Water Quality and Economic Benefits of Forested Watersheds: Request for Proposals
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 […]
E-Learning Course Launched to Protect Forest Product Safety and Forest Health
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For 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 […]
Endowment Receives $12 Million USDA Award for Forest Easements
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 20, 2015) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced January 14th that the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) has been selected to receive funding through the inaugural USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The $12 million award will fund conservation easements on working […]
Canada/U.S. Report Results of Enhanced Activity to Address Forest Health
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SCFor IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 25, 2014) On behalf of its partners in Canada and the United States the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released the first report (2013/2014 Year End Report, English;2013/2014 Year End Report, French) of results of enhanced cross-border collaboration to address […]
Report Highlights Many Values of Coastal Forests to Gulf Ecosystems and Economy
A new report summarizes the many values that freshwater forested wetlands and other forest types provide to the coastal ecology and economy of states bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Dominated by bald cypress-water tupelo swamps and hardwood wetlands, these forests provide numerous ecological, economic, and human benefits. Most notably, these forests: reduce the amount of […]
Endowment Elects New Board Members and Officers for 2015
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 19, 2013) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) this past week welcomed the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors — Andrea Tuttle of Arcata, California, and John T. Cooper, Jr. of College Station, Texas. In addition […]
Nancy Natoli Élan Award for Innovation in Land Conservation Winners Announced
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 18, 2014) Bob Barnes works the hallways of Washington, DC, pressing the need for land conservation to help protect military readiness and training. Just southwest of Darien, Georgia, the Townsend Bombing Range Encroachment Partnering Team has helped conserve more than 30,000 acres essential […]
Partnership Selects Cellulosic Nanomaterial Proposal
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 17, 2014) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced the selection of nine scientific proposals designed to advance the commercialization of Cellulosic Nanomaterials (CN). The projects are being funded through P3Nano – a public-private partnership founded by the Endowment and […]
Identifying Priorities for Commercialization of Torrefied Wood Products
The Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions (CAWES) today released a brief survey seeking input on challenges and knowledge gaps to commercialization of torrefied wood products. Those wishing to add their perspectives may do so using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CAWES To be considered responses should be completed by noon EDST, September 15. CAWES is an open-platform collaborative […]
Torrefaction Report and Second Survey Available
The Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions (CAWES) today released an Executive Summary report from the Consortium’s recent kick-off meeting in Atlanta. In addition, the CAWES Steering Committee asked for input on the second of two brief surveys designed to assess the state of torrefaction of woody biomass in the U.S. This survey, which is open until September 18, will […]