Press Releases

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 15, 2015) In a recent meeting between leaders of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) and the USDA Forest Service, Region 8 (USFS) — the southern U.S.—no one was surprised when the conversation turned to the twin issues of “keeping forests as […]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 4, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment), USDA Forest Service (USFS) and New Hampshire-based Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC (INRS) today announced the establishment of the New Hampshire T-RECs Enterprise Fund (T-REC Fund) to provide capital financing for community-scale wood heating […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today joined Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and more than a dozen forest sector companies and organizations in releasing “A Forest Carbon Future.”  The report addresses the potential of U.S. forests, forest products manufacturers, and the range of forest products from paper to lumber to energy […]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 21, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) announced today the release of a new interactive website that allows visitors to see where Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill restoration projects are taking place. The largest environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico began […]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 13, 2015) The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) today announced that it is accepting proposals for the 2015 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge. The 2015 Challenge Request for Proposals and the downloadable PDF proposal form are now available on the U.S. […]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 20, 2015) “Our 8th Annual Report (for calendar year 2014) reflects the U.S. Endowment for Forestry andCommunities’ (the Endowment) focus on “Investing for Impact” in a wide-array of initiatives all with the ultimate purpose of supporting the North American forest industry,” said President […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that it has made a $250,000 Program-related Investment (loan) to Menominee Tribal Enterprises, the business operating unit of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.  Funds will be used to replace the boiler at the tribe’s sawmill in Neopit, WI. Norman Shawanokasic, President, CEO, and […]

Purpose – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment), in partnership with the Southern Group of State Foresters, the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the Southern Region of the USDA Forest Service, and the Southeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, seeks proposals for projects that enhance collaboration between state […]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 4, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, in partnership with the Water Research Foundation (www.waterrf.org), today announced a request for proposals to plan and convene a workshop to assess the state of the science for forested watershed protection as it relates to […]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 20, 2015) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) is pleased to announce the availability of a new e-learning course — Trade in forest commodities and the role of phytosanitary measures – North- Americanedition. http://www.fao.org/forestry/foresthealthguide/76169/en/ “In a world where global trade in products […]