Press Releases

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced an open search for a Senior Vice President to round-out it staffing plan for 2010 and beyond.  “We’ve operated with the leanest staff model within our peer group as we’ve considered how to best achieve our objective of effecting positive change at the nexus […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today, the addition of a listserv to expand and speed the flow of information to those interested in Endowment initiatives.  “We get requests almost daily to add someone to our mailing list,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen.  “Our lean staff model has made such difficult.  […]

January 18, 2010 – Coalition of Forestry Interests Launches North America’s First Publicly-available Database of Woody Biomass Users The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities today announced creation of a database of industrial and selected community-scale users of wood to energy facilities across North America. The site – Wood2Energy ( www.wood2energy.org ) — is a […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) is seeking a Director of Finance to join its staff in Greenville, SC.  “We’ve operated with perhaps the leanest staffing model among our peer group from inception,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen.  The Endowment has only three full-time positions and has, to date, addressed finances via […]

January 5, 2010–Greenville, SC–Biomass Focus of Request for Pre-proposals The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced its first Request for Pre-proposals (RFP) for 2010. “Our early work in the area of woody biomass suggests that there are at least two near-term areas within the wood-to-energy value chain where the Endowment might […]

The United Nations (UN) has designated 2011 as the International Year of Forests (IYOF).  “We think the UN is right on target,” says Endowment President Carlton Owen, “given the important role that forests play in all aspects of life…especially here in the U.S.”  The Endowment will be joining in the celebration in a number of […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) operating by conference call on December 10, 2009, unanimously voted to elect Stephane Rousseau to a three-year term to the Board of Directors.  “While Mr. Rousseau has been named by Canadian Minister of International Trade Stockwell Day, as his government’s liaison to the Endowment, our Board […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced a $25,000 grant to the Open Space Institute, Inc. (OSI) in support of a project entitled, “Private Forest Landscape Planning.”  “OSI’s effort is focused on working with landowners of large forestland holdings in the east to identify new markets and conservation funding to ensure […]

The Honorable Stockwell Day, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, has named Stephane Rousseau, of Montreal, Canada as liaison to the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment).  Mr. Rousseau is Senior Vice President, Continuous Improvement, Innovation and Business Development with privately held Kruger, Inc.  “Having had John Weaver, former Chairman of AbitibiBowater, working with […]

November 19, 2009 – Greenville, SC – Resilience Report Highlights Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Communities The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the release of Community Resilience and Wealth: The challenges and opportunities for rural communities in a rapidly changing world, a report developed by Shanna Ratner and Dr. Susanne […]