Press Releases

Greenville, S.C. and Durham, N.C. – An additional 133 acres of land, including critical hardwood bottomland forest, will be protected in perpetuity thanks to a conservation easement on the property partially funded by the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund (the Fund). The Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC) was instrumental in securing the priority landscape in the Raleigh […]

“If we are going to keep forests as forests, we must respect and value them. We must ensure markets for wood and wood products. And invest in and support vital research and conservation.” This central message and many others come to life in a new “white board” animation produced on behalf of the North American […]

Greenville, S.C. – The headwaters of Otterdam Swamp and Three Creek are closer to long-term protection via a working forest conservation easement on forest lands in the region. The easement is made possible through a partnership between the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) and the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund. Permanent protection of the property—totaling 1,079 […]

Endowment Launches Website Detailing the State of America’s Forests –USAForests.org goes live- Greenville, S.C. – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced the launch of an interactive website that tells the story of America’s forests. The website—State of America’s Forests—will house a number of tools that serve as a portal to a […]

New members added to board of directors; officers elected – Kevin Schuyler and Rachel Jacobson Join Endowment – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today the election of Board members and officers for 2018 at the organization’s semi-annual meeting held this year in Vancouver, Canada. The Board welcomed Kevin Schuyler to […]

Virginia Outdoors Foundation Protects 408-acre Floodplain Forest -Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Helps with Donated Conservation Easement- Greenville, S.C. – A donated conservation easement will protect from development a prime, 408- acre bottomland hardwood forest and help demonstrate the compatibility of wetland forest management and biodiversity conservation. Protecting this tract will also preserve scenic viewsheds along […]

2018 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program ChallengeRequest for Pre-Proposals  The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) today announced that it is accepting pre-proposals for the 2018 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program Challenge. The Request for Pre- Proposals and the downloadable PDF pre-proposal form are available on the U.S. Endowment for Forestryand Community’s […]

2018 Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Request for Proposals and Expanded North Carolina Eligibility Greenville, SC and Bethesda, MD, October 9 – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today released the 2018 Request for Proposals for the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund. Up to $500,000 is available for grants to protect bottomland hardwood and other […]

Independent Commission Recommends New Approaches To Forest Sector Research In U.S. -Changes Needed To Focus Direction, Advance Forest Health, And Rebuild Nation’s Competitiveness- A report by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Forest and Forest Products Research and Development in the U.S. in the 21st Century (BRC), released today by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and […]

African American Forest Owners Benefit From Industry Partnership Enviva and Roanoke Electric Cooperative Partnership Supports Forest Health and Retention GREENVILLE, SC – Enviva Holdings, LP today announced a $45,000 grant to support African American land retention and healthy forests in northeastern North Carolina. The grant to the Sustainable Forestry Program of the Roanoke Center—a nonprofit […]