SFI BLOG
Green Building Day on Parliament Hill Highlights Opportunity to Address Climate Change and Reach Government Net-Zero Pledge
The Canada Green Building Council’s Green Building Day on the Hill was a chance for leaders in the building sector to meet with public servants and Parliamentarians to discuss how green building can help advance critical priorities like job growth, innovation, and environmental sustainability while supporting Canada’s climate objectives.
Forest Literacy Framework Outlines Forest-related Programming for Natural Resource Professionals, Educators, and Others
Forests are part of a renewable supply chain for products we use every day, reducing our reliance on non-renewable and less sustainable materials like plastic.
SFI Celebrates International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day 2022, SFI, Project Learning Tree (PLT), and PLT Canada, want to help #BreakTheBias. The women who are part of our staff, network of partners, SFI Board and Educational Operating Committee, SFI-certified organizations, and many other facets of our work show the value of SFI’s commitment to gender equality and a diverse and resilient workforce. Building a diverse and resilient workforce is one of the ways SFI celebrates the principles behind International Women’s Day every day.
Celebrating the Contributions of Black Americans in Conservation
Celebrate this Black History Month and the months to follow by deepening your learning and elevating the many important contributions of historic and current Black Americans working in forestry and natural resources conservation.
Women and Girls in Science Advocate for Community Greening and Climate Action
I’ve always loved being in the woods, but I didn’t realize that forestry was a viable career path for me until my early twenties.
Happy New Year From SFI
Happy New Year! I hope you and your loved ones had a peaceful holiday break. I am excited to start 2022 building on the positive change the SFI community makes every day in addressing local, national and global sustainability challenges.
Conserving Birds on a Continental Scale with Sustainable Forest Management
Birds don’t recognize borders, which is one reason why an SFI Conservation Grant is supporting a project called “Managed Forests for Birds in the Boreal Transition Region of the U.S. and Canada.”
Engaging Youth on Sustainable Forestry at Philmont Scout Ranch
Working with more than 600 Scouts over the course of one week this past summer left me feeling energized and enthusiastic about our forests and the next generation.
SFI Supports Boy Scouts Building Forest Bat Boxes
As part of a recent SFI Community Grant project, the Voyageur’s Council of Boy Scouts of America built and installed 70 new bat boxes near Duluth, Minnesota.
The Artist Behind the 2021 Virtual SFI Annual Conference Speaker Gifts
Fourteen-year-old Mahatta Price loves spending time in the forest.
Celebrate Free Comic Day with SFI
After being canceled in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Free Comic Book Day will make an exciting nationwide return this Saturday, August 14.
SFI Annual Conference Features Leading Voices on Critical Global Issues
More than 600 people joined the 2021 Virtual SFI Annual Conference, May 12-14, to learn from a diverse and dynamic group of speakers.
Collaboration for Conservation in the Southern Blue Ridge
SFI and the Forest Stewards Guild have brought together partners who live and work in the Southern Blue Ridge, to collaborate on forest conservation approaches.
SFI Celebrates the International Day of Forests
SFI celebrates forests every day, but every year on March 21 we join so many others to formally recognize the United Nations International Day of Forests.
SFI Celebrates Women Leaders on International Women’s Day #iwd2021 #choosetochallenge
International Women’s Day takes on even greater meaning in the middle of a global pandemic.
Getting ready for 2021
I hope everyone had a nice holiday season. I wanted to start the year with some lessons from 2020 that can inform our work going forward. I am proud of what we achieved together last year during such unique times and appreciative of how we adapted.