Reviews by Environmental Defense Fund Shed Light on Wood-to-Energy Issue
During the Great Recession one of the fastest growing sectors of the U.S. wood-to-energy market has involved wood pellet facilities with products targeted for the European Union (E.U.). Two new reports issued today by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Pinchot Institute for Conservation are designed to shed light on the complex nature of […]
Endowment Helps Launch First-Ever Canada/ U.S. Forest Summit
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) served as convener for the first-ever Canada/U.S. Forest Health Summit. The event, held at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC, on June 29th, was co-hosted by the USDA Forest Service and the Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada. “The borders that separate the United […]
Furman University Sustainability Fellow Joins Endowment
Patrick Starr, a senior at Furman University, Greenville, SC, has been named the 2012-2013 David E. Shi Sustainability Fellow. This fellowship will play out as a year-long collaborative venture between Furman University and the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment). The fellowship is sponsored by Piedmont Natural Gas under its Partners program. Starr, […]
Endowment Welcomes New 2012 Interns
Katie Premo and Sofi Delgado Perusquia, two recent graduates of Furman University, Greenville, SC, are the new interns at the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment). Both will work with the Endowment for a year. Premo earned a degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Environmental Studies. During her time […]
Retaining North Carolina’s Working Forests
In North Carolina, forestry is a major economic driver, employing an estimated 80,000 people and adding nearly $5 billion to the State’s gross domestic product. The 33 counties in the eastern part of the state are among the most productive timberlands in the world, but forestry is only part of the story. Working forests here […]
Partnership for Southern Forestland Conservation – Contractor Job Opening
If helping conserve Southern working forests for the economic, cultural, and environmental benefits they provide is your passion, then the U.S. Endowment has a contract opportunity for you. The Endowment seeks a highly-motivated contractor to help implement the Partnership for Southern Forestland Conservation’s newly-minted strategy. The Partnership (www.pfsfc.org), a coalition of about 35 agencies and […]
Woody Biomass Joint Venture Enters Second Phase
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 15, 2012) “Two years ago the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and the USDA Forest Service announced a $4 million joint venture to advance promising community-scale wood-to-energy technologies and wood procurement systems. We had hoped the recession was sputtering to […]
REPI Georgia/Florida Pilot Program Application Available
The application form for the 2012 Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) Challenge: A New Model to Accelerate and Expand Base Buffering Outcomes – Georgia/Florida Pilot Program is now available on the U.S. Endowment’s web page. Interested applicants may download the fillable pdf or via email by contacting cameron@dev.usendowment.org. The deadline for proposals is April 13, 2012. “The purpose […]
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and its partners at the National Association of State Foresters, today released the third edition in the new “Issues in the Forest” series – “BIOCHAR: Turning Wood to Gold.” “The information age is yielding an overload for many professionals and others interested in staying abreast of the facts of issues important to forests, forestry, and the forest-products sector,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen. “We’ve designed theIssues in the Forest series to help break through the clutter and allow a high-level overview of a single topic while trying to navigate the course of providing facts without advocating specific positions or outcomes.” The third issue in the series looks at biochar a byproduct of certain wood-to-energy processes and a potential value-added output that is touted as a soil amendment; carbon stabilizer; moisture retention agent, and much more.
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and its partners at the National Association of State Foresters, today released the third edition in the new “Issues in the Forest” series – “BIOCHAR: Turning Wood to Gold.” “The information age is yielding an overload for many professionals and others interested in staying abreast of the […]
World Forestry Day 2012
In recognition of World Forestry Day, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has joined with The Conservation Fund’s ShadeFund, the Forest Guild, Dovetail Partners, and the Pinchot Institute to create a multimedia project titled, “24 Ways Forestry Improves Our Lives.” “Forests play a wide array of important roles in our lives. From […]