Press Releases

Young Loggers Buck the Trend, and Grow New Business Richburg, SC – It’s no secret that logging crews are aging, and that experienced loggers are struggling to attract young people to the profession. Even NPR has picked up the story, reporting on June 16th about the looming shortage of loggers in the American workforce. But […]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 23, 2014) Nancy Natoli’s job at the Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program (REPI) was to support “…military sustainability by addressing and removing restrictions to allow commanders the greatest flexibility to ensure our military men and women can test, train, and […]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 16, 2014) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today that James “Jim”Hoolihan of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, has been elected to its Board of Directors. “As an institution approaching its eighth anniversary and a near 100% rotation from our inaugural […]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 15, 2014) One of the best-known names in tree-growing and forest stewardship is the first forest products company in America to participate in a new program that will boost the economic vitality and sustainability of thenation’s 10,000 independent timber harvesters and haulers. Weyerhaeuser has […]

Coleman Allums, a recent graduate of Furman University, Greenville, SC, is the 2014-2015 Special Project Intern at the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment).  He will work with the Endowment for one year beginning immediately. Allums graduated cum laude from Furman in May with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sustainability Science and a Bachelor […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) to advance the commercialization of cellulosic nanomaterial through P3Nano – a public-private partnership founded with the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory. The partnership has dedicated about $3 million to fund proposals that rapidly advance the commercialization of this promising technology through […]

Protecting and managing forested watersheds to help ensure water supplies and to reduce drinking water treatment and storage costs is the theme of an upcoming symposium at the American Water Works Association’s 2014 Sustainable Water Management Conference, to be held March 29 – April 2 in Denver, Colorado. The Symposium is being organized by the U.S. […]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 28, 2014) The most under-appreciated and yet critically-important link in the forest products industry value chain –from tree grower to end consumer — is comprised of nearly 10,000 small, independent business contractors – America’s timber harvesters and haulers (a.k.a. “loggers”). The folks who harvest […]

“Our 7th Annual Report reflects the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ (the Endowment) unique “playbook” for supporting the North American forest industry by adding value to forests,” notes President Carlton Owen. “Like a successful sports team, the Endowment’s game plan hones-in on well-defined outcomes, team play, and taking calculated risks. Winning for us means systemic, […]

In tough times companies and governments look to cut costs.  Unfortunately, those cuts may come at the expense of future opportunities, such as new product development.  A new report released today  finds that the forest products manufacturing  industry invests less than one-seventh as much as the average U.S. manufacturing sector, seriously undermining the industry’s capacity […]