Press Releases

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 15, 2012) “Two years ago the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and the USDA Forest Service announced a $4 million joint venture to advance promising community-scale wood-to-energy technologies and wood procurement systems. We had hoped the recession was sputtering to […]

The application form for the 2012 Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) Challenge: A New Model to Accelerate and Expand Base Buffering Outcomes – Georgia/Florida Pilot Program is now available on the U.S. Endowment’s web page. Interested applicants may download the fillable pdf here or via email by contacting cameron@runslikeclock.work.  The deadline for proposals is April 13, 2012. “The purpose […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and its partners at the National Association of State Foresters, today released the third edition in the new “Issues in the Forest” series – “BIOCHAR:  Turning Wood to Gold.” “The information age is yielding an overload for many professionals and others interested in staying abreast of the […]

In recognition of World Forestry Day, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has joined with The Conservation Fund’s ShadeFund, the Forest Guild, Dovetail Partners, and the Pinchot Institute to create a multimedia project titled, “24 Ways Forestry Improves Our Lives.” “Forests play a wide array of important roles in our lives. From […]

“We are notorious ‘borrowers’ of great ideas,” says U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities President Carlton Owen.  “One of the things that has made our young organization successful is our willingness to ask others for their input and to look to other sectors for great ideas that could be applied in new ways.”  Perhaps there […]

Lack of a clear and consistent national energy policy, confusing and sometimes contradictory state policies, and a lack of parity in terms of government programs and incentives with other renewable energy sources are major barriers to expansion of woody biomass for thermal use, say experts convened by the U. S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities today provided a letter of endorsement to the National Museum of Forest Service History. “One of the toughest things about our work is having to say no to so many worthy projects,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen.  “The needs are great but the resources are very limited.  To  advance […]

Retired Brigadier General John G. Kulhavi (U.S. Army – Retired) of White Lake, Michigan, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities. “We couldn’t be more pleased that someone with General Kulhavi’s experience has agreed to serve on the Endowment’s Board,” said Mack Hogans, Chairman of the Board.  “John is […]

One cent.  That’s all it may take to start a revolution, at least for financing to protect the forested watersheds that clean our drinking water.  The healthier the forests in a community’s watershed, the lower the storage and water treatment costs are likely to be.  So, investing a small amount now in watershed conservation could […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) formally announced today an opening for the year-long internship position in the Greenville, South Carolina office.  Having just marked its fifth anniversary, this will continue a tradition of successful and engaged interns, offering recent graduates “in the weeds” experience with a nationally-recognized non-profit.  Previous interns have […]