Endowment Rolls-out Check-off Study as Phase Two of Project Concludes
The U.S. Endowment hosted a meeting in Seattle on September 21st where a broad cross section of forest industry leaders from Canada and the U.S. gathered to drill down on learnings from the Endowment’s study on the potential for commodity check-offs (see related story dated August 22, 2008) to aid in keeping forests in forests […]
University of Tennessee Selected to Lead Energy Work for Industrial Sector
The University of Tennessee (UT) has been selected to take the lead on RFP 2008-005 “The State of Wood-based Bio-Energy/Technologies and Industries in North America.” “We are especially pleased to have the UT Office of Bioenergy Programs collaborating with the USDA Forest Service and the Sun Grant Initiative to undertake this important work,” said Carlton […]
Quick Turn-Around Sought on Survey — “Keeping Forests in Forests”
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities and the National Alliance of Forest Owners today released a survey to solicit input on barriers as well as possible incentives to “keeping large forested parcels in working forests.” “While we designed this survey as a quick means to solicit ideas and opinions from a targeted list of […]
Endowment Releases Results of Study on “Check-offs” for Forest Products
The Endowment today released the results of a study — Commodity “Check-offs” The Potential for North American Softwood Lumber: Overview — reviewing the potential to use agricultural check-offs to grow markets for forest products across North America. “We’re especially encouraged by information generated by this particular work,” said Carlton Owen, Endowment President. “Check-offs have enormous […]
Williams Joins Endowment as 2008-2009 Intern
Art Williams joined the Endowment team as the Fall 2008/Spring 2009 Intern. Williams is a May 2008 graduate of Furman University with a degree in History and Concentration Study in Earth and Environmental Sciences. A native of Monroe, Georgia, he plans to return home in the fall of 2009 and pursue a Masters of Forest […]
Work on Woody Biomass and Biofuels Takes Two Tracks
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.”
Endowment Launches Phase I of Conservation Easement Project
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 […]
Forest Investment Zones Concept Moves into Action
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 […]
Endowment “Updates” Website for More Consistent Brand
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.
Endowment to Release Forest Investment Zone RFP
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 […]