With the support of the SFI Forest Partners Program, 103,000 acres of land owned by the South Carolina Forestry Commission and Clemson University were recently certified to the SFI and American Tree Farm System standards.

Wegner’s many contributions have been instrumental in raising awareness of the benefits associated with utilizing forest certification.

Honey bees are in sharp decline in North America and Europe, jeopardizing their crucial role in pollinating crops that in the United States amount to about one-third of the nation’s domestic food supply.

From enjoying a walk in the woods to building a home to the clean water and the paper products we use every day, people benefit from forests in countless ways.

SFI announced today that respected conservation professional Paul Trianosky has joined SFI as Senior Director of Conservation Partnerships.  Trianosky brings nearly 30 years of diverse leadership experience in forest conservation, nonprofit management and forest certification to SFI. In 2013, he was recognized as a “Conservation Hero” by The Nature Conservancy of West Virginia and he has served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Tennessee Forestry Commission since 2004. He most recently worked at the American Forest Foundation, where he served as Director of Southern Forest Conservation. In that role, he developed and implemented strategies to engage family landowners in AFF’s programs and services across the southern region.