Third RFP Seeks to Study “Ecosystem Approach” in Business Development
Today, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities released its third Request for Proposals (RFP). This RFP seeks to shed light on the status of business “clustering”within the forest products sector with a goal of identifying and encouraging further application of this model where appropriate. The notion of creating economic “clusters” is not a new […]
Forest Conservation Easements: Who’s Keeping Track?
Outcomes from the first Endowment convening designed to assess the state of conservation easement data systems in the U.S. View PDF
Clustering within the forest products sector
Two RFPs Announced Today, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities released its third Request for Proposals (RFP). This RFP seeks to shed light on the status of business “clustering”within the forest products sector with a goal of identifying and encouraging further application of this model where appropriate. The notion of creating economic “clusters” is […]
Groups to Gather to Discuss Conservation Data Needs
With perhaps as much as 2.2 million acres of open spaces — farms, forests and rangelands — being converted to developed uses each year, it is critical that conservation interests (federal, state, local and not-for-profit) employ the latest and most powerful tools for planning and targeting limited financial resources. This need met head-on with reality […]
Endowment to Explore State of Logging Industry
The Endowment and the Forest Resources Association are convening a group of the nation’s top logging sector professionals, academicians, equipment manufacturers and others January 30-31, 2008, in Atlanta. The goal is to tee-up discussions about the state of the log harvesting and transportation sectors in America. “While most forest lands in America are owned by […]
Endowment Posts 4th Quarter Stewardship Report
As part of its continuing commitment to openness and transparency in all of its affairs, the Endowment today posted the third in its series of “stewardship reports.” “We hope that this document that covers financial decisions and unaudited results from our fourth quarter 2007 will answer just about any question that one would have about […]
First Call for Pre-Proposals Announced
The U.S. Endowment announced its first “request for pre-proposals.” This call seeks to establish “state of the issue” understanding about community-based forestry and community-owned forests across the U.S. (full details may be found at the Request for Proposals tab). The Endowment plans to operationally “test” the two-step (pre-proposals/full proposals) process as it refines its programmatic […]
Endowment Releases “Mapping a Course of Action”
The U.S. Endowment today released “Mapping a Course of Action: Results of a Survey and Workshop Designed to Assit the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities.” “We’re pleased to be able to provide this document to those with interest in the Endowment,” said Carlton Owen, President of the U.S. Endowment. “We believe that this […]
Endowment Adopts View on Forest Certification
At its November 5-6, 2007 meeting, the U.S. Endowment Board of Directors agreed to consider how forest certification fit into strategic focal initiatives. By unanimous consent the Board adopted its “View on Forest Certification.” “The U.S. Endowment believes that forest certification can yield benefits to forest landowners and consumers (whether commercial or individuals) and ensure […]
Endowment Adopts Strategic Focus
The U.S. Endowment’s Board of Directors met in Greenville, South Carolina, November 5-6, 2007. Among major actions taken, the Board completed a year-long strategic review leading to the adoption of a programmatic focus for its work. Work will concentrate in three inter-related initiatives: 1) retaining and restoring working forests; 2) promoting and capturing multiple value […]