Press Releases

Successfully culminating a national search, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that Dr. Peter W. Stangel will be joining the staff as Senior Vice President.  “We couldn’t be more pleased that someone with Peter’s distinguished experience would accept our offer,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen.  “His scientific credentials, conservation history, […]

Private working forests are a vital part of America’s natural resources infrastructure, contributing significantly to the quality of life enjoyed by all Americans.  The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced that it is a charter funder and member of a new collaborative – Keeping Working Forests Working (also known as “Working Forests […]

Greenville, SC– The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced that it has extended its investment in possible forest products commodity check-offs. “For more than two years we’ve been supporting work to determine the forest products industry’s interest in and support of commodity check-offs as a vehicle to grow the market for […]

Effective immediately, Kim Morgan has joined the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) as Director of Finance.  “Kim comes to us with a breadth and depth of financial experience that serves to position us well as we continue to grow and our partnerships become increasingly complex,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen.  “Entering our […]

February 3, 2010 –“Healthy Watersheds through Healthy Forests Initiative” Partners Announced Today the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced the three partners selected to participate in the “Healthy Watersheds through Healthy Forests Initiative (HWHF).” The multi-million dollar initiative seeks to advance the connection between forest management and water quality and quantity. Partnering […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released its Annual Report for calendar/fiscal year 2009.  “This, our third annual report, follows a series theme featuring original artwork and a ‘tree of the year’,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen.  “In all that we do, we strive to operate transparently and communicate openly with […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced an open search for a Senior Vice President to round-out it staffing plan for 2010 and beyond.  “We’ve operated with the leanest staff model within our peer group as we’ve considered how to best achieve our objective of effecting positive change at the nexus […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today, the addition of a listserv to expand and speed the flow of information to those interested in Endowment initiatives.  “We get requests almost daily to add someone to our mailing list,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen.  “Our lean staff model has made such difficult.  […]

January 18, 2010 – Coalition of Forestry Interests Launches North America’s First Publicly-available Database of Woody Biomass Users The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities today announced creation of a database of industrial and selected community-scale users of wood to energy facilities across North America. The site – Wood2Energy ( www.wood2energy.org ) — is a […]

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) is seeking a Director of Finance to join its staff in Greenville, SC.  “We’ve operated with perhaps the leanest staffing model among our peer group from inception,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen.  The Endowment has only three full-time positions and has, to date, addressed finances via […]