Endowment Announces Changes to Board of Directors
Effective at the conclusion of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ (the Endowment) November 2010 meeting of the Board of Directors, Dick Molpus, completed his term of Board service. “Dick was the Endowment’s inaugural Chairman, a capacity he held for three years,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen. “Dick’s service was invaluable in getting our organization established and […]
Endowment Grantee Releases Report on Payment for Watershed Services
EcoAgriculture Partners, a DC-based group working to help agricultural communities manage their landscapes, has released two versions of the report, Payment for watershed services in the United States: Cost-effective strategies to align landowner incentives for abundant clean water. Endowment Vice President Peter Stangel explains the report, “was commissioned by the Endowment to provide background on ‘who is doing […]
National Conservation Easement Database
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 […]
USDA Study Supports Use of Wood as “Greenest” of Building Materials
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 […]
Endowment Announces Woody Biomass Joint-Venture Investments
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 […]
Woodworkers Share Time and Talent for Endowment Home
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 […]
State Forest and Wildlife Plans Focus of Latest RFP
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 […]
Second Edition of “Issues in the Forest” Looks at Wood Pellets
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 […]
New Book Points to Importance of Markets to Forest Conservation
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 […]
Endowment Releases Request for Proposals to Review Fund Performance
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,” […]