Press Releases

The Endowment is pursuing work on woody biomass and potential biofuels along two tracks.  To learn more about the thinking behind these efforts, read the latest Blog — “Wood, Trees and Forests in the 21st Century Bio-Economy.”

The Endowment has engaged Danyelle O’Hara, an independent consultant from Norman, OK, to lead Phase I of a project to determine interest in and parameters necessary to develop a single nation-wide system to track conservation easement information.  “As a nation we have a pretty good handle on where our public lands are.  But, we don’t have the […]

The Endowment today announced its latest Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation seeks partners to assist with Forest Investment Zones. The RFP seeks partners to implement one of the organization’s signature programmatic initiatives — Forest Investment Zones: Co-Creating Innovation and Learning at the Regional Level. Initially, three projects (regions) will be selected to assist with […]

If you are a “returning visitor” to the Endowment’s website, you’ll notice some changes. The “feel” has been updated to enhance user experience. The look is new to make it more consistent with the Endowment brand.

Work of the Endowment over the past nine months will soon culminate in the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled “Forest Investment Zones: Co-Creating Innovation and Learning at the Regional Level.” This initiative will serve as a signature programmatic focus of the Endowment’s investments. The initiative has been built from the results of […]

The Endowment today launched a blog in an effort to further our commitment to openness, transparency and communication. “We know that there are many who are interested in the work of the Endowment,” said President Carlton Owen. “With such a lean staff model and such a great need across the sustainable forestry sector, this is […]

Mississippi State University will administratively coordinate the Endowment’s newest project, the “state-of-the-issue” report on business clustering within the forest products sector (RFP 2008-003) nationally. They are joined by the University of Missouri and Dovetail Partners as subcontractors. The work commenced last week with a gathering in Minnesota and is targeted for completion no later than […]

Michael Shuman, author of “The Small-Mart Revolution,” spent an hour with the U.S. Endowment’s Board and staff in Denver in late May. Not the “big box bashing” that some expected, Mr. Shuman high-lighted findings from his recently published book including targeted discussion on why local ownership matters. He suggested that the Endowment work in communities […]

At its most recent Board of Directors meeting in Denver, the U.S. Endowment adopted an update to its programmatic spending policy. “This refinement to our policy allows programmatic predictability in meeting our missional commitments in our early years while remaining consistent with obligations set-forth under the Softwood Lumber Agreement that serves as the Endowment’s ‘organic […]

In keeping with its commitments to openness and transparency in all its affairs, the U.S. Endowment’s Board of Directors has adopted a policy to formalize an approach to addressing any external complaints that may arise. “The Board’s decision to adopt this policy continues our commitments to set the highest standards in ethical conduct and accessibility,” […]