Endowment Announces Initial Plans for International Year of Forests

The United Nations (UN) has designated 2011 as the International Year of Forests (IYOF).  “We think the UN is right on target,” says Endowment President Carlton Owen, “given the important role that forests play in all aspects of life…especially here in the U.S.”  The Endowment will be joining in the celebration in a number of ways.  The organization dedicated its first blog of 2011 (http://usendowmentblog.blogspot.com/)  to IYOF and will use its 2010 Annual Report — due out in early February — as a means to showcase programmatic activities and works that celebrate America’s diverse working forests.