State Forest and Wildlife Plans Focus of Latest RFP
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released a Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled: “Coordinating State Forest Action Plans (State Forest Resource Assessments) and State Wildlife Action Plans: A Pilot Approach for the South.” “The goal of this project is to enhance coordination and cooperation within and between states with regard to related plans, and […]
Second Edition of “Issues in the Forest” Looks at Wood Pellets
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and its partners at the National Association of State Foresters, today released the second edition in the new “Issues in the Forest” series — “Wood Pellets: Becoming a Primary Product.” “The information age is yielding overload for many professionals and others interested in staying abreast of the facts […]
New Book Points to Importance of Markets to Forest Conservation
A new book produced by the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory — Sustainable Development in the Forest Products Industry — provides strong evidence of the link between a vibrant forest products industry and healthy working forests. “The Endowment’s entire theory of work is based upon the concepts contained in this work,” says U.S. Endowment for […]
Endowment Releases Request for Proposals to Review Fund Performance
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a qualified vendor to conduct an independent review of the organization’s investment strategy and its fund manager. “As part of our on-going plans and normal due diligence, we believe that the Endowment has sufficient history appropriate for a review,” […]
Endowment Moves to New Home
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has moved to permanent offices in Greenville, South Carolina. The facility, which the Endowment owns, provides double the space of its former offices. “We couldn’t be more pleased with how this decision is turning out,” says Endowment President Carlton Owen. “In addition to gaining needed and […]
Endowment Releases Report on State of Watershed Payment Programs
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the release of a report entitled, “Innovations in Watershed-based Conservation in the United States: Payments for Watershed Services for Agricultural and Forest Landowners.” Carlton Owen, President of the Endowment, noted that the work is the result of the first collaboration with the USDA Office of Environmental […]
Softwood Lumber Producers Approve First-Ever National Check-off
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced that domestic manufacturers and importers of softwood lumber have voted to approve the formation of a softwood lumber research and promotion program. AMS held a referendum from May 23 to June 10, 2011, to determine whether to implement the Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education […]
Endowment Names former Ambassador as Outside Counsel
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that it has engaged former U.S. Ambassador, David H. Wilkins, as outside general counsel. “When our current counsel opted to step aside for personal health reasons, we immediately spoke to David Wilkins about his interest in working with the Endowment,” said Endowment President Carlton […]
Endowment and State Foresters Launch “Issues in the Forest” Series
Torrefied wood may be an excellent companion to coal as utilities across the nation seek ways to increase the use of renewable energy sources and reduce their carbon footprint. The first in a series of co-branded briefs, Issues in the Forest, produced jointly by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and National […]
Initiative Overviews Put Programmatic Work in Context
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released a series of “Endowment Initiative Overviews.” “As part of our commitment to transparency and in an effort to share learnings from our work with others who are interested, we developed these documents to put our programmatic work in context of our ‘Theory of Change’,” said Endowment President Carlton […]