SFI BLOG
Working Forests at Work for Birds
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A bird watcher, a lumber manufacturer, and a wildlife biologist walk into a bar…Or was it a forest? Wherever you find the American Bird Conservancy’s (ABC) Emily Jo Williams, Westervelt’s Jonathan Lowery, and the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc.’s (NCASI) Darren Miller together, you can be sure there will be plenty of laughs and no shortage of conservation inspiration.
Minnesota SIC Logger of the Year Harvests the 2014 Capitol Christmas Tree
On a crisp day in late October, the Minnesota SFI Implementation Committee (SIC) Logger of the Year - Jim Scheff - fired up his Husqvarna chainsaw and prepared to fell a towering 88 foot tall white spruce, soon to become this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.
About Old Friends…
We’ve all had the experience of running into an old friend unexpectedly, and spending a moment of warm reminiscence, perhaps on a street corner or coffee shop.
SFI Annual Conference Student Participants — As Diverse as the World’s Forests
Every year the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) annual conference brings together a cross section of conservation, academic and industry leaders united in a common goal: ensuring a future with healthy and vibrant forests.
Up the Creek with a Paddle
Years ago, I was executive director of a non-profit organization. Early in that period we were struggling financially, as many non-profits do from time to time.
“It Changed My Life”
I just heard that phrase again for the umpteenth time from someone in the natural resource profession
Support from Diverse Communities is the Key to Sustainable Future Forests
Shaping the forest of the future requires cooperating with a wide range of interests today. The forest community must find common ground to ensure the sustainability of future forests.
2014 SFI Annual Conference Leaves a Lighter Footprint for Forests
Every day, The Conservation Fund works to prevent the loss of America’s last large and intact privately-held forest.
We Stand for the Future of Forests
SFI stands at the intersection of sustainable forests and sustainable communities.
Greening of Detroit – Working Together For the Future
The other week I was excited to be a part of The Greening of Detroit’s 2014 Citizen Forester Program, where 138 volunteers, 24 Citizen Forester volunteers, and 10 staff turned out on a Saturday to roll up their sleeves to plant over 100 trees.
From Nature’s Perspective – Bringing Art into Environmental Experiences
Project Learning Tree’s (PLT) 28th Annual International Coordinators’ Conference was held this year in Traverse City, Michigan in May.
Restoration in Action: Communities for Healthy Forests Break Ground with SFI Grant Support
Forests do so much for us. They provide us clean air, filter our water, sustain an unbelievable breadth of plant and animal life, and offer an incredible sanctuary to recharge our spirits.
White House Workshop Promotes Building with Wood
I had the great pleasure to participate in an exciting workshop yesterday hosted by the White House Rural Council and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
First SFI Award for North American Wood Design
I’m so very proud to be recognizing the use of wood certified to the SFI Standard in the beautiful construction of an extremely worthy project: the Canadian Cancer Society’s Kordyban Lodge Cancer Care Facility designed by NSDA Architects.
Conserving Our Future Forests Through Partnerships
Through my long career in forest conservation, I’ve observed that there are many “good things” that an organization can do to add value, “move the needle” forward on conservation results, and look to conserving our future forests.
Frigid in the Forests
It’s been an icy-cold week for most of North America, with many experiencing snowy scenes like this one. Joe Schwantes from Wisconsin shared this photo of his local forest last year.