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2025 SFI Annual Conference Highlights
That’s a wrap! The 2025 SFI Annual Conference in Minneapolis brought together over 340 participants for a week full of learning and celebration. The event marked SFI’s 30-year anniversary and the start of SFI’s 2025–2030 Strategic Direction, bringing together the SFI network to talk about milestones and shared goals for the future.
Forester’s Blog: Fall Forest Colors
Autumn, my favorite season, is almost here. Tomorrow, Thursday, September 22, 2022, marks the autumnal equinox—the start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere.
SFI, NFWF, and Partners Recognized for Songbird Conservation in West Virginia
A recent grant to SFI from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is bearing fruit in West Virginia.
SFI Standards Are Solutions for a Changing Climate
The theme of this year’s National Forest Week, “Canada’s Forests: Solutions for a Changing Climate,” offers a timely reminder of the importance of trees and forests.
Forester’s Blog: The Importance of Young Forest Habitat
Mention old-growth forests and most people think of giant sequoias in California, centuries-old Douglas firs and western red cedars in British Columbia, red pines in Ontario, or massive live oaks in the Southern US.
SFI Conference Green Mentor Program Sets the Right Example
The annual conference’s theme was Collaborating for Communities and Forests, so it’s fitting that the conference also played host to its first SFI Conference Green Mentor cohort.
Forester’s Blog: Cellulose Nanomaterials
Rayon was invented in the mid-1800s and was manufactured as a fabric in the US starting in 1911. It was called “artificial silk” until 1924, when the name rayon was adopted.
Doss Keynote at SFI Annual Conference: Consumers are Driving the Circular Economy
Consumer preferences for paper packaging are strengthening the circular economy, said Michael P. Doss, president and CEO of Graphic Packaging International.
USFS CHIEF MOORE
Randy Moore, Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, discusses partnering with SFI on climate change, wildfire risk, and sustaining healthy, resilient landscapes for generations to come.
Forester’s Blog: So, How much forest is there in the U.S. and Canada?
A recent Twitter post by EcoWatch stated that “A new study has found an alarming loss in forest areas.”
A Call for Third-Party Certification Engagement on Wildfire Mitigation Strategies in the Western US
There is no question that wildfires in the western US are larger and more intense than in recorded history.
Hundreds of forest and conservation leaders, educators, and more collaborate for communities and forests at the 2022 SFI/PLT Annual Conference
Over 350 people from the SFI and PLT networks gathered for a week filled with learning and discussion opportunities on the most pressing issues and challenges facing people and the planet.
SFI Welcomes Jacob Handel as Senior Director, Indigenous Relations
Jacob Handel, Senior Director, Indigenous Relations, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in engaging with Indigenous people and groups to the Indigenous Relations Team.
Join the 2022 SFI/PLT Annual Conference – Collaborating for Communities and Forests
The SFI and Project Learning Tree (PLT) will host their first ever joint annual conference from June 14-16, in Madison, Wisconsin.
Get To Know SFI’s Newest Team Members
SFI is growing! Get to know our newest employees and what drives them to support our work in Standards, Education, Community, and Conservation.
Planting the Seed of Conservation With Children’s Books
In the classroom and at home, teaching children about nature can help them develop an appreciation for the environment.
