Canada Names Liaison to Endowment Board
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 […]
Endowment Report on Community Resilience and Wealth Released
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 […]
Endowment to Host Dialogue with Conservation Thinkers
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) is seeking to deepen engagement in its work with conservation professionals and interested parties. To further that end, the Endowment has scheduled two webinar sessions specifically for that purpose. The dialogue with a diverse set of conservation thinkers from across the nation is intended to bubble […]
Endowment Elects New Chairman
The Board of Directors of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has elected Mack Hogans of Seattle, Washington, as its Chairman for a two-year term effective immediately. Mr. Hogans assumed his new role at the conclusion of the Endowment’s annual meeting held November 3-4, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. Hogans, originally from Alabama, […]
Northern Forest Center Releases Payments for Forest Carbon 2009 Report
The Northern Forest Center, intermediary organization in the Northern Forest Investment Zone partnership, recently released a Payments for Forest Carbon 2009 report. The report examines opportunities and challenges small forest owners face in engaging in carbon sequestration projects. It covers the current state of market-based approaches for payments for forest carbon and profiles the most […]
“Best-in-Class” Studies Show Woody Biomass as Affordable, Dependable
October 9, 2009 – Greenville, SC – Work Showcases “Best-in-Class” Wood- to-Energy Systems as Affordable, Dependable Approaches for Schools, Hospitals and even Entire Communities The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced completion of 45 “best-in-class” case studies of community-scale wood-to-energy systems selected from projects across Canada, Europe and the U.S. “While […]
Montana Project Seeks to Supply Energy, Strengthen Industry and Forests
September 22, 2009 – Greenville, SC — Tough Times Drive Innovation and Unique Partnerships to Retain Manufacturing Jobs, Enhance Forest Health and Produce Renewable Energy The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced a grant to Montana Community Development Corporation (MCDC). The grant is in support of an exciting proposal to link […]
Endowment and Partners Announce Plan for Conservation Easement Database
August 31, 2009 –Endowment and Partners Announce Plan for Conservation Easement Database GREENVILLE, SC — The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment), with generous support of the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation, today announced a collaborative initiative to create the first national database of conservation easement information. When completed, the National Conservation Easement […]
RFP Opens for Healthy Watersheds through Healthy Forests
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today issued a Request for Pre-proposals (RFP) in its joint-venture with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Innovation Grant Program (CIG). “While our CIG initiative can’t actually begin until after October 1, we have a strong desire to begin the creative planning process with potential […]
Endowment Solicits Input for Potential Future Partnerships
It is never too early to begin thinking ahead! In keeping with that concept, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today posted a Blog soliciting input for a potential second joint-venture with the Natural Resources Conservation Service under its Conservation Innovation Grants Program (CIG). “We don’t know if the 2010 CIG will […]