Press Releases

North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Protects 1,000 Acre Floodplain Forest Salmon Creek Forest Project Aided By Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Greenville, S.C. – Nearly 1,000 acres of cypress-gum swamp, bottomland hardwoods, tidal freshwater marsh, and upland mixed pine forest in Bertie County, North Carolina, is now permanently protected through a fee title acquisition negotiated by […]

Virginia Department Of Conservation Protects Forested Wetland Nottoway River Conservation Easement Aided By Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Southampton, Va. – A new conservation easement on 130 acres of forested wetland will help protect more than one mile of frontage on the Nottoway River, a State Scenic River. The Nottoway River is a major source of […]

Promotion And New Hires Expand Endowment’s Capacity – New COO Role And Added Program Officers Expand Reach And Ensure Sustainability – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced staffing changes toexpand the organization’s capacity and enhance sustainability to serve its dual mission of keeping working forests as forests and advancing family-wage jobs […]

Study Finds That Markets Are Key To Retaining Southern Forests – Forests Increase Despite Near-doubling Of Harvest And Population – It is possible to “have your cake and eat it too,” at least when it comes to retaining healthy, well-managed forests. So says a groundbreaking study by Charlotte-based Forest2Market in its just released review of […]

National Academy of Sciences Study to Review Genetic Technologies and Forest Health – Call for Experts to Join Study Team- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) is set to conduct a study to examine the potential use of biotechnology for mitigating threats to forest health; identify the potential ecological and economic consequences […]

Honoring Bruce R. Miles with Gifts to University Scholarship Funds The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today announced actions to honor the legacy of the late Bruce R. Miles, State Forester Emeritus of Texas. The Endowment made contributions to each of Texas’ forestry schools – Texas A&M University and Stephen F. Austin State […]

New Intern Joins Endowment Team The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) continues its long tradition of partnering with Furman University (Greenville, South Carolina) to identify post-graduate interns tocontribute to the Endowment’s work. Over the last ten years, the organization has seen over a dozenFurman students or graduates come through its Greenville, South […]

Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Awards 2017 Grants $500,000 to Help Protect More Than 8,000 Acres of Sensitive Forestland U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 12, 2017) Bethesda, Md. and Greenville, S.C.  – The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund today announced the recipients of its 2017 grants. Established by Enviva Holdings, […]

Walk in the Woods Engages Public on Issues of Forest Stewardship Just as any walk in the woods offers surprises around the bend in the path or over the next hill, learning how to become more flexible and interactive in how we talk about forests is a journey full of wonder. More than two years […]

Grants to Accelerate Watershed Protection  The Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program’s second-year of awards expands the pace of proactive watershed protection in the U.S. through conservation and improved stewardship of hundreds of thousands of acres of lands that provide drinking water, flood risk reduction, and an array of economic and environmental benefits. The sixteen awards […]