Clemson University’s Dr. Pat Layton Receives the 2025 SFI President’s Award for Promoting Urban Forest Certification, Forest Literacy, and Green Buildings
Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is proud to announce Dr. Patricia (Pat) Layton, Director of the Wood Utilization and Design Institute at Clemson [...]
May
Clemson University Achieves First-Ever SFI Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Certification
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is proud to announce Clemson University as the first organization to achieve certification to the full SFI Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard [...]
Apr
Doris Duke Foundation Funding Advances SFI’s Climate Smart Forestry Practices Across United States
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is proud to announce a groundbreaking new project to advance climate smart forestry practices across the United States, supported by a generous investment of [...]
Feb
Atlanta’s 619 Ponce Awarded for Innovative Local Sourcing of Wood Products Certified to the SFI Standards
619 Ponce, an innovative mass timber project in the heart of Atlanta led by Jamestown, was recognized as a 2024 Wood Design and Building Award recipient for excellence in wood architecture and [...]
Nov
SFI Advances Climate Smart Forestry in Canada with Major Investment from Environment and Climate Change Canada
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) welcomes a major investment of $4.7M from Environment Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund to advance Climate Smart Forestry in [...]
Nov
Sustainability Leaders from Tennessee, Yakama Nation, the International Society of Arboriculture, and North Carolina State University Join SFI Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. and OTTAWA, ON—The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is pleased to welcome new members to the SFI Board of Directors: Heather Slayton, State Forester and Assistant Commissioner [...]
Nov
Forests For Nature-Positive Solutions: SFI Conservation Scientists Engage at COP16
Lauren Cooper, SFI Chief Conservation Officer, and Dr. Healy Hamilton, SFI Chief Scientist, are representing the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) at the 16th meeting of the Conference of the [...]
Oct
SFI Chief Scientist Dr. Healy Hamilton Leads Groundbreaking Study on Cross-Border Species Conservation in the U.S.
SFI is pleased to share that Chief Scientist Dr. Healy Hamilton is the lead author on a new study examining cross-border species conservation priorities for states in the U.S. Together with [...]
Sep
Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Project Learning Tree Expand Environmental Education Resources with Spanish-Language Guide
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and award-winning educational initiative Project Learning Tree (PLT) are proud to announce the release of Explora tu Ambiente: Guía de Actividades K-8, the [...]
Aug
