Press Releases

Filling a gaping hole in conservation planning, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced the release of the National Conservation Easement Database (www.conservationeasement.us), the first resource to offer detailed information on nearly 18 million acres now protected by more than 80,000 easements across the United States.  Until its development, land and natural resource […]

In Washington, DC, today, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the findings of a new U.S. Forest Service study indicating that wood should be favored as a primary building material in green building.   The authors of Science Supporting the Economic and Environmental Benefits of Using Wood and Wood Products in Green Building Construction reviewed the scientific literature and found that […]

Carlton Owen, President & CEO of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced awards of more than $1.4 million in Woody Biomass Joint Venture Funds to support six projects designed to advance sustainable uses of woody biomass.  These projects are the first anticipated under what the partners hope will be a […]

Members of the Greenville Woodworkers Guild (Greenville, SC), are in the process of crafting a number of items for the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ (the Endowment) recently renovated headquarters.  “We called on the volunteers at the Guild to help us re-purpose some items we salvaged from the old building that now serves as our […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released a Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled:  “Coordinating State Forest Action Plans (State Forest Resource Assessments) and State Wildlife Action Plans:  A Pilot Approach for the South.”   “The goal of this project is to enhance coordination and cooperation within and between states with regard to related plans, and […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) and its partners at the National Association of State Foresters, today released the second edition in the new “Issues in the Forest” series — “Wood Pellets:  Becoming a Primary Product.”  “The information age is yielding overload for many professionals and others interested in staying abreast of the facts […]

A new book produced by the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory — Sustainable Development in the Forest Products Industry — provides strong evidence of the link between a vibrant forest products industry and healthy working forests.  “The Endowment’s entire theory of work is based upon the concepts contained in this work,” says U.S. Endowment for […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a qualified vendor to conduct an independent review of the organization’s investment strategy and its fund manager.  “As part of our on-going plans and normal due diligence, we believe that the Endowment has sufficient history appropriate for a review,” […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has moved to permanent offices in Greenville, South Carolina.  The facility, which the Endowment owns, provides double the space of its former offices.  “We couldn’t be more pleased with how this decision is turning out,” says Endowment President Carlton Owen.  “In addition to gaining needed and […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the release of a report entitled, “Innovations in Watershed-based Conservation in the United States:  Payments for Watershed Services for Agricultural and Forest Landowners.” Carlton Owen, President of the Endowment, noted that the work is the result of the first collaboration with the USDA Office of Environmental […]