Press Releases

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ Board of Directors today voted unanimously to approve IRS Form 990 required of not-for-profits.  “The IRS made wholesale changes in the Form 990 [...]

On June 23, 2009, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jones issued a ruling for the defense in a long-running challenge by the Washington Forest Law Center (WFLC) and the Forest Stewardship Council [...]

At its most recent meeting of the Board of Directors held in New Orleans May 19-20, 2009, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) heard a report from its Audit Committee [...]

Michelle Christensen, a May 2009 graduate of Portland State University, joined the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ team as the 2009 Intern.  With a degree in Geography and a minor in [...]

For nearly 40 years, April 22nd has been celebrated as “Earth Day” in the United States.  At the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) every day is Earth Day as the staff [...]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the release of a report and series of documents on the status of and opportunities for business clustering within [...]

The Endowment today posted what it terms its “plain language stewardship statement” for the first quarter of 2009(view statement). “We’ve developed these one-page summaries of financial status [...]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the formation of a 21-member Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) that will develop the first-ever “commodity check-off [...]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the release of a report and series of documents on the status of community-based forestry and community-owned [...]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) President Carlton Owen used the organization’s most recent Blog posting – Seeking 21st Century Solutions to America’s Forest Health [...]