SFI BLOG
SFI’s Catherine Langille Wins 2023 Skills Award for Indigenous Youth
Congratulations to Catherine Langille, Indigenous Relations Coordinator at SFI/Project Learning Tree Canada, for winning a 2023 Skills Awards for Indigenous Youth at a National Forest Week celebration in Ottawa on September 20. The awards were presented by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) in partnership with the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM). The awards celebrate Indigenous youth for their achievements and aspirations in the forest products sector.
SFI Annual Conference Student Participants — As Diverse as the World’s Forests
Every year the SFI annual conference brings together a cross section of conservation, academic and industry leaders united in a common goal.
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.
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 Greening of Detroit’s 2014 Citizen Forester Program, 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 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
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
Joe Schwantes from Wisconsin shared this photo of his local forest last year.
SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program seeks Proposals
At SFI, we understand that responsible forestry happens on the ground and in the community.
Wolves
Did you know, that under certain conditions, wolves can hear as far as six miles (9.6 km) away in the forest and ten miles (16 km) on the open tundra?
