Migratory bird season is upon us once again, which means that millions of birds are currently flocking to forests all over the country.

SFI announced today at Fortune Brainstorm Green that the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) is a recipient of a 2014 SFI Conservation and Community Partnership Grant to support African American forestland owners. Loss of ownership and asset value by African American forestland owners in the U.S. South has reached a critical level and traditional approaches to engaging them on forestland preservation have fallen short.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Inc. announced at the Fortune Brainstorm Green conference today that it would provide eight community‐based grant projects helping people.

Spring is here and Girl Guides across the country are knee deep in water making sure that ducks have a safe place to lay their eggs.

For just the second time in history, a forestry company has become a member of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB).

SFI has awarded more than $400,000 to 10 conservation projects as part of its 2014 Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program.

The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, has selected to package the official 2014 White House Easter Egg in a gift box made from paperboard certified to the SFI Standard. “We are thrilled to be involved once again with this annual American tradition,” said Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of SFI. “By choosing to package these famous Easter eggs in boxes certified to the SFI standard, the National Park Foundation is setting an example to others about the importance of selecting products from responsibly managed forests.”

Today, the Communities for Healthy Forests, Inc. (CHF), with support from the SFI, held a ceremony celebrating the restoration of the Douglas Complex fire devastation area. The Douglas Complex wildfires gripped the State of Oregon in August of 2013, threatening homes, and forcing evacuations and road closures. Approximately 3,000 firefighters were called-in to battle the fires, including the National Guard, but were hampered by the extremely rugged terrain. While firefighters successfully defended homes, lingering smoke following the wildfire posed a health risk, and precipitated the distribution of 20,000 respiration masks by the Red Cross to the residents of southern Oregon. By August 6th, 2013, the Douglas Complex fire and neighboring fires had burned 144,688 acres in Oregon.

Today, over 600,000 acres of timberland managed by TIR have been certified to the SFI standard.