 27, 2013, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities hosted the Jefferson Opportunity Expo in Louisville, GA.  Presenters included several national and regional experts about [...]

More than 20,000 acres of longleaf pine and other forests near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, will be permanently protected through one of two grants announced for the 2013 Readiness and [...]

Nearly 100 years ago the leaders of a sleepy southern textile town took unprecedented steps to ensure that its citizens would have secure and readily available drinking water for decades to [...]

On Monday, June 17, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack participated in his very first Google+ Hangout to discuss opportunities available through USDA’s StrikeForce Initiative for Rural Growth and [...]