{"id":746414,"date":"2017-03-31T18:43:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T22:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forests.org\/?page_id=746414"},"modified":"2025-04-29T18:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T22:03:31","slug":"bourses-de-sfi-pour-la-conservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/bourses-de-sfi-pour-la-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Bourses de SFI pour la conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:5%;--awb-padding-left:5%;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:5%;--awb-padding-top-medium:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.5);--awb-border-right:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:2;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 page-title\"><h2>LES PROJETS SOUTENUS PAR UNE SUBVENTION DE SFI POUR LA CONSERVATION<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h5 class=\"intro\">cherchent \u00e0 mieux comprendre les liens entre l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier et les caract\u00e9ristiques de conservation importantes.<\/h5>\n<p>Depuis 2015, les chercheurs sont mis au d\u00e9fi d\u2019\u00e9laborer et de mettre \u00e0 l\u2019essai des m\u00e9thodes \u00e9volutives pour mesurer les r\u00e9sultats par rapport \u00e0 la biodiversit\u00e9, \u00e0 la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019eau et \u00e0 sa quantit\u00e9 ainsi qu\u2019au changement climatique. En reliant les projets aux organisations certifi\u00e9es\u00a0SFI, ces efforts acqui\u00e8rent une pertinence imm\u00e9diate et aident \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer les normes\u00a0SFI.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:5%;--awb-padding-top-small:21px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.5);--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-margin-top-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"813\" title=\"SFI_Cons_Grants\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271100%27%20height%3D%27813%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201100%20813%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271100%27%20height%3D%27813%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SFI_Cons_Grants.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-30565\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:5%;--awb-padding-left:5%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:40px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:60px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h3 class=\"cons-grants\"><span style=\"color: #0876b7;\">BOURSES PAR CAT\u00c9GORIE<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-tabs fusion-tabs-1 clean nav-is-justified horizontal-tabs icon-position-left mobile-mode-accordion\" style=\"--awb-title-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-alignment:start;--awb-inactive-color:#0365a3;--awb-title-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-active-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-custom10);--awb-border-color:rgba(96,125,139,0.24);--awb-active-border-color:#0365a3;\"><div class=\"nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-a0ce6ff02f079bf6291\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"fusion-tab-a0ce6ff02f079bf6291\" href=\"#tab-a0ce6ff02f079bf6291\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Aux \u00c9tats-Unis<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li  role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-63a9bb4b3b79ce365fe\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-63a9bb4b3b79ce365fe\" href=\"#tab-63a9bb4b3b79ce365fe\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Au Canada<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li  role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-712fa6067c9d4cdeac6\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-712fa6067c9d4cdeac6\" href=\"#tab-712fa6067c9d4cdeac6\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Projets termin\u00e9s<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-a0ce6ff02f079bf6291\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-a0ce6ff02f079bf6291\" href=\"#tab-a0ce6ff02f079bf6291\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Aux \u00c9tats-Unis<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-a0ce6ff02f079bf6291\" id=\"tab-a0ce6ff02f079bf6291\"><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:16px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-divider-hover-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#0586c6;--awb-content-color:var(--awb-custom11);--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-custom10);--awb-toggle-active-accent-color:var(--awb-custom10);--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:500;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:16px;--awb-title-line-height:1.2;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:300;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-746414-1\">\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-60d8ff83d505471fe fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_60d8ff83d505471fe\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"60d8ff83d505471fe\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-1\" data-target=\"#60d8ff83d505471fe\" href=\"#60d8ff83d505471fe\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">NCASI \u2013 Quantification de la contribution<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"60d8ff83d505471fe\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_60d8ff83d505471fe\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"785119\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-785119 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-ncasi-quantifying\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Quantification de la contribution des pratiques foresti\u00e8res durables \u00e0 la conservation<br \/>\ndes esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril et des communaut\u00e9s terrestres et aquatiques<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Pourquoi le projet est important<\/p>\n<p>Le projet aidera \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre aux menaces pour la biodiversit\u00e9. Aux \u00c9tats-Unis, selon l\u2019Agence de protection de l\u2019environnement, plus de 1 300 esp\u00e8ces sont inscrites comme en voie de disparition ou menac\u00e9es. Les propri\u00e9taires de for\u00eats priv\u00e9es, qui prennent soin de plus de 180 millions d\u2019hectares de terres foresti\u00e8res (60 % des for\u00eats des \u00c9tats-Unis), sont incontournables pour la r\u00e9ussite des initiatives de conservation. Le projet quantifiera le r\u00f4le des paysages forestiers am\u00e9nag\u00e9s durablement dans la conservation des esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril et dans le maintien des communaut\u00e9s aquatiques et terrestres. La zone d\u2019\u00e9tude englobe quelque 200 000 hectares de for\u00eats productives priv\u00e9es dans six comt\u00e9s de l\u2019Alabama (Monroe, Escambia, Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington et Butler) et dans trois de la Floride (Escambia, Santa Rosa et Okaloosa).<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet soutient la contribution des pratiques foresti\u00e8res durables \u00e0 la conservation des esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril<\/p>\n<p>Le National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI; en fran\u00e7ais : Conseil national pour l\u2019am\u00e9lioration de la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019air et des cours d\u2019eau), de concert avec une coalition de partenaires travaillant dans le cadre de la Wildlife Conservation Initiative, examinera plusieurs esp\u00e8ces sur une longue p\u00e9riode dans un paysage domin\u00e9 par des for\u00eats priv\u00e9es certifi\u00e9es SFI et am\u00e9nag\u00e9es principalement pour la production de bois. Les travaux comprendront l\u2019\u00e9chantillonnage de l\u2019ADN environnemental (ADNe) dans diff\u00e9rents milieux, comme le sol et l\u2019eau, plut\u00f4t que des pr\u00e9l\u00e8vements effectu\u00e9s directement sur des organismes individuels. Les esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril cibl\u00e9es qui b\u00e9n\u00e9ficieront de la recherche comprennent la Tortue g\u00e9ographique de l\u2019Alabama, la Tortue alligator, la Goph\u00e8re polyph\u00e8me, la Salamandre des collines rouges et le Crotale diamantin de l\u2019Est.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Contribution de SFI<\/p>\n<p>Le Programme de subventions aux partenariats de conservation et d\u2019engagement communautaire de SFI soutient le projet. Les travaux tireront profit de projets ant\u00e9rieurs soutenus par des subventions de conservation : \u00ab Des for\u00eats productives pour les oiseaux \u00bb et \u00ab Quantification des retomb\u00e9es de la norme d\u2019approvisionnement en fibre de SFI en G\u00e9orgie \u00bb. Plusieurs organisations certifi\u00e9es SFI, qui poss\u00e8dent ou g\u00e8rent des for\u00eats \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur de la zone d\u2019\u00e9tude, participent aux travaux. Leur engagement comprend une participation active \u00e0 la conception et \u00e0 la r\u00e9alisation de l\u2019\u00e9tude, du soutien en nature et l\u2019acc\u00e8s des chercheurs aux for\u00eats certifi\u00e9es SFI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet aide les gestionnaires forestiers<\/p>\n<p>Un am\u00e9nagement forestier actif rev\u00eat une importance cruciale pour la plupart des organisations certifi\u00e9es SFI, et il est n\u00e9cessaire de comprendre en quoi les for\u00eats vis\u00e9es peuvent contribuer \u00e0 la conservation des esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril. Le projet s\u2019inscrit dans un effort \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle afin de documenter la valeur des for\u00eats productives priv\u00e9es pour la conservation des esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril. Il aidera les propri\u00e9taires et gestionnaires forestiers de la r\u00e9gion, en d\u00e9terminant dans quelle mesure leur taux de conformit\u00e9 \u00e9lev\u00e9 aux meilleures pratiques d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier (MPAF) soutient les esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril. Il \u00e9tablira la pr\u00e9sence et la persistance d\u2019amphibiens des milieux secs, de reptiles terrestres, de tortues aquatiques, de communaut\u00e9s aviaires, de communaut\u00e9s de poissons, de moules d\u2019eau douce et de plantes.<\/p>\n<p>Le projet d\u00e9montrera la valeur des for\u00eats certifi\u00e9es SFI pour la conservation des esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril et celle de la mise en \u0153uvre des MPAF pour la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019eau et la conservation \u00e0 long terme des communaut\u00e9s aquatiques. Il aidera \u00e0 faire un lien direct, rarement \u00e9tabli, entre les MPAF et la conservation des esp\u00e8ces aquatiques. De plus, diff\u00e9rents outils de communication seront offerts aux organisations certifi\u00e9es SFI pour les aider \u00e0 faire conna\u00eetre la valeur de leur travail pour la conservation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partenaires<\/p>\n<p>Le partenariat regroupe des ONG de d\u00e9fense de l\u2019environnement, le gouvernement et des entreprises foresti\u00e8res pour quantifier le r\u00f4le de la foresterie durable dans le soutien des esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril. Ces partenaires sont :<\/p>\n<p>Responsable du projet : NCASI<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/p>\n<p>Service de la p\u00eache et de la faune des \u00c9tats-Unis<\/p>\n<p>National Alliance of Forest Owners<\/p>\n<p>Tangled Bank Conservation<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife Conservation Initiative<\/p>\n<p>Conservation Resources (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p>Forest Investment Associates (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p>Hancock Forest Management (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p>Molpus Woodlands Group (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p>Potlatch Deltic Corporation (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p>Rayonier (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p>Resource Management Service (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p>Westervelt (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p>Weyerhaeuser (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Information connexe<\/p>\n<p>Universit\u00e9 de G\u00e9orgie: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantuofgeorgia\/\">Quantification des retomb\u00e9es de la norme d&#8217;approvisionnement en fibre de SFI en G\u00e9orgie<\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p>Des for\u00eats productives pour les oiseaux [NEED LINK]<\/p>\n<p>SFI et le NCASI s\u2019associent pour r\u00e9pondre au d\u00e9fi climatique avec des outils visant le carbone et l\u2019eau: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-and-ncasi-partner-to-address-the-climate-challenge-with-carbon-and-water-tools\/\">communiqu\u00e9 <\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p>Le NCASI obtient une subvention f\u00e9d\u00e9rale de conservation pour une recherche collaborative visant \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger les esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/ncasi-foundation-receives-federal-conservation-grant-for-collaborative-research-directed-at-protecting-at-risk-species\/\">communiqu\u00e9 <\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" alt=\"NCASI logo\" title=\"ncasi_350x250\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27250%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20250%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27250%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ncasi_350x250-1.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-774119\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">\u00c0 propos du NCASI<\/p>\n<p>Le National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI; en fran\u00e7ais : Conseil national pour l\u2019am\u00e9lioration de l\u2019air et des cours d\u2019eau) est une association exon\u00e9r\u00e9e d\u2019imp\u00f4ts en vertu de l\u2019alin\u00e9a 501c)(6) du Code des imp\u00f4ts des \u00c9tats-Unis organis\u00e9e pour servir de centre d\u2019excellence offrant la recherche scientifique et l\u2019information technique impartiales n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 l\u2019atteinte des objectifs de l\u2019industrie des produits forestiers en mati\u00e8re d\u2019environnement et de d\u00e9veloppement durable. Le NCASI a pour mission d\u2019aider ses membres \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 moindre co\u00fbt \u00e0 leurs objectifs sur les plans de l\u2019environnement et du d\u00e9veloppement durable gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 de la recherche fondamentale et appliqu\u00e9e, \u00e0 du soutien technique et \u00e0 de l\u2019\u00e9ducation. En poursuivant notre mission, nous offrons \u00e0 nos membres de l\u2019industrie des produits forestiers un soutien essentiel dans leurs efforts pour assurer la disponibilit\u00e9 de sources d\u2019approvisionnement en fibre am\u00e9nag\u00e9es durablement et pour \u00e9valuer et am\u00e9liorer l\u2019efficacit\u00e9 des mesures de lutte contre la pollution aux installations de fabrication, ainsi que des perspectives et une assistance pr\u00e9cieuses pour la fabrication de produits forestiers \u00e9cologiquement soutenables.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-sharing-box fusion-sharing-box-1 boxed-icons has-taglines layout-floated layout-medium-floated layout-small-stacked\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;--awb-wrapper-padding-left:0px;--awb-separator-border-sizes:0px;--awb-alignment:flex-start;--awb-layout:row;--awb-alignment-small:space-between;--awb-stacked-align-small:center;\" data-title=\"NCASI - Quantification de la contribution des pratiques foresti\u00e8res durables \u00e0 la conservation des esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril et des communaut\u00e9s terrestres et aquatiques\" data-description=\"Le projet aidera \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre aux menaces pour la biodiversit\u00e9. 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https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/grant-ncasi-quantification-de-la-contribution\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\"><li  role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-63a9bb4b3b79ce365fe\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-63a9bb4b3b79ce365fe\" href=\"#tab-63a9bb4b3b79ce365fe\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Au Canada<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-63a9bb4b3b79ce365fe\" id=\"tab-63a9bb4b3b79ce365fe\"><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" 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class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Pourquoi le projet est important<\/p>\n<p>Le projet aidera \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre au besoin d\u2019int\u00e9grer la reconnaissance et le respect des droits et des connaissances traditionnelles des peuples autochtones dans les pratiques de foresterie durable. Il reliera les connaissances autochtones et les connaissances scientifiques en \u00e9valuant l\u2019efficacit\u00e9 de l\u2019am\u00e9nagement riverain am\u00e9lior\u00e9 sur le territoire de comp\u00e9tence de la bande indienne de Penticton, en Colombie-Britannique. Le projet montrera de quelle fa\u00e7on la mise en \u0153uvre de la Norme d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier SFI 2022 et des normes d\u2019am\u00e9nagement riverain am\u00e9lior\u00e9 de la bande indienne de Penticton (BIP) int\u00e8gre la reconnaissance des droits autochtones et donne lieu \u00e0 un am\u00e9nagement am\u00e9lior\u00e9 et \u00e0 des retomb\u00e9es positives pour les valeurs autochtones li\u00e9es \u00e0 la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019eau sur les terres foresti\u00e8res certifi\u00e9es SFI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet soutient l\u2019am\u00e9nagement riverain et le lien entre les connaissances autochtones et les connaissances scientifiques<\/p>\n<p>Les anciens et les gardiens du savoir autochtones joueront un r\u00f4le cl\u00e9 dans le projet. Le projet pr\u00e9parera le secteur forestier \u00e0 l\u2019adaptation des normes foresti\u00e8res syilx et aidera l\u2019industrie \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre aux normes SFI. Les syilx de la nation Okanagan forment une tribu transfrontali\u00e8re divis\u00e9e par la fronti\u00e8re entre le Canada et les \u00c9tats-Unis. La nation comprend sept collectivit\u00e9s, dont la bande indienne de Penticton. La BIP \u00e9chantillonnera des blocs forestiers choisis sur des terrains g\u00e9r\u00e9s par SFI ou la BIP. Le projet produira des donn\u00e9es empiriques et des donn\u00e9es culturelles syilx sur la sant\u00e9 et l\u2019abondance des valeurs et des param\u00e8tres syilx de qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019eau des cours d\u2019eau (cecwixa dans la langue nsyilxc\u0259n) et de leurs secteurs riverains sur des terrains g\u00e9r\u00e9s par SFI et la BIP, comparativement \u00e0 d\u2019autres endroits. La BIP \u00e9laborera les proc\u00e9dures d\u2019\u00e9chantillonnage avant r\u00e9colte et apr\u00e8s r\u00e9colte.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Contribution de SFI<\/p>\n<p>Le Programme de subventions aux partenariats de conservation et d\u2019engagement communautaire de SFI soutient le projet. SFI s\u2019est engag\u00e9e \u00e0 \u00e9tablir et \u00e0 promouvoir des collaborations ax\u00e9es sur la for\u00eat et reposant sur la reconnaissance et le respect des droits et des connaissances traditionnelles des peuples autochtones. SFI croit fermement que les approches d\u2019inclusion et de collaboration dans l\u2019\u00e9laboration des politiques, des programmes et des relations m\u00e8nent \u00e0 de r\u00e9els progr\u00e8s sur le terrain et am\u00e9liorent la vie des gens. La Norme d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier SFI 2022 comprend l\u2019objectif 8, qui reconna\u00eet explicitement et respecte les droits des peuples autochtones, assure le respect des droits et des connaissances traditionnelles des peuples autochtones et s\u2019aligne sur les principes de la D\u00e9claration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet aide les gestionnaires forestiers<\/p>\n<p>Le projet aidera les propri\u00e9taires et gestionnaires forestiers \u00e0 comprendre en quoi l\u2019atteinte de l\u2019objectif 8 de la norme SFI peut soutenir les autres objectifs de SFI, comme la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019eau et la biodiversit\u00e9. La BIP organisera un webinaire qui mettra les gardiens du savoir et les gestionnaires des ressources de la nation syilx en contact avec des repr\u00e9sentants de l\u2019industrie foresti\u00e8re et du gouvernement pour discuter des normes foresti\u00e8res et des droits et responsabilit\u00e9s d\u2019intendance syilx. Ce dialogue ouvrira la porte \u00e0 une collaboration v\u00e9ritable. Le projet examinera aussi les possibilit\u00e9s de pr\u00e9senter ou d\u2019exposer les r\u00e9sultats du projet \u00e0 l\u2019Association of BC Forest Professionals et aux organisations certifi\u00e9es SFI.<\/p>\n<p><em>Il n\u2019existe pas de majuscules en nsyilxc\u0259n parce que, selon les locuteurs de cette langue, cela donnerait \u00e0 penser qu\u2019une personne ou que quelque chose a plus d\u2019importance qu\u2019une autre, ce qui est contraire \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9thique syilx. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partenaires<\/p>\n<p>Le partenariat regroupe des repr\u00e9sentants autochtones et des entreprises foresti\u00e8res qui travaillent ensemble pour am\u00e9liorer l\u2019am\u00e9nagement riverain. Ces partenaires sont :<\/p>\n<p>Responsable du projet : bande indienne de Penticton<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/p>\n<p>Interfor (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p>BC Timber Sales (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Information connexe<\/p>\n<p>Splatsin Indian Band: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grant-splatsin\/\">Les for\u00eats certifi\u00e9es SFI aident \u00e0 conserver les plantes d&#8217;importance culturelle et promeuvent ainsi les valeurs autochtones<\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Indigenous_SFI_Nov2018.pdf\">R\u00e9pondre aux int\u00e9r\u00eats des Autochtones et \u00e9tablir des partenariats<\/a> (en anglais)\u00a0fact sheet<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SFI_Small_Scale_Forest_Management_Module_for_Indigenous_Peoples_and_Familes_August_2021.pdf\">Module d&#8217;am\u00e9nagement forestier \u00e0 petite \u00e9chelle de SFI pour les particuliers, les familles et les collectivit\u00e9s autochtones<\/a>\u00a0au Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"95\" alt=\"Penticton Indian Band logo\" title=\"Penticton\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27250%27%20height%3D%2795%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20250%2095%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27250%27%20height%3D%2795%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Penticton.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-784560\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">\u00c0 propos de la bande indienne de Penticton<\/p>\n<p>SnPink\u2019tn (bande indienne de Penticton) est l\u2019une des sept collectivit\u00e9s de la Okanagan Nation. Les six autres collectivit\u00e9s sont les bandes indiennes d\u2019Upper Similkameen, de Lower Similkameen, d\u2019Osoyoos, de Westbank, d\u2019Okanagan et d\u2019Upper Nicola. SnPink\u2019tn est situ\u00e9 sur un magnifique replat dans la partie sud-ouest de la vall\u00e9e de l\u2019Okanagan. La r\u00e9serve de SnPink\u2019tn est la plus grande de Colombie-Britannique. La r\u00e9serve borde le territoire de la municipalit\u00e9 de district de Summerland au nord, la Ville de Penticton et les lacs Okanagan et Skaha \u00e0 l\u2019est. 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https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/grant-bande-indienne-de-penticton-lamenagement-riverain\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-ab0e685156b4266a9 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_ab0e685156b4266a9\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ab0e685156b4266a9\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-2\" data-target=\"#ab0e685156b4266a9\" href=\"#ab0e685156b4266a9\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Boreal Avian Modelling Project - Linking Managed Forests<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"ab0e685156b4266a9\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_ab0e685156b4266a9\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"27218\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-27218 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-5 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-bam-lmf\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">BOREAL AVIAN MODELLING PROJECT<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bird Conservation Goes Continental with BAM \u2013 Linking Managed Forests at an Unprecedented Scale<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Operationalizing Conservation Value Through Multi-species Evaluation on Lands Certified to SFI<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Why this Project Matters<\/p>\n<p>The diversity of bird communities acts as an indicator of an ecosystem\u2019s overall biodiversity. While single\u2011species assessments are important, evaluating forestlands in terms of the composition of larger bird communities can show how they contribute to regional biodiversity. This project, led by the Boreal Avian Modelling Project (BAM), is employing metrics that estimate the contribution of forest stands and landscapes to regional bird biodiversity. A key feature of these metrics is that they emphasize rare species and distinctive communities in addition to species richness. These metrics can also be modeled in different types of forests and at different scales.<\/p>\n<p>This research project is an extension of an existing project supported by SFI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantborealavianmodellingprojectii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Applying Data-Driven Measures to Evaluate and Improve the Conservation Value of Managed Forests for Birds<\/a>. It is also linked to another research project led by the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and supported by SFI:\u00a0<a>Managed Forests for Birds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project is Linking Managed Forests at an Unprecedented Scale<\/p>\n<p>This project will provide explicit measures of conservation value, allowing project partners to determine and report on the direct contributions to regional biodiversity made by lands certified to SFI. This research will be co-produced with interested partners, such as ABC, NatureServe and SFI Implementation Committees. The ultimate goal is to facilitate on-the-ground implementation of conservation measures by SFI Program Participants. Because this project represents a collaborative effort with ABC, it is effectively taking both bird population science, and SFI Program Participant engagement, to a continental scale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s Contribution<\/p>\n<p>The SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program is supporting this project.\u00a0 SFI has engaged with both BAM and ABC to shape this project as a partnership. The partnership features a structured approach to direct coordination between ABC and BAM. The strength of the project hinges on combining the modeling power of BAM with ABC\u2019s experience engaging SFI Program Participants. This partnership will capitalize upon ABC\u2019s relationship skills and BAM\u2019s modeling skills to advance SFI Program Participant implementation of recommended forest management practices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Forest Managers<\/p>\n<p>This project will give forest managers methods, based on bird community diversity, to define and measure conservation value. Metrics combining species richness and rarity will quantify the contributions of forest stands and landscapes to overall regional biodiversity. It will also strengthen SFI\u2019s collaborative framework by working directly with partners in the co\u2011production of the research. Co-production will facilitate results being translated into actionable recommendations that can be implemented on-the-ground by SFI Program Participants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes conservationists, researchers, SFI Program Participants, and government agencies.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project lead:\u00a0University of Alberta Department of Renewable Resources,\u00a0Boreal Avian Modelling Project<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>American Bird Conservancy<\/li>\n<li>Boreal Ecosystems Analysis for Conservation Networks (BEACONs) Project<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Forest Service<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Wildlife Service<\/li>\n<li>Center for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research<\/li>\n<li>Environment and Climate Change Canada<\/li>\n<li>Forest Products Association of Canada<\/li>\n<li>fRI Research<\/li>\n<li>Fuse Consulting<\/li>\n<li>Nature Canada<\/li>\n<li>NatureServe<\/li>\n<li>Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/li>\n<li>University of British Columbia<\/li>\n<li>Central Sustainable Forestry Initiative Implementation Committee<\/li>\n<li>Western Canada Sustainable Forestry Initiative Implementation Committee<\/li>\n<li>Canfor\u00a0(SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Daishowa\u2010Marubeni International Ltd. (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>EACOM (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Interfor Corporation (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Resolute (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Tolko (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related Information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collaborating for Conservation of Managed Forested Landscapes (<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schmiegelow-SFI-Sept-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">presentation<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>SFI supported a Canada warbler workshop for conservationists and resource managers convened by Nature Canada (<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/canada-warblers-steep-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media release<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantborealavianmodellingprojectii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bird Conservation Reaches Continental Scale through New Partnership with the Boreal Avian Modelling Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantabcforestbirds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Bird Conservancy: Bringing Back the Forest Birds, Phase II<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Boreal Avian Modelling Project logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0025_Boreal\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0025_Boreal.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778152\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About the Boreal Avaian Modelling Project<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.borealbirds.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boreal Avian Modelling Project<\/a>\u00a0is a collaborative science program committed to improved understanding of the ecology of birds and their habitats in the boreal region of North America. 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-clemson-wow\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-21 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-22 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-20\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Pourquoi ce projet est important<\/p>\n<p>Pour bien assurer la r\u00e9silience des for\u00eats, il est essentiel de prendre en compte l\u2019ensemble des aspects des services \u00e9cosyst\u00e9miques et de la gestion durable des for\u00eats. Avec le soutien de la SFI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mun.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">l&#8217;Universit\u00e9 Memorial de Terre-Neuve <\/a>a lanc\u00e9 un projet de recherche collaboratif sur le territoire traditionnel des Mi&#8217;kmaq de la Premi\u00e8re nation Qalipu, pr\u00e8s de Corner Brook, \u00e0 Terre-Neuve. Le projet vise \u00e0 \u00e9tudier la diversit\u00e9 des pollinisateurs et des v\u00e9g\u00e9taux dans une for\u00eat bor\u00e9ale tout au long d\u2019un horizon d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier d\u2019une dur\u00e9e de 35 ans, en plus de mettre en lumi\u00e8re et faire avancer la compr\u00e9hension \u00e9cologique et la reconnaissance du savoir traditionnel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet soutient la reconnaissance et le respect des droits et des savoirs traditionnels des Autochtones<\/p>\n<p>Le projet a pour but de faire progresser la compr\u00e9hension \u00e9cologique et \u00e0 favoriser l&#8217;appr\u00e9ciation culturelle des principales esp\u00e8ces v\u00e9g\u00e9tales importantes pour les communaut\u00e9s autochtones, appel\u00e9es esp\u00e8ces culturellement significatives, afin de soutenir leur surveillance continue dans un climat changeant. Les r\u00e9sultats du projet permettront d&#8217;\u00e9laborer des strat\u00e9gies d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier adapt\u00e9es au milieu en plus d\u2019alimenter les discussions parmi les milieux scientifiques, politiques et \u00e9conomiques en mati\u00e8re de biodiversit\u00e9, de durabilit\u00e9 et de pr\u00e9servation du patrimoine culturel. Les anciens et les repr\u00e9sentants de la Premi\u00e8re nation Qalipu participent \u00e0 l&#8217;encadrement et \u00e0 la supervision des \u00e9tudiants recrut\u00e9s pour le projet et font office d&#8217;agents de liaison pour les connaissances particuli\u00e8res sur les plantes r\u00e9gionales et les perspectives holistiques sur le paysage forestier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet soutient-il la contribution des pratiques foresti\u00e8res durables \u00e0 la sauvegarde des esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril<\/p>\n<p>Le projet utilise une combinaison d&#8217;\u00e9tudes sur le terrain, de filets japonais, de cam\u00e9ras \u00e0 vid\u00e9o \u00e0 enregistrement par intervalles et de capteurs de donn\u00e9es pour obtenir un portrait entier des plantes et des pollinisateurs connexes dans une s\u00e9rie de parterres am\u00e9nag\u00e9s. L&#8217;Universit\u00e9 Memorial de Terre-Neuve et ses partenaires ont \u00e9labor\u00e9 une approche m\u00e9thodologique fond\u00e9e sur l&#8217;\u00e9cologie, l&#8217;entomologie, la botanique et les connaissances traditionnelles pour approfondir notre compr\u00e9hension \u00e9cologique de la for\u00eat bor\u00e9ale de Terre-Neuve et au-del\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Apport de la SFI<\/p>\n<p>La SFI apporte au projet un soutien financier \u00e9tal\u00e9 sur trois ans. Viens s\u2019ajouter \u00e0 cette contribution financi\u00e8re une participation active \u00e0 la conception et \u00e0 la mise en \u0153uvre de l&#8217;\u00e9tude, un soutien en nature et l&#8217;acc\u00e8s des chercheurs \u00e0 des for\u00eats certifi\u00e9es SFI. La SFI, en collaboration avec des organisations locales telles que les <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/comites-de-mise-en-oeuvre-des-normes-sfi\/\">Comit\u00e9s de mise en \u0153uvre des normes SFI<\/a>, aide \u00e0 traduire et \u00e0 diffuser ces r\u00e9sultats en meilleures pratiques pour la gestion durable des for\u00eats nord-am\u00e9ricaines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet aide les sp\u00e9cialistes de l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier<\/p>\n<p>Les r\u00e9sultats du projet permettront d&#8217;am\u00e9liorer les strat\u00e9gies existantes de gestion durable des for\u00eats \u00e0 l&#8217;intersection de la biodiversit\u00e9, de la durabilit\u00e9 et de la pr\u00e9servation de l&#8217;h\u00e9ritage culturel. Ces informations seront \u00e9galement utilis\u00e9es pour l&#8217;am\u00e9lioration continue de la <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/norme-damenagement-forestier-sfi\/\">Norme d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier SFI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partenaires<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SFI<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mun.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universit\u00e9 Memorial de Terre-Neuve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qalipu.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premi\u00e8re Nation Qalipu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Corner Brook Pulp and Paper (organisme certifi\u00e9 SFI)<\/li>\n<li>Province de Terre-Neuve et Labrador<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ressources-naturelles.canada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ressources naturelles Canada<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ressources-naturelles.canada.ca\/organisation\/corporate-overview\/services-forestier-canada?_gl=1*8vpvuy*_ga*OTQ1Njg5ODE3LjE3NDU4NzEzNTk.*_ga_C2N57Y7DX5*MTc0NTg3MTM1OC4xLjEuMTc0NTg3MTQyOS4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Service canadien des for\u00eats<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Information connexe<\/p>\n<p>Billet blogue SFI \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/etudier-la-foret-pour-les-abeilles-une-recherche-sur-les-relations-plantes-pollinisateurs-dans-les-forets-amenagees\/\">\u00c9tudier la for\u00eat pour les abeilles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-23 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:250px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" alt=\"Fondation de foresterie de Georgie\" title=\"Memorial_University_of_Newfoundland_Logo_350x350\" src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Memorial_University_of_Newfoundland_Logo_350x350.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Memorial_University_of_Newfoundland_Logo_350x350.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-796043\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27350%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20350%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27350%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Memorial_University_of_Newfoundland_Logo_350x350-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Memorial_University_of_Newfoundland_Logo_350x350.png 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-21\"><p class=\"subtitles\">\u00c0 propos de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Memorial de Terre-Neuve<\/p>\n<p>Perch\u00e9e sur la c\u00f4te nord-atlantique du Canada, l&#8217;Universit\u00e9 Memorial est une destination de d\u00e9couverte. V\u00e9ritable phare pour les explorateurs du XXIe si\u00e8cle, cette principale universit\u00e9 de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador est une communaut\u00e9 d&#8217;apprentissage unique en son genre, fond\u00e9e en 1925 en tant que m\u00e9morial vivant pour ceux qui ont perdu la vie au cours de la Premi\u00e8re Guerre mondiale, \u00ab afin que, dans la libert\u00e9 d&#8217;apprentissage, leur cause et leur sacrifice ne soient pas oubli\u00e9s \u00bb. Aujourd&#8217;hui, pr\u00e8s de 18 000 \u00e9tudiants originaires de pr\u00e8s de 120 pays se r\u00e9unissent pour apprendre et d\u00e9couvrir. Des classiques aux technologies de pointe, cette universit\u00e9 propose un ensemble int\u00e9gr\u00e9 de programmes de certificat, de dipl\u00f4me, d\u2019\u00e9tudes de premier cycle et d\u2019\u00e9tudes sup\u00e9rieures (deuxi\u00e8me et troisi\u00e8me cycles) r\u00e9partis sur six campus, et dans de nombreux sites et en ligne. Un r\u00e9seau international de plus de 100 000 anciens \u00e9l\u00e8ves accomplis renforce la capacit\u00e9 et la r\u00e9putation de l&#8217;universit\u00e9 Memorial en tant que chef de file de la recherche, l&#8217;enseignement et l&#8217;engagement public de classe mondiale. 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-23\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0 https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/grant-universite-memorial-terre-neuve<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul 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id=\"toggle_7826652cda94b2e4d\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"7826652cda94b2e4d\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#7826652cda94b2e4d\" href=\"#7826652cda94b2e4d\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">American Bird Conservancy<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"7826652cda94b2e4d\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_7826652cda94b2e4d\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"19140\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-19140 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-9 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-24\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">American Bird Conservancy<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-28 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-25\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abcbirds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Bird Conservancy (ABC)<\/a> received $70,000 over a two year period, beginning in 2011 from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program to improve bird conservation in ponderosa pine forests in the US Northwest. ABC\u2019s work contributed towards reversing declines in Lewis\u2019s Woodpecker, the White-headed Woodpecker, the Flammulated Owl, and Williamson\u2019s Sapsucker, all of which are US Fish and Wildlife Service species of concern. The project created on-the-ground habitats, through stand thinning treatments, snag creation, and deployment of nesting boxes, for ten private landowners across 12,000 acres of forest land. ABC used these sites to host field visits and workshops which taught easily implementable bird conservation best management practices to dozens of landowners, collectively responsible for managing over 100,000 acres,.\u00a0 The project also hosted State and Federal wildlife and forestry agency staff seminars in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.\u00a0 To supplement this work, ABC published two management guides: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ponderosa-Pine-bird-guide-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Land Managers Guide to Cavity Nesting Bird Habitat<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abcbirds.org\/newsandreports\/special_reports\/Cavity-nester%20booklet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snags, Bark Beetles, and Cavity Nesters<\/a>. Over 18,000 copies of these guides were distributed to land managers including 2,500 private landowners who manage over 500,000 acres of forest land.<\/p>\n<p>The project intersects with Sustainable Forestry Initiative goals through conservation of biological diversity and wildlife habitat as well as landowner education and outreach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>American Bird Conservancy partnered with USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Deschutes Land Trust, and Pacific Stewardship LLC.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-29 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ponderosa-Pine-bird-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Land Manager&#8217;s Guide to Cavity-Nesting Bird Habitat and Populations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-10 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-29\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantabc\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-b0bd03c914b867ffe fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_b0bd03c914b867ffe\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"b0bd03c914b867ffe\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#b0bd03c914b867ffe\" href=\"#b0bd03c914b867ffe\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">American Bird Conservancy \u2014 Enhancing Bird Habitat<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"b0bd03c914b867ffe\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_b0bd03c914b867ffe\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16632\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16632 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-11 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-abcna\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-33 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-30\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Enhancing North American Bird Habitat<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-34 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-31\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Description<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27261%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20261%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27261%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Varied-Thrush_web-e1509845652681.png\" alt=\"Orange and black bird on the ground\" width=\"350\" height=\"261\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In 2014, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcbirds.org\/\">American Bird Conservancy<\/a> was awarded $86,000 from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program to work with a broad array of SFI-certified landowners to identify priority habitats for bird conservation, develop improved management scenarios for these habitats, and focus on locations where those ownerships intersect with critical habitats and flyways in North America.\u00a0 This analysis was combined with existing understanding of optimal habitat conditions, and an economic and feasibility analysis to determine the actual cost associated with managing certified forests to maximize habitat value.\u00a0 The combination of scale (major forest regions and forest types), along with the collaboration with SFI Program Participants on economic feasibility, made this project truly unique and practical.\u00a0 The breadth of partners involved enabled ABC to focus on a range of habitats and forest regions, and promote individual involvement of these various companies in places where their operations are focused. This Project has continued into Phase II, with an additional SFI grant to ABC in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The project intersects with SFI Certification Standards through conservation of biological diversity, and requirements for wildlife habitat conservation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>American Bird Conservancy partnered with NatureServe, Resource Management Service, LLC, Plum Creek Timber Company, Weyerhaeuser, Hancock Timber Resource Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABC-Website-Content.pdf\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-35 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"American Bird Conservancy logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0099_ABC\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0099_ABC.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778006\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-32\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About American Bird Conservancy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcbirds.org\">American Bird Conservancy<\/a> is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to conserve native birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. ABC acts across the full spectrum of threats to birds to safeguard the rarest bird species, restore habitats, and reduce threats, unifying and strengthening the bird conservation movement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-12 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-36 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-33\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-37 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-34\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantabcna\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-2644bd66573d6b7f6 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_2644bd66573d6b7f6\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"2644bd66573d6b7f6\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#2644bd66573d6b7f6\" href=\"#2644bd66573d6b7f6\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">American Bird Conservancy \u2014 Bringing Back the Forest Birds, Phase II<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"2644bd66573d6b7f6\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_2644bd66573d6b7f6\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"13804\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-13804 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-13 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"aprint-bcforestbirds\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-39 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-35\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Managed Forests for Birds, Phase II<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-40 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-36\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27234%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20234%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27234%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RUHU_Scott-Bechtel-e1509845402418.jpg\" alt=\"hummingbird on pine branch\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Birds require a range of forest types\u2014from mature stands to early successional habitats\u2014for successful breeding, and migration, and wintering. Forest management activities can result in favorable or improved habitat conditions that support healthy bird populations. To enhance forest management for bird species of special concern, SFI provided the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) with a 2014 grant to engage SFI Program Participants in development of bird conservation strategies at a large scale. Building upon strong partnerships and tested management techniques, ABC will pursue phase II of this work through a $150,000, two-year grant from SFI.<\/p>\n<p>The project will focus on the Klamath Mountains Region of Oregon and the pine and bottomland forests of the Southeastern United States. ABC will work with forestry and technical partners to assess the current management practices for birds resulting from the application of SFI Standards. They will then identify additional opportunities for management practices that benefit birds and develop recommendations to increase value for specific species, in partnership with SFI Program Participants. Ultimately, ABC will develop technical reports and outreach to guide other SFI Program Participants as well as federal, state, and private forest managers and landowners on the benefits of sustainable forestry and the conservation value of lands managed to the SFI Program Standards.<\/p>\n<p>This project supports SFI\u2019s objectives to conserve biological diversity, enhance wildlife habitat, and strengthen relationships between the forestry and conservation communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-41 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"American Bird Conservancy logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0099_ABC\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0099_ABC.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778006\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-37\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About American Bird Conservancy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abcbirds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Bird Conservancy<\/a> is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to conserve native birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. ABC acts across the full spectrum of threats to birds to safeguard the rarest bird species, restore habitats, and reduce threats, unifying and strengthening the bird conservation movement.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-38\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>For this project American Bird Conservancy will partner with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.klamathbird.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Klamath Bird Observatory<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncasi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Council for Air and Stream Improvement<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/arcinst.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avian Research and Conservation Institute<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egcpjv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">East Gulf Coastal Plain Joint Venture<\/a>; as well as SFI Program Participants <a href=\"http:\/\/htrg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hancock Timber Resource Group<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weyerhaeuser.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weyerhaeuser Company<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.resourcemgt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resource Management Service, LLC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campbellglobal.com\/\">Campbell Global LLC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestinvest.com\/\">Forest Investment Associates<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gp.com\/\">Georgia-Pacific<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molpus.com\/\">Molpus Woodlands Group<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.potlatchdeltic.com\/\">Potlatch Corporation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rayonier.com\/\">Rayonier, Inc<\/a>., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westervelt.com\/\">The Westervelt Company<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonerockresources.com\/\">Lone Rock Timber<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.envivabiomass.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enviva<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-14 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-42 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-39\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-43 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-sharing-box fusion-sharing-box-7 boxed-icons has-taglines layout-floated layout-medium-floated layout-small-stacked\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;--awb-wrapper-padding-left:0px;--awb-separator-border-sizes:0px;--awb-alignment:flex-start;--awb-layout:row;--awb-alignment-small:space-between;--awb-stacked-align-small:center;\" data-title=\"AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY - Bringing Back the Forest Birds, Phase II\" data-description=\"Birds require a range of forest types\u2014from mature stands to early successional habitats\u2014for successful breeding, and migration, and wintering. 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-40\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantabcforestbirds\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-a6cccfe18bdddaf31 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_a6cccfe18bdddaf31\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"a6cccfe18bdddaf31\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#a6cccfe18bdddaf31\" href=\"#a6cccfe18bdddaf31\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">American Bird Conservancy \u2014 Linking Managed Forests<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"a6cccfe18bdddaf31\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_a6cccfe18bdddaf31\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"27281\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-27281 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-15 fusion-flex-container 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-41\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bird Conservation Goes Continental with ABC \u2013 Linking Managed Forests at an Unprecedented Scale<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-46 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-42\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Operationalizing Conservation Value Through Multi-species Evaluation on Lands Certified to SFI<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Why This Project Matters<\/p>\n<p>Examining the needs of a wide variety of birds helps build understanding of broader ecosystem health and sustainable forest management, which provides wider environmental benefits like clean water and carbon storage. This project is producing data and establishing methodologies to demonstrate the conservation values of forestlands certified to SFI. It is also measuring the conservation values associated with the application of the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard.<\/p>\n<p>The project builds on and further refines estimates of conservation values in the American Bird Conservancy\u2019s (ABC) five pilot areas in the U.S. Southeast. It also incorporates robust bird and habitat data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eBird<\/a>\u00a0citizen-science database.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project is Linking Managed Forests at an Unprecedented Scale<\/p>\n<p>This proposal is refining methods from ABC&#8217;s past projects, supported by SFI, in the U.S. Southeast and Pacific Northwest and expanding this work into a new pilot area. This is demonstrating how research methods can be transferred to regions with different ecological conditions. SFI staff have worked with both ABC and the Boreal Avian Modelling Project (BAM), based at the University of Alberta, to ensure dovetailing of their respective proposals. Strengthening collaboration between ABC and BAM effectively links work across the U.S.\u2011Canada border while advancing knowledge at a continental scale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s Contribution<\/p>\n<p>The SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program is supporting this project.\u00a0 SFI has engaged with both ABC and BAM to shape this project as a partnership. The partnership features a structured approach to direct coordination between ABC and BAM. The strength of the project hinges on combining the modeling power of BAM with ABC\u2019s experience engaging SFI Program Participants. This partnership will capitalize upon ABC\u2019s relationship skills and BAM\u2019s modeling skills to advance SFI Program Participant implementation of recommended forest management practices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Forest Managers<\/p>\n<p>This project will help SFI to translate the conservation value of forests certified to SFI to brand owners seeking to communicate the positive qualities of their supply chain choices. ABC will continue to share our progress and results from the Managed Forests and Birds partnership broadly throughout the wildlife conservation community.<\/p>\n<p>This work will also provide credible, defensible assurances that customers are supporting the sustainability attributes they desire when buying forest products. It will also help build understanding about the relationship between these products and the forest values we all care about. Forest managers will also benefit from a range of tools to help guide forest management decisions. For example, managers will be able to estimate the value of young forest habitats to the associated bird species and in turn link decisions to habitat and species management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes conservationists, researchers, and SFI Program Participants.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project lead: American Bird Conservancy<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>University of Alberta Department of Renewable Resources, Boreal Avian Modelling Project<\/li>\n<li>NatureServe<\/li>\n<li>National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI)<\/li>\n<li>Hancock Timber Resources Group (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>International Paper Company (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Rayonier (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Resource Management Service (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>The Westervelt Company (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Weyerhaeuser\u00a0(SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related Information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABC-Bird-Friendly-Forests-Guide-2019.pdf\">American Bird Conservancy: Bird Friendly Forests &#8211; Opportunities for Private Forest Owners in the Southeastern United States<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantabcforestbirds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Bird Conservancy: Bringing Back the Forest Birds, Phase II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/abcpresidentsaward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC Wins SFI President\u2019s Award for Putting SFI\u2019s Scale to Work for Birds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantborealavianmodellingprojectii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bird Conservation Reaches Continental Scale through New Partnership with the Boreal Avian Modelling Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Collaborating for Conservation of Managed Forested Landscapes (<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schmiegelow-SFI-Sept-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">presentation<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>SFI supported a Canada warbler workshop for conservationists and resource managers convened by Nature Canada (<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/abcpresidentsaward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media release<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-47 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"American Bird Conservancy logo\" title=\"Grant-logos_0113_ABC2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos_0113_ABC2.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778289\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-43\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About the American Bird Conservancy<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0American Bird Conservancy\u00a0is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to conserve native birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-45\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grant-abc-lmf\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-bcd007bd9cd51384a fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_bcd007bd9cd51384a\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bcd007bd9cd51384a\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#bcd007bd9cd51384a\" href=\"#bcd007bd9cd51384a\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">American Bird Conservancy \u2014 Ponderosa Pines<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"bcd007bd9cd51384a\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_bcd007bd9cd51384a\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16639\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16639 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-17 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-abcpp\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-52 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-46\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ponderosa Pines<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-53 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/American_Bird_Cons-tri.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-29516\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-47\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abcbirds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Bird Conservancy (ABC)<\/a> received $70,000 over a two year period, beginning in 2011 from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program to improve bird conservation in ponderosa pine forests in the US Northwest. ABC\u2019s work contributed towards reversing declines in Lewis\u2019s Woodpecker, the White-headed Woodpecker, the Flammulated Owl, and Williamson\u2019s Sapsucker, all of which are US Fish and Wildlife Service species of concern. The project created on-the-ground habitats, through stand thinning treatments, snag creation, and deployment of nesting boxes, for ten private landowners across 12,000 acres of forest land. ABC used these sites to host field visits and workshops which taught easily implementable bird conservation best management practices to dozens of landowners, collectively responsible for managing over 100,000 acres,.\u00a0 The project also hosted State and Federal wildlife and forestry agency staff seminars in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.\u00a0 To supplement this work, ABC published two management guides: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ponderosa-Pine-bird-guide-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Land Managers Guide to Cavity Nesting Bird Habitat<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abcbirds.org\/newsandreports\/special_reports\/Cavity-nester%20booklet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snags, Bark Beetles, and Cavity Nesters<\/a>. Over 18,000 copies of these guides were distributed to land managers including 2,500 private landowners who manage over 500,000 acres of forest land.<\/p>\n<p>The project intersects with Sustainable Forestry Initiative goals through conservation of biological diversity and wildlife habitat as well as landowner education and outreach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>American Bird Conservancy partnered with USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Deschutes Land Trust, and Pacific Stewardship LLC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ponderosa-Pine-bird-guide-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Land Manager&#8217;s Guide to Cavity-Nesting Bird Habitat and Populations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:250px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-11 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"821\" alt=\"Land Manager&#x27;s Guide to Cavity-Nesting Bird Habitat and Populations PDF image\" title=\"American Bird Cons\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27544%27%20height%3D%27821%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20544%20821%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27544%27%20height%3D%27821%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/American_Bird_Cons.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-29511\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-54 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-50\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantabcpp\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-1f8ff8f7f9e45e64f fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_1f8ff8f7f9e45e64f\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"1f8ff8f7f9e45e64f\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#1f8ff8f7f9e45e64f\" href=\"#1f8ff8f7f9e45e64f\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">The American Chestnut Foundation<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"1f8ff8f7f9e45e64f\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_1f8ff8f7f9e45e64f\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16649\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16649 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-19 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-amchest\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-58 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-51\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT FOUNDATION<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Restoring the American Chestnut Grant<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-59 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-52\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>Starting in 2010 The American Chestnut Foundation received $60,000 over two years to establish some of the first plantings of blight-resistant American Chestnuts in the southeastern United States. Approximately 3,000 of the most advanced American Chestnuts were planted on SFI partners Georgia-Pacific and MeadWestvaco land, near Rupert, West Virginia; Big Island, Virginia; and Bridgestone, Tennessee. The project offered a robust start to Chestnut re-establishment and provided critical baseline information needed to perpetuate the process of species restoration. Through this grant the Foundation created a Best Management Practices manual for American Chestnut reintroduction. Additionally a web-based database was created where restoration participants enter follow up reports on landscape level progress relating to the project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/TACF-Final-Report-2012.pdf\">View the American Chestnut Foundation&#8217;s final report here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/TACF_GrowingChestnuts_BMP.pdf\">View ACF&#8217;s Chestnut Reintroduction BMP manual here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>This project supports Objective 4 of the SFI 2010-2014 Standard by providing critical long-term information needed to restore the American chestnut to its historic range, and addressing knowledge gaps to ensure the future success of American Chestnut restoration. Objective 4 requires that program participants &#8220;manage the quality and distribution of wildlife habitats and contribute to the conservation of biological diversity by developing and implementing stand- and landscape-level measures that promote a diversity of types of habitat and successional stages, and conservation of forest plants and animals, including aquatic species.&#8221; One of the indicators (4.2) is a program to protect threatened and endangered species.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>In addition to The American Chestnut Foundation, partners included the Tennessee Tree Farm State Committee and the SFI Implementation Committee, as well as SFI program participants Georgia-Pacific and MeadWestvaco (MWV).<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a>West Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation and MeadWestvaco Committed to Species Restoration as part of SFI Conservation Grant Project<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release<br \/>\nMay 2, 2011<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-60 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-13 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"American Chestnut Foundation logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0001_TACF\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0001_TACF.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778198\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-53\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About The American Chestnut Foundation<\/p>\n<p>The mission of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acf.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The American Chestnut Foundation<\/a> is the restoration of the American chestnut tree to its historic range, from Maine to Georgia. 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hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-affmot\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-64 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-57\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Description<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27255%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20255%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27255%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/AFF-Fox-e1509900797134.jpg\" alt=\"Young fox at mouth of den\" width=\"350\" height=\"255\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestfoundation.org\/\">American Forest Foundation<\/a> (AFF) was awarded $30,000 to support North Carolina family forestland owners in certification to the American Tree Farm System (ATFS) and engage landowners who may not be ready for certification, on a pathway to sustainable forest management.<\/p>\n<p>In this unique project, AFF conducted outreach utilizing several coordinated targeting methods, which together ensured both the certification relevance and ecological impact of efforts. The first level of targeting was selecting lands within the North Carolina Significant Geographic area identified by the \u201cAmerica\u2019s Longleaf Conservation Plan.\u201d That focus was further refined to reflect highest priority areas based on an assessment of ecological importance at the landscape level. The resulting priority areas were then compared against the ownership boundaries of State Forest Stewardship Landowners that lie within the procurement areas of SFI certification participants to determine the core area of focus. Lastly, within this focal area, landowners were screened using practices developed by AFF that identify individuals most likely to certify their lands or pursue sustainable forestry. These landowners were contacted and offered field visits and expert advice by ATFS Foresters. Landowners not ready to certify were encouraged to join local and state stewardship efforts and offered MyLandPlan, an AFF online resource for landowners interested in sustainable forestry.<\/p>\n<p>The project supported SFI objectives to increase sustainable forest management within the family forest landowner community, and protect ecologically significant landscapes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>For this project The American Forest Foundation partnered with The American Tree Farm System and the North Carolina Tree Farm Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-14 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"909\" height=\"749\" alt=\"Project promotion info sheet\" title=\"AFF Promo Ad\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27909%27%20height%3D%27749%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20909%20749%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27909%27%20height%3D%27749%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/AFF-Promo-Ad.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-29514\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-66 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-15 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"American Forest Foundation logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0002_AFF Tri\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0002_AFF-Tri.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778196\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-58\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About American Forest Foundation<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestfoundation.org\">American Forest Foundation (AFF)<\/a> works on-the-ground with families, teachers and elected officials to promote stewardship and protect the values provided by our nation\u2019s forest heritage. A commitment to the next generation unites our nationwide network of forest owners and teachers. 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hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-af-sfi\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-70 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-61\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">AMERICAN FORESTS<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Une approche fond\u00e9e sur les pratiques pour mieux \u00e9valuer l\u2019att\u00e9nuation des changements climatiques par le carbone forestier en prenant en compte les sols forestiers<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-71 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-62\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Favoriser la compr\u00e9hension et cr\u00e9er des outils pour aider les propri\u00e9taires forestiers \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger et \u00e0 mettre en valeur le carbone des sols forestiers<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Pourquoi le projet est important<\/p>\n<p>Les sols constituent une composante souvent n\u00e9glig\u00e9e des r\u00e9servoirs de carbone forestier, alors qu\u2019ils retiennent souvent davantage de carbone que la biomasse a\u00e9rienne d\u2019une for\u00eat. Le sol est une composante qu\u2019il est essentiel de consid\u00e9rer lorsqu\u2019on aborde la question de l\u2019att\u00e9nuation des changements climatiques et d\u2019int\u00e9grer dans les plans d\u2019action pour le climat. Or, il est difficile de prendre en compte le carbone du sol dans les objectifs d\u2019am\u00e9nagement. Les donn\u00e9es disponibles sont limit\u00e9es et il est co\u00fbteux d\u2019obtenir des donn\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle des sites, qui est la plus pertinente pour les propri\u00e9taires forestiers individuels et les d\u00e9cisions d\u2019am\u00e9nagement propres aux sites. De plus, les impacts des diff\u00e9rents types d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier et de perturbation (p. ex., la r\u00e9colte, le reboisement ou le feu) sur le bilan carbone du sol d\u00e9pendent des endroits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet am\u00e9liore l\u2019\u00e9valuation de l\u2019att\u00e9nuation des changements climatiques par le carbone forestier en prenant en compte les sols forestiers<\/p>\n<p>Le projet a permis de mettre au point une approche pour inclure les sols dans les calculs du carbone forestier, de mieux comprendre la dynamique du carbone dans l\u2019ensemble de l\u2019\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me ainsi que les impacts de l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier sur l\u2019ensemble du r\u00e9servoir de carbone forestier. American Forests a aid\u00e9 \u00e0 cr\u00e9er des outils d\u2019aide \u00e0 la d\u00e9cision pour un partenaire du projet, le Service des for\u00eats du D\u00e9partement des ressources naturelles du Maryland, permettant de d\u00e9terminer les secteurs de grande vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 et de possibilit\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9gard du carbone du sol dans les for\u00eats du Maryland. II a interpr\u00e9t\u00e9 des donn\u00e9es nationales et r\u00e9gionales sur les sols forestiers et les effets diff\u00e9rents des pratiques d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier afin de d\u00e9terminer l\u2019applicabilit\u00e9 de ces donn\u00e9es et de ces r\u00e9sultats aux sols forestiers du Maryland. S\u2019appuyant sur l\u2019analyse, l\u2019organisme a produit des documents de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence pour les \u00e9cor\u00e9gions du littoral de l\u2019Atlantique et des Appalaches centrales, qui recommandent les meilleures pratiques en fonction des diff\u00e9rentes strat\u00e9gies d\u2019am\u00e9nagement. Il a aussi reli\u00e9 ces approches \u00e0 des sections particuli\u00e8res de la norme d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier SFI en tant qu\u2019outil de soutien aux gestionnaires forestiers de la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Contribution de SFI<\/p>\n<p>Le Programme de subvention aux partenariats de conservation de SFI soutient le projet. Le programme encourage les partenariats entre les organisations souhaitant mesurer les retomb\u00e9es pour la conservation et \u00e0 motiver un am\u00e9nagement forestier am\u00e9lior\u00e9 et l\u2019approvisionnement responsable. Le projet r\u00e9unit des universitaires, des ONG, des producteurs forestiers et des organismes gouvernementaux pour aider \u00e0 assurer un bon avenir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet aide les for\u00eats<\/p>\n<p>Les promoteurs du projet ont dress\u00e9 une liste de pratiques et de lignes directrices d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier favorables au carbone du sol, qui permet aux propri\u00e9taires et gestionnaires forestiers de mieux prot\u00e9ger le carbone du sol existant et de le mettre en valeur comme outil d\u2019att\u00e9nuation des changements climatiques. L\u2019\u00e9quipe de projet a effectu\u00e9 une analyse documentaire et une m\u00e9ta-analyse portant sur des ensembles de donn\u00e9es de profils de sol et a conclu que la r\u00e9colte n\u2019avait aucun effet global important sur le carbone du sol des for\u00eats. Toutefois, la variation des effets de la r\u00e9colte sur le carbone du sol d\u00e9pend du relief et de l\u2019ordre et de l\u2019horizon de sol. \u00c0 certains endroits, les pratiques de r\u00e9colte peuvent aussi influer sur l\u2019ampleur et la variabilit\u00e9 du changement dans le carbone du sol. Le reboisement des sols cultiv\u00e9s augmente le carbone du sol. La biomasse et le carbone du sol se r\u00e9tablissent simultan\u00e9ment lors du reboisement. Le feu entra\u00eene des diminutions du carbone du sol variables et potentiellement importantes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partenaires<\/p>\n<p>Responsable du projet : American Forests<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/p>\n<p>Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science<\/p>\n<p>Universit\u00e9 du Michigan<\/p>\n<p>Service des for\u00eats du D\u00e9partement des ressources naturelles du Maryland (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Information connexe<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/carbon-tool\/\">L&#8217;outil carbone SFI-NCASI : Les avantages carbone des for\u00eats certifi\u00e9es SFI aux \u00c9tats-Unis<\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantsaskatchewanresearchcouncilmitigating\/\">Conseil de recherche de la Saskatchewan : SFI s&#8217;affaire \u00e0 donner aux gestionnaires forestiers les donn\u00e9es dont ils ont besoin pour att\u00e9nuer les effets des changements climatiques<\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantsaskatchewanresearchcouncil\/\">Conseil de recherche de la Saskatchewan : \u00c9tude du pi\u00e9geage du carbone dans les for\u00eats bor\u00e9ales des milieux secs et dans les terres humides<\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wetlands-and-carbon-filling-the-knowledge-gap\/\">Les terres humides et le carbone \u2014 Am\u00e9lioration des connaissances<\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-72 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-16 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"143\" alt=\"American Forests logo\" title=\"AmericanForests\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27351%27%20height%3D%27143%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20351%20143%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27351%27%20height%3D%27143%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/AmericanForests.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-785021\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-63\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">\u00c0 propos d\u2019American Forests<\/p>\n<p>American Forests cr\u00e9e des for\u00eats saines et r\u00e9silientes, dans des villes autant que dans de grands paysages naturels, qui procurent des bienfaits essentiels pour le climat, les gens, l\u2019eau et la faune. L\u2019organisme poursuit sa mission par l\u2019innovation en foresterie, par la cr\u00e9ation de partenariats locaux visant \u00e0 planter et \u00e0 restaurer des for\u00eats et par la construction de mouvements. American Forests imagine un monde dans lequel les importants bienfaits environnementaux, sociaux et \u00e9conomiques des for\u00eats sont pleinement r\u00e9alis\u00e9s et disponibles \u00e9quitablement \u00e0 tous. 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To meet these needs, the New York Chapter of Audubon Society received $14,000 over two years beginning in 2011, to create a stronger link between forest management and bird conservation, and transfer knowledge and best practices to seven other states along the Atlantic Flyway. Audubon hosted five workshops to advise landowners how to integrate bird habitat considerations into their forest management plans and practices. These workshops were attended by 137 forest owners and forest managers, who manage over 815,000 acres of private forest lands as well as large areas of state forest across New York and Vermont. Audubon also created two informational bulletins, which were distributed to landowners across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Audubon New York&#8217;s forest conservation and stewardship work is part of a larger effort being undertaken by Audubon throughout the Atlantic Flyway region, with similar work underway or planned in Maine, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Virginia, and North and South Carolina, as well as at wintering sites for priority migratory species in Central and South America.<\/p>\n<p>The project directly relates to Sustainable Forestry Initiative goals of protecting and promoting biological diversity as well as improving the practice of sustainable forestry through training, education programs, and landowner outreach.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-68\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>For this project Audubon New York, partnered with the Empire State Forest Products Association, which leads the SFI Implementation Committee in New York State.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-78 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-18 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"Grant logos _0003_Audubon\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0003_Audubon.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778194\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-69\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Audubon NY<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ny.audubon.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audubon New York<\/a>, the 50,000-member State program of the National Audubon Society, is dedicated to protecting birds and other wildlife and the habitats that supports them. As part of a national network of community-based nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations, Audubon New York helps to engage millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in positive conservation experiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Latest News<\/p>\n<p><a>SFI Grant Helps Audubon New York Link Forest Management to Bird Conservation<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release- June 6, 2011<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-26 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-birdsc\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-82 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-73\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>Bird Studies Canada will receive $80,000 a year for three years, beginning in 2010, for a total of $240,000 to provide science-based data and tools that SFI program participants can use to improve forest habitat management beyond regulatory compliance for the conservation of bird biodiversity and species at risk across Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>The project will build on the well-established, volunteer-based Canadian Breeding Bird Atlas program, helping forest managers meet legal, regulatory and SFI Standard requirements with respect to biodiversity conservation and protection of threatened and endangered species. This includes Objective 4 of the SFI 2010-2014 Standard calling for program participants &#8220;to manage the quality and distribution of wildlife habitats and contribute to the conservation of biological diversity by developing and implementing stand- and landscape-level measures that promote a diversity of types of habitat and successional stages, and conservation of forest plants and animals, including aquatic species.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Bird Studies Canada, partners include the Canadian Wildlife Service, Regroupement Qu\u00e9becOiseaux, and Breeding Bird Atlas projects in the Maritimes, Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia as well as seven SFI program participants \u2013 NewPage, Port Hawkesbury Corporation, Bowater Mersey Paper Company Ltd., Abitibi-Bowater, J.D. Irving Ltd., Acadian Timber and Louisiana-Pacific Corp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Details<\/p>\n<p>Information from Breeding Bird Atlases about the distribution of breeding bird species will be supplemented by data gathered from forest areas not easily accessed by volunteers, and from harvesting data already collected on existing and potential SFI project participant lands in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. The project will lead to a customized web portal where forestry companies can request, obtain, manage, and potentially analyze data specific to their managed lands.<\/p>\n<p>SFI program participants will be able to use the data to develop programs and management plans to promote the conservation of native bird diversity and threatened and endangered species. Birds are an excellent indicator of biological diversity with measureable responses to forest management practices.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-84 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-19 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Bird Studies Canada logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0024_Bird Studies CA\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0024_Bird-Studies-CA.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778154\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-74\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Bird Studies Canada<\/p>\n<p>Not-for-profit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsc-eoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bird Studies Canada<\/a> advances the understanding, appreciation, and conservation of wild birds and their habitats, in Canada and elsewhere, through studies that engage the skills, enthusiasm, and support of its members, volunteers, and the interested public. It was a partner in a unique study of bird populations expected to improve forestry practices in Canada&#8217;s Acadian forests that won an SFI Leadership in Conservation Research Award in 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Latest News<\/p>\n<p><a>Bird Studies Canada Project Supported by SFI Exceeds Expectations<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release- January 5, 2011<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a>Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Annual Conference Presentation<\/p>\n<p>An innovative conservation partnership to inform best management practices and facilitate regulatory compliance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-28 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:40px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:40px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-boreal\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-88 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-78\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Why This Project Matters<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27362%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20320%20362%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27320%27%20height%3D%27362%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Boreal-Carpodacus_purpureus-2.jpg\" alt=\"Red bird on a branch\" width=\"320\" height=\"362\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The boreal forest, stretching from Alaska to Newfoundland is an important global bastion of bird life and billions of birds migrate to and from the boreal forest every year from as far away as South America. They can face threats all along these massive flyways. With our North American scale SFI hopes to proactively and positively influence bird conservation on managed, working-forest landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>The Canada warbler, for example, flies back and forth from the northern Andes to the boreal forest. In Canada, where about 80% of the Canada warbler\u2019s global breeding range is located, it breeds in all provinces and territories. It is listed as a threatened species under Canada\u2019s Species at Risk Act (SARA). A grant, from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program, is helping the Canada warbler, and all boreal birds, by supporting the University of Alberta\u2019s Boreal Avian Modelling (BAM) Project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Conserve Biodiversity<\/p>\n<p>The BAM project is a partnership of many organizations led by the University of Alberta, Universit\u00e9 Laval and Environment and Climate Change Canada, the broader partnership includes academic institutions, government agencies and environmental NGOs. BAM was created to develop models that will help managers, including forest managers, understand which habitats birds need for breeding. This work will meet immediate conservation needs and inform future research and monitoring efforts. The results generated by BAM are relevant to anyone with an interest in the conservation of over 300 species of birds found in the boreal.<\/p>\n<p>For example, BAM data on the olive-sided flycatcher, which is listed as threatened under SARA, is being used in the Alberta Land Use Framework and other land-use planning exercises to understand how changes in forest age and type will influence it and other birds\u2019 breeding habitats. These types of land-use scenario models will aid in the development of regional management plans that feed into provincial conservation and stewardship strategies for private and public lands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Forest Managers<\/p>\n<p>The BAM project will investigate conservation management needs of SFI Program Participants and other forestland managers. In the case of the brown creeper, for example, preliminary data show the birds have a strong preference for nesting in dead or dying trees. Whereas some birds like the Lincoln\u2019s Sparrow and the pine siskin are common in harvested areas.<\/p>\n<p>BAM data also have the potential to inform land managers of a range of bird habitat needs. This data could help guide management decisions at a landscape and stand level, including forests of exceptional conservation value. BAM data has the potential to enhance implementation of stand- and landscape-level measures that promote a diversity of habitat types, which is a requirement under the SFI 2015-2021 Forest Management Standard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s contribution<\/p>\n<p>SFI has developed strong partnerships across North America to enhance forest bird conservation. Our work with BAM is the latest in one of many bird conservation projects. Working with BAM will allow SFI Program Participants to scale up work to a national level, and perhaps inform continental conservation of some species. This will complement the work of a range of SFI partners in establishing and enhancing the conservation value of SFI lands for forest birds.<\/p>\n<p>The project is also directly supported by SFI Program Participants Canfor, Louisiana-Pacific, West Fraser and Weyerhaeuser. These companies will provide in-kind data support to help BAM in characterizing the conservation value of their certified land base. These partners will also contribute data expertise and analysis coordination.<\/p>\n<p>This partnership cuts across government, academia, conservation NGO\u2019s and industry to provide strategic coordination around large-scale conservation efforts focused on bird habitat and breeding patterns. These partners include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project lead: University of Alberta<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>American Bird Conservancy<\/li>\n<li>Bird Studies Canada<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Wildlife Service<\/li>\n<li>Canfor (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Ducks Unlimited Canada<\/li>\n<li>Louisiana-Pacific (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Nature Canada<\/li>\n<li>Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/li>\n<li>University of British Columbia<\/li>\n<li>West Fraser (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Weyerhaeuser (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-90 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-20 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Boreal Avian Modelling Project logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0025_Boreal\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0025_Boreal.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778152\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-79\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Boreal Avian Modelling Project<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.borealbirds.ca\">Boreal Avian Modelling Project<\/a> is a collaborative science program committed to improved understanding of the ecology of birds and their habitats in the boreal region of North America.<br \/>\nUsing quantitative modelling techniques and a comprehensive dataset assembled from projects across the continent, we derive information on abundance, distribution and habitats of boreal birds, and use this to evaluate and predict the effects of human activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related Information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SFI supported a Canada warbler workshop for conservationists and resource managers convened by Nature Canada. <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/canada-warblers-steep-decline\/\">Media release<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>American Bird Conservancy wins SFI President\u2019s Award for putting SFI\u2019s scale to work for birds. <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/abcpresidentsaward\/\">Media release<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Greg Siekaniec, former CEO of Ducks Unlimited Canada, has an op-ed in the Vancouver Sun, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/opinion\/editorials\/opinion+protecting+treasure+that+canada+boreal+forest\/11795009\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Opinion: Protecting the treasure that is Canada&#8217;s boreal forest<\/em><\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Ducks Unlimited Canada wins SFI President\u2019s Award for leadership in forest conservation and community objectives<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/ducks-unlimited-canada-wins-sfi-presidents-award\/\">. 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fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_fff000bcb470e8cd7\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fff000bcb470e8cd7\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#fff000bcb470e8cd7\" href=\"#fff000bcb470e8cd7\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Boreal Avian Modelling Project II<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"fff000bcb470e8cd7\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_fff000bcb470e8cd7\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"24900\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-24900 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-31 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-borealII\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-94 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-83\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Applying Data-Driven Measures to Evaluate and Improve the Conservation Value of Managed Forests for Birds<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Why this project matters<\/p>\n<p>The boreal forest, stretching from Alaska to Newfoundland, is an important global bastion of bird life. Billions of birds migrate to and from the boreal forest every year from as far away as South America. Species like the Canada warbler, for example, fly back and forth from wintering in the northern Andes to breeding in Canada\u2019s boreal forest. Approximately 80% of the Canada warbler\u2019s global breeding range is located in the boreal, and it breeds in all provinces and territories. It is listed as a threatened species under Canada\u2019s Species at Risk Act (SARA). With about 89 million hectares\/220 million acres of forestland certified to SFI in Canada, SFI has the scale to proactively and positively influence bird conservation on well\u2011managed, forest landscapes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps conserve biodiversity<\/p>\n<p>A grant from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program is supporting the University of Alberta\u2019s Boreal Avian Modelling (BAM) Project. The BAM project is a partnership of many organizations led by the University of Alberta, Universit\u00e9 Laval and Environment and Climate Change Canada. The broader partnership includes academic institutions, government agencies and environmental NGOs.<\/p>\n<p>BAM was created to develop models that will help natural resource managers identify important habitats for breeding birds. This work will meet immediate conservation needs, inform current management, and provide future research and monitoring efforts. The results generated by BAM are relevant to those interested in the conservation of over 300 species of birds found in the boreal.<\/p>\n<p>For example, BAM data on the olive-sided flycatcher, which is listed as threatened in Canada, is being used in the Alberta Land Use Framework and other land-use planning exercises to understand how changes in forest age and type will influence its habitat and that of other breeding birds. These types of land\u2011use scenario models will aid in the development of regional management plans that feed into provincial conservation and stewardship strategies for private and public lands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s contribution<\/p>\n<p>SFI has developed strong partnerships across Canada and the U.S. to enhance forest bird conservation, with the BAM project representing the latest in these ongoing efforts. Working with BAM will allow SFI Program Participants to scale up work to a national level, and ultimately inform continental conservation of some species. This will complement the work of a range of SFI partners in establishing and enhancing the conservation value of lands certified to SFI.<\/p>\n<p>The project is also directly supported by SFI Program Participants Canfor, Domtar, Interfor Corporation, Resolute, Tolko, and West Fraser. These companies will provide in-kind data support to help BAM in characterizing the conservation value of their certified land base. These partners will also contribute data, expertise, and analysis coordination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps forest managers<\/p>\n<p>The BAM project will continue to build on earlier investigations by SFI Program Participants and other researchers to inform land managers of a range of bird habitat needs. This data will help inform management decisions at a landscape and stand level, including forests of exceptional conservation value. BAM data has the potential to enhance implementation of stand- and landscape-level measures that promote a diversity of habitat types, which is a requirement under the SFI 2015-2019 Forest Management Standard.<\/p>\n<p>This project will quantify the contribution that forests certified to SFI make to the attainment of broadly accepted conservation goals relative to bird habitat. It also underscores the unique role of large blocks of managed forests in contributing to the habitat needs of wide-ranging species, and contributions to landscape-scale objectives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes academics, conservationists, researchers, SFI Program Participants and Canadian federal and provincial government officials.<\/p>\n<p>Project lead: University of Alberta Department of Renewable Resources, Boreal Avian Modelling Project<br \/>\nSustainable Forestry Initiative<br \/>\nCanfor (SFI Program Participant)<br \/>\nDomtar (SFI Program Participant)<br \/>\nInterfor Corporation (SFI Program Participant)<br \/>\nResolute (SFI Program Participant)<br \/>\nTolko (SFI Program Participant)<br \/>\nWest Fraser (SFI Program Participant)<br \/>\nCentral Canada SFI Implementation Committee<br \/>\nWestern Canada SFI Implementation Committee<br \/>\nAmerican Bird Conservancy<br \/>\nBird Studies Canada<br \/>\nUniversit\u00e9 Laval<br \/>\nEnvironment and Climate Change Canada<br \/>\nOntario\u2019s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry<br \/>\nCanadian Wildlife Service<br \/>\nSaskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas<br \/>\nBoreal Ecosystems Analysis for Conservation Networks<br \/>\nCanadian Forest Service<br \/>\nCenter for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research<br \/>\nDucks Unlimited Canada<br \/>\nNature Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related information<\/p>\n<p>Collaborating for Conservation of Managed Forested Landscapes (<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SchmiegelowSept2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">presentation<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>SFI supported a Canada warbler workshop for conservationists and resource managers convened by Nature Canada. <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/canada-warblers-steep-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Media release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>American Bird Conservancy wins SFI President\u2019s Award for putting SFI\u2019s scale to work for birds. <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/abcpresidentsaward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Media release<\/a>.<br \/>\nGreg Siekaniec, former CEO of Ducks Unlimited Canada, has an op-ed in the Vancouver Sun, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/opinion\/editorials\/opinion+protecting+treasure+that+canada+boreal+forest\/11795009\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Protecting the treasure that is Canada\u2019s boreal forest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-96 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-21 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Boreal Avian Modelling Project logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0025_Boreal\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0025_Boreal.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778152\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-84\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Boreal Avian Modelling Project<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plt.org\/\">Pro<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.borealbirds.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Boreal Avian Modelling Project<\/a> is a collaborative science program committed to improved understanding of the ecology of birds and their habitats in the boreal region of North America. 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\u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantborealavianmodellingprojectii\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-360ba1b4e25cbecbc fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_360ba1b4e25cbecbc\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"360ba1b4e25cbecbc\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#360ba1b4e25cbecbc\" href=\"#360ba1b4e25cbecbc\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Clemson University<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"360ba1b4e25cbecbc\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_360ba1b4e25cbecbc\"><div class=\"panel-body 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through outreach and demonstration sites on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clemson.edu\/cafls\/cef\/index.html\">Clemson\u2019s\u00a0 Experimental Forest. <\/a>\u00a0The management demonstration sites established across the university\u2019s 17,500 acre forest showcased practices such as promoting aquatic and riparian areas, managing for landscape level wildlife habitat features, conserving rare species and communities, and protecting special sites.\u00a0 The demonstration sites were then used in landowner outreach through a project website, creating self-guided tour brochures in conjunction with informative site signs, and conducting workshops and webinars on the project and lessons learned. Additionally, the project served in an academic capacity as students helped plan the demonstration sites and conducted monitoring to determine overall effectiveness and areas for improvement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>The project addresses a wide variety of SFI 2010-2014 Standard requirements including Objective 4, which says program participants must &#8220;manage the quality and distribution of wildlife habitats and contribute to the conservation of biological diversity by developing and implementing stand- and landscape-level measures that promote a diversity of types of habitat and successional stages, and conservation of forest plants and animals, including aquatic species.&#8221; It also addresses Objective 6, which requires that program participants &#8220;manage lands that are ecologically, geologically or culturally important in a manner that takes into account their unique qualities&#8221; and Objective 10, which requires the use of best management practices to protect water quality. The work is expected to result in an optional guidance module in the SFI 2010-2014 Standard for &#8220;value-added&#8221; wildlife habitat improvement on industry lands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Clemson University, partners include Upstate Forever, Nemours Wildlife Foundation, Quality Deer Management Program and the National Wild Turkey Federation.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-max-width:250px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-22 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-coco\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-106 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-94\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Exploring the financial value of ecosystem services on lands certified to SFI<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Why This Project Matters<\/p>\n<p>Ecosystem services\u00a0refer to things that the natural world provides to sustain life, such as water, air and recreational opportunities. An ecosystem services\u00a0perspective offers a way of looking at the collective value of nature.\u00a0Placing a financial value on these services provides a tool for policymakers and conservationists to evaluate management impacts and conduct a\u00a0cost-benefit analysis\u00a0of potential policies.\u00a0This project is exploring the financial value of ecosystem services in a California forest, owned by Fruit Growers Supply Company and certified to SFI. It will demonstrate the unique role that forests certified to SFI can play in achieving returns through climate change mitigation, watershed improvement, and habitat conservation. Demonstrating the potential for generating value from ecosystem services\u00a0will help align forest management objectives with the full-spectrum of services that working forests provide society.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project is Exploring the Financial Value of Ecosystem Services<\/p>\n<p>The conservation group, Coalitions &amp; Collaboratives, Inc. (COCO) and its strategic partner RenewWest, a Colorado company specializing in forest-based ecosystem services, are leading the investigation into generating conservation-focused returns through the monetization of carbon, water, and conservation markets. Results will be examined and extrapolated to show potential for other forests certified to SFI. The team will assess the potential of applying the California Compliance Offset Protocol for U.S. Forest Offset Projects for both afforestation\/reforestation projects and improved forest management carbon offset projects. The project will also provide a quick and relatively inexpensive analysis of the financial values of both carbon and water for Fruit Growers Supply Company, an SFI Program Participant. The project includes elements of forest restoration, some 30,000 acres of the subject area lost forest cover in a wildfire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s Contribution<\/p>\n<p>The SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program is supporting this project. Results from this grant are expected to increase understanding of which SFI forest management practices have the most significant impact on carbon, water, and other conservation outcomes. This data will create the opportunity to replicate the most beneficial practices, when appropriate, across certified forests. SFI will play a key role in ensuring outcomes are made available to SFI Program Participants and other forest landowners. Additionally, SFI will work closely with the project team to explore how accounting requirements relating to payments for ecosystem services models could be integrated into SFI Standards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Forest Managers<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrating the financial value of ecosystem services will help to align forest management objectives with the full-spectrum of services that working forests provide society. The motivations to measure conservation values are diverse: brand owners seek to understand the impact of their sourcing; conservation stakeholders can engage more effectively if they understand the values that certification can provide; and improved tracking will better equip SFI to provide sustainability related metrics and contribute meaningfully to conservation outcomes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes conservationists, researchers, and an SFI Program Participant.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project lead:\u00a0Coalitions &amp; Collaboratives, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>RenewWest<\/li>\n<li>DenverWater<\/li>\n<li>Colorado Springs Utilities<\/li>\n<li>Fruit Growers Supply Company (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related Information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/conservation-impact-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The SFI Conservation Impact Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfihostsscienceconference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Hosts Science Conference to Help Measure the Conservation Impact of Sustainable Forests: October 28, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>December 2017:\u00a0Vernal Pools and Rapid Biodiversity Assessments using LiDAR, presented by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantunbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"\/granttncplo\">Nature Conservancy Canada (NCC)<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ibu1xjipp7U\">(listen to recording)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February 2018:\u00a0Canadian Forest Carbon Assessment, Presented by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantsaskatchewanresearchcouncilmitigating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saskatchewan Research Council<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/70m1MelJqQs\">(listen to recording)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>June 2018:\u00a0Quantifying Impacts of SFI Fiber Sourcing in Georgia, Presented by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.warnell.uga.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Kvg9Mqz-k8E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(listen to recording)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/archives\/conservation-community-partnerships-grant-program\/active-grants1\/abc-bringing-back-forest-birds-2\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-108 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-24 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Coalitions &amp; Collaboratives, Inc. logo\" title=\"Grant-logos_0119_COCO\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos_0119_COCO.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778299\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-95\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Coalitions &amp; Collaboratives, Inc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/co-co.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COCO<\/a>\u00a0fosters on-the-ground conservation efforts that protect and restore natural resources and local communities by supporting collaborative conservation organizations, that produce collective impacts through stakeholder-driven efforts. 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-97\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grant-coco\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-5745fba79538f1df2 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_5745fba79538f1df2\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"5745fba79538f1df2\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#5745fba79538f1df2\" href=\"#5745fba79538f1df2\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Communities for Healthy Forests<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"5745fba79538f1df2\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_5745fba79538f1df2\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16764\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16764 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-37 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-chf\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-113 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-98\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">COMMUNITIES FOR HEALTHY FORESTS INC.<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Douglas Complex Fires Public Education Project<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-114 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-99\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Description<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSCN1871-e1509924375607.jpg\" alt=\"Kids planting trees\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In 2014, Communities for Healthy Forests, Inc. (CHF) was awarded $15,000 from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program to engage the local community and landowners in restoring forest lands destroyed by catastrophic wildfire. The project created opportunities for community leaders, students, landowners, the public and media representatives to engage in tree planting activities while learning about post-fire restoration. This grant helped facilitate two tree planting workshops in 2014 and 2015 that were attended by over 150 middle school students and teachers. The group was able to plant over 2300 seedlings across the two field days. CHF also hosted numerous education field tours that allowed participants to visit burned over forest and restoration sites while hearing from state, federal, and private forest landowners affected by wildfire.<\/p>\n<p>Communities for Healthy Forests monitored forest recovery over a three-year period while assessing restoration success. This grant is relevant to the standards of SFI certification through adherence to best management practices, community involvement in sustainable forestry, and assuring long-term forest health and productivity through restoration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>Communities for Healthy Forests, Inc. partnered with Plum Creek Timber Company, the Swanson Group, the Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg Forest Products, Douglas County, the Society of American Foresters, local schools and youth organizations.<\/p>\n<p><hp class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CHF-Website-Content.pdf\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-115 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-25 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Communities for Healthy Forests logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0005_Comm Healthy Forests\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0005_Comm-Healthy-Forests.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778190\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-100\"><p>About Communities for Healthy Forests<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.communitiesforhealthyforests.org\">Communities for Healthy Forests<\/a> was founded to inform the public, natural resource managers and policy makers about catastrophic stand clearing events in public forests cuased by fire and other disasters. 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class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_d19728bbe2488629d\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"d19728bbe2488629d\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#d19728bbe2488629d\" href=\"#d19728bbe2488629d\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Dalhousie University<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"d19728bbe2488629d\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_d19728bbe2488629d\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"21274\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-21274 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-39 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-dalhousie\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-119 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-103\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Best Management Practices for Wetland Road Construction<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-120 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-104\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>SFI Program Participants have specific responsibilities related to the protection of waterways and wetland resources. These responsibilities take on even greater significant in the vast wetlands that characterize many northern forests. To help minimize impacts from these activities, Dalhousie University received $70,000 over three years, beginning in 2011, to develop best management practices for forest road crossings in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The project entailed rigorous experiments to test the most promising techniques to determine which are most effective at maintaining hydrologic function when building roads in forested swamps. In summer 2011, students took detailed measurements of wetland conditions, water flows and biodiversity in chosen forested wetlands to establish a baseline. Industry partners then installed various best management practices in late summer\/early autumn of 2011. Students then measured site conditions in summer 2012. Their analysis showed which practices had the lowest impact on wetland structure and function. While these findings were shared with industry partners, this grant also served as an excellent educational opportunity for Dalhousie students.<\/p>\n<p>The project intersects with Sustainable Forestry Initiative goals through the protection and maintenance of water resources and wetlands, including bogs, fens, marshes and vernal pools of ecological significance. It also serves to protect forests with exceptional conservation value.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-22467 alignright\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27457%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20457%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27457%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dal_Univ_img.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"457\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For this project Dalhousie University partnered with Ducks Unlimited Canada, SFI Implementation Committees in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, the Nova Scotia Department of Environment, the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, University of New Brunswick, FPInnovations non-profit research institute, and SFI-certified J.D. Irving Ltd and Bowater Mersey Paper Company Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable Forestry Group Supports Wetland ResearchOutdoor Canada<br \/>\nApril 20, 2011<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-conservation-grant-supports-dalhousie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Conservation Grant Supports Dalhousie University Forest Road Research<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release &#8211; April 19, 2011<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dalhousie_2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-121 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-26 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Dalhousie University logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0026_Dalhousie\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0026_Dalhousie.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778150\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-105\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Dalhousie University<\/p>\n<p>The School for Resource and Environmental Studies (SRES) is the centre for resource and environmental scholarship and research at <a href=\"http:\/\/sres.management.dal.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dalhousie University<\/a> in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its graduate programs, interdisciplinary teaching, and ongoing research programs, combined with collaboration with governmental, non-governmental, private sector, and community groups, provide a stimulating environment. 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class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_6e511e0ed74e1ba88\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"6e511e0ed74e1ba88\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#6e511e0ed74e1ba88\" href=\"#6e511e0ed74e1ba88\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Ducks Unlimited Canada<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"6e511e0ed74e1ba88\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_6e511e0ed74e1ba88\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"21225\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-21225 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-41 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-ducksuc\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-125 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-108\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Development of best practices for forestry road design and construction around wetlands<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-126 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-109\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>Ducks Unlimited Canada, in partnership with Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd. and FPInnovations, will receive a total of $180,000 over three years, beginning in 2011, to determine best practices for planning and building forestry roads that protect wetland ecosystems in the western boreal forest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>The project will support a number of the SFI 2010-2014 Standard objectives, including Objective 1, which requires forest management planning &#8220;to ensure long-term forest productivity and yield based on the use of the best scientific information available&#8221;; Objective 3 &#8220;Protection and Maintenance of Water Resources \u2013 indicator 3.2.4 identification and protection of non-forested wetlands, including bogs, fens, marshes and vernal poles of ecological significance&#8221;; and Objective 4 Conservation of Biological Diversity including Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value. It will advance knowledge, meeting Objective 10: Adherence to Best Management Practices \u2013 to broaden the practice of sustainable forestry through the use of best management practices to protect water quality; Objective 15: to support forestry research, science and technology, including financial or in-kind support; Objective 16 &#8220;to improve the implementation of sustainable forestry practices through appropriate training and education programs&#8221;; and Objective 20, which calls for promotion of continual improvement in the practice of sustainable forestry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>Ducks Unlimited Canada, Louisiana-Pacific Canada, a certified SFI program participant, and the Forest Operations division of FPInnovations, the world&#8217;s largest private, not-for-profit forest research institute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Details<\/p>\n<p>Ducks Unlimited Canada biologists, wetland ecologists and GIS specialists will share their expert knowledge about boreal wetlands with forestry professionals, and then work with them to identify boreal wetland ecosystems and test ways to plan around and build forest roads that maintain the unique ecological characteristics and functions of different classes of boreal wetlands.<\/p>\n<p>The project will identify existing or develop new best management practices most compatible with minimizing impacts on the different wetland types found in the western boreal forest. The results will be field tested, and the knowledge transferred back to project partners with the intent to provide information to modify planning and construction techniques as needed. During key stages of implementation, government representatives responsible for forest practices will be consulted regarding the feasibility of integrating recommendations into forest operations guidelines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable Forestry Group Supports Wetland ResearchOutdoor Canada<br \/>\nApril 20, 2011<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-conservation-grant-supports-ducks-unlimited-wetland-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Conservation Grant Supports Ducks Unlimited Wetland Research<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release &#8211; April 6, 2011<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ducks-Unlimited-Canada_2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-127 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-27 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Ducks Unlimited Canada logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0027_Ducks UC\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0027_Ducks-UC.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778148\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-110\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Ducks Unlimited Canada<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ducks.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ducks Unlimited Canada<\/a> (DUC) is a private, non-profit, habitat conservation organization founded in 1938. Ducks Unlimited Canada works with private landowners, governments and industry to conserve, restore and manage wetlands and associated habitats across all regions of Canada. In 2009, Ducks Unlimited Canada and Louisiana-Pacific Canada (Swan River Forest Resources Division) received an SFI Leadership in Conservation Research award for activities leading to long-term conservation of important wetlands and watersheds in west-central Manitoba.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">About Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lpcorp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana-Pacific Corporation<\/a> (LP) is one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of premium building products in North America. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP produces building products that are manufactured at facilities throughout the United States, Canada and Chile. Natural resources are critical to LP, and good environmental stewardship is vital to the strength, profitability and sustainability of the company and the communities where it operates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">About FPInnovations<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fpinnovations.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FPInnovations<\/a> is a world leader that specializes in the creation of scientific solutions in support of the Canadian forest sector&#8217;s global competitiveness, and responds to the priority needs of its industrial and government members.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-42 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" 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\u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantducksunlimitedcanada\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-5adf95b6ad8f744bf fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_5adf95b6ad8f744bf\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"5adf95b6ad8f744bf\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#5adf95b6ad8f744bf\" href=\"#5adf95b6ad8f744bf\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Florida SIC<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"5adf95b6ad8f744bf\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_5adf95b6ad8f744bf\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-113\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">FLORIDA SFI IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Teaching Sustainable Forestry to University Students through Project Learning Tree (PLT)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-132 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-114\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Description<\/p>\n<p>The Florida SFI Implementation Committee received $5,000 funding PLT educator workshops for university students utilizing the theme of \u201csustainable forestry\u201d using selected PLT lessons from current manuals. The project will fund workshops for the 2013-2014 school year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>The project will support SFI 2010-2014 Standard Objective 17: Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry, including Performance Measure 17.2 requiring that program participants support and promote public outreach, education and involvement related to sustainable forestry management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Florida SFI Implementation Committee and Florida Project Learning Tree, partners include U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Packaging Corporation of America, St. Petersburg College, Florida Forest Service, Leon County Extension and University of Florida.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-133 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-28 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Florida SIC logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0078_SIC FL\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0078_SIC-FL.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778046\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-115\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Florida SIC<\/p>\n<p>The SFI program responds to local needs and issues across North America through 35 <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Implementation Committees<\/a> at the state, provincial or regional level. 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-maine-climate\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-137 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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fusion-builder-column-138 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-119\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Pourquoi le projet est important<\/p>\n<p>Les changements climatiques compromettent la biodiversit\u00e9 et la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019eau. Le projet quantifiera l\u2019att\u00e9nuation des changements climatiques en \u00e9tudiant les retomb\u00e9es de la mise en \u0153uvre de la Norme d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier SFI 2002 sur ces deux \u00e9l\u00e9ments. La Maine Timber Research and Environmental Education Foundation (ou Maine TREE; en fran\u00e7ais : Fondation de recherche sur le bois et d\u2019\u00e9ducation environnementale du Maine) m\u00e8ne une revue documentaire approfondie des \u00e9tudes r\u00e9gionales pertinentes qui mettent en lumi\u00e8re les risques li\u00e9s aux changements climatiques qui menacent les for\u00eats du Maine, du New Hampshire, du Vermont et de l\u2019\u00c9tat de New York. Il y a souvent un \u00e9cart entre les \u00e9tudes sur les changements climatiques et les connaissances des propri\u00e9taires forestiers. Le projet analysera les \u00e9tudes sur les changements climatiques et l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier et communiquera ses r\u00e9sultats clairement aux propri\u00e9taires forestiers et aux organisations certifi\u00e9es SFI, d\u2019une mani\u00e8re leur permettant de les utiliser directement dans leur prise de d\u00e9cisions d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet soutient la foresterie climato-intelligente<\/p>\n<p>Les for\u00eats et les produits forestiers jouent un r\u00f4le central dans le cycle du carbone et peuvent, s\u2019ils sont g\u00e9r\u00e9s de mani\u00e8re appropri\u00e9e, \u00eatre l\u2019une des solutions bas\u00e9es sur la nature parmi les plus efficaces contre la crise climatique. La fondation Maine TREE produira, \u00e0 l\u2019intention des propri\u00e9taires forestiers, des documents et des donn\u00e9es qui appuieront les d\u00e9cisions d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier climato-intelligent et durable. Ces outils et donn\u00e9es accessibles permettront aux propri\u00e9taires et gestionnaires forestiers de maximiser les retomb\u00e9es de l\u2019objectif de SFI pour une foresterie climato-intelligente.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Contribution de SFI<\/p>\n<p>Le Programme de subventions aux partenariats de conservation et d\u2019engagement communautaire de SFI soutient le projet. La fondation Maine TREE collabore avec le Comit\u00e9 SFI Maine et encourage les \u00e9changes avec les comit\u00e9s SFI New Hampshire, Vermont et New York. Cela permettra \u00e0 la fondation Maine TREE de mieux conna\u00eetre ce qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 fait et ce qui est fait en mati\u00e8re de foresterie climato-intelligente dans les for\u00eats certifi\u00e9es SFI du Nord-Est des \u00c9tats-Unis. Elle documentera ces activit\u00e9s ainsi que tous ses r\u00f4les et responsabilit\u00e9s lors de sa coordination avec les parties prenantes de SFI et les comit\u00e9s SFI des quatre \u00c9tats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet aide les gestionnaires forestiers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainetree.org\/product-page\/northeast-climate-smart-forestry-manual\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-796975\" src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-234x300.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-234x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27234%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20234%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27234%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-200x257.png 200w, https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/image.png 374w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a>Le projet donnera aux propri\u00e9taires et gestionnaires forestiers certifi\u00e9s SFI acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la meilleure information scientifique afin de guider leurs futures d\u00e9cisions d\u2019am\u00e9nagement climato-intelligent lorsqu\u2019ils mettent en \u0153uvre de la Norme d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier SFI 2022. Les r\u00e9sultats de la subvention aideront ultimement les gestionnaires forestiers \u00e0 g\u00e9rer les esp\u00e8ces d\u2019arbres comme le sapin, l\u2019\u00e9pinette, le h\u00eatre, l\u2019\u00e9rable, le pin et le bouleau face aux changements climatiques.<\/p>\n<p>Un manuel de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence montrera comment les pratiques de pr\u00e9conis\u00e9es par SFI peuvent att\u00e9nuer les risques li\u00e9s aux changements climatiques dans les for\u00eats du Nord-Est des \u00c9tats-Unis, en relevant les pratiques de foresterie climato-intelligente qui peuvent ne pas \u00eatre d\u00e9sign\u00e9es comme telles dans la documentation scientifique. En compilant cette information, le projet rep\u00e9rera les lacunes qui existent dans la compr\u00e9hension qu\u2019a le public de la foresterie climato-intelligente, auxquelles il r\u00e9pondra dans le manuel. La fondation Maine TREE organisera aussi des s\u00e9ances de formation sur la foresterie climato-intelligente.<\/p>\n<p>Consultez le rapport final de MaineTREE : Manuel de foresterie respectueuse du climat : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainetree.org\/product-page\/northeast-climate-smart-forestry-manual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nord de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, \u00c9tat de New York et provinces maritimes du Canada<\/a> (disponible en anglais seulement)<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partenaires<\/p>\n<p>Le partenariat regroupe des ONG de d\u00e9fense de l\u2019environnement et des entreprises foresti\u00e8res pour assurer la sant\u00e9 de la for\u00eat face aux changements climatiques. Ces partenaires sont :<\/p>\n<p>Responsable du projet : Fondation Maine TREE<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/p>\n<p>Universit\u00e9 du Maine<\/p>\n<p>Comit\u00e9 SFI Maine<\/p>\n<p>Comit\u00e9 SFI New Hampshire<\/p>\n<p>Comit\u00e9 SFI Vermont<\/p>\n<p>Comit\u00e9 SFI New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Information connexe<\/p>\n<p>Conservation des for\u00eats du Maine :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantmainesforests\/\">Pr\u00e9paration au march\u00e9 du carbone dans les for\u00eats certifi\u00e9es selon la norme SFI <\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p>SFI travaille \u00e0 fournir aux gestionnaires forestiers les donn\u00e9es dont ils ont besoin pour att\u00e9nuer les changements climatiques :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantsaskatchewanresearchcouncilmitigating\/\">\u00c9valuation du carbone forestier au Canada<\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p>Voyez comment le r\u00e9seau de terres am\u00e9nag\u00e9es de mani\u00e8re climato-intelligente de Manomet aide les propri\u00e9taires \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantmanomet\/\">am\u00e9nager leurs terres pour qu&#8217;elles soient r\u00e9silientes face au climat<\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-139 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-29 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" alt=\"Maine Tree Foundation logo\" title=\"MTreeFound_logo\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27241%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20241%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27241%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MTreeFound_logo.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-34068\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-120\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">\u00c0 propos de Maine TREE<\/p>\n<p>La Maine Timber Research and Environmental Education Foundation (ou Maine TREE; en fran\u00e7ais : Fondation de recherche sur le bois et d\u2019\u00e9ducation environnementale du Maine), fond\u00e9e en 1989 par un groupe de propri\u00e9taires de terres \u00e0 bois, de fabricants de produits forestiers, de fermiers forestiers et d\u2019autres personnes int\u00e9ress\u00e9es par les for\u00eats du Maine, est un organisme \u00e0 but non lucratif au sens de l\u2019alin\u00e9a 501c)3 du Code des imp\u00f4ts des \u00c9tats-Unis ayant son si\u00e8ge \u00e0 Augusta, dans le Maine. Notre mission est d\u2019\u00e9duquer et de promouvoir l\u2019utilisation durable de la for\u00eat et la sant\u00e9 \u00e9cologique, \u00e9conomique et sociale de la communaut\u00e9 foresti\u00e8re du Maine. Nous accomplissons notre mission par le biais de programmes de recherche et de formation destin\u00e9s aux \u00e9coles, aux gouvernements, aux m\u00e9dias et au public. Nos partenariats avec les membres de la communaut\u00e9 foresti\u00e8re soutiennent des programmes destin\u00e9s aux propri\u00e9taires forestiers, aux travailleurs forestiers et aux usagers de la for\u00eat \u00e0 des fins r\u00e9cr\u00e9atives. 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aria-labelledby=\"toggle_e969a03fcf2de98de\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16464\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16464 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-47 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-fesc\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-143 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-123\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">FOREST ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CO-OPERATIVE INC.<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Landscape Scale Effects of Disturbance on Aquatic Systems<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-144 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-124\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>Forest Ecosystem Science Co-operative Inc. will receive a total of $32,000 over two years, beginning in 2012, to test how current forest management practices, including those required in the SFI Standard, mimic natural disturbance patterns in the boreal region in Ontario, and to make recommendations on how harvesting practices can better mitigate impacts on forest hydrology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>The project will support four of the principles of the SFI 2010-2014 Standard: Principle 1: Sustainable Forestry; Principle 3: Protection of Water Resources; Principle 4: Protection of Biological Diversity; Principle 10: Research; and Principle 14: Continual Improvement. It also relates to elements of the following standard requirements: Objective 3: Protection and Maintenance of Water Resources; Objective 4: Conservation of Biological Diversity including Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value; Objective 18: Public Land Management Responsibilities; and Objective 15: Forestry Research, Science and Technology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Details<\/p>\n<p>The project will examine how well Ontario&#8217;s current forest management practices emulate natural disturbance patterns within watersheds in the boreal region, and their effectiveness in protecting water resources, aquatic habitat and biological diversity in riparian areas. There will be two related studies \u2013 a landscape scale study encompassing 34 million hectares (84 million acres) of Ontario&#8217;s boreal forest and a watershed scale study focusing on selected small watersheds within several forest management units.<\/p>\n<p>The research offers an opportunity to recommend improvements to provincial regulations and SFI requirements regarding boreal forest best management practices, and to forest management planning and operations to mitigate impacts on forest hydrology. The study will also model how climate change may alter the natural variability in disturbance patterns and associated hydrologic impacts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a>SFI Awards $32,000 Research Grant to Protect Water Resources in the Boreal Forest<\/a><br \/>\nMay 30, 2012<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a>Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-145 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-30 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Forest Ecosystem Science Co-operative Inc. logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0028_Forest Ecosystem\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0028_Forest-Ecosystem.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778146\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-125\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Forest Ecosystem Science Co-operative Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Forest Ecosystem Science Co-operative Inc. is a partnership of organizations investing in forest science initiatives for the purpose of supporting sustainable forest management in Ontario and reducing uncertainties associated with forest management decisions. This unique forum includes representatives from the forest industry, provincial and federal governments, and consulting firms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Forest Ecosystem Science Co-operative Inc., partners include Ainsworth Engineered Canada LP, Domtar Inc., Miisun Integrated Resource Management Inc., Resolute Forest Products, Wagner Ontario Forest Management Ltd., Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd., Ontario SFI Implementation Committee, Canadian Forest Service, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Lakehead University, EACOM Forest Products, and Hearst Forest Management.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-48 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" 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data-print_target='#print-fesc' > <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-148 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-127\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantfesc\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-d584985726114a76e fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_d584985726114a76e\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"d584985726114a76e\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#d584985726114a76e\" href=\"#d584985726114a76e\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">FPInnovations<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"d584985726114a76e\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_d584985726114a76e\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16478\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16478 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-49 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-fpi\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-149 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-128\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">FPINNOVATIONS<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Conserving Working Forest Wetlands<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-150 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-129\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Description<\/p>\n<p>FPInnovations will receive $95,000 over a three year period from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program to develop a best management practices field guide to mitigate the impacts of roads on wetlands in forested regions of Canada. The method developed and promoted through this project reflects an approach which was common decades ago, but had long been abandoned for more \u201cmodern\u201d construction methods. Refinement of the traditional approach to road building has proven to minimize short-term impact on wetland hydrology, and hasten recovery of the site. The resulting document will further understanding of wetland identification, processes and road planning, construction and maintenance techniques applicable throughout Canada.<\/p>\n<p>This project builds on work previously funded by SFI through Ducks Unlimited Canada and Dalhousie University on innovative road construction practices involving wetlands, and initiates education and training through workshops, webinars and other opportunities. The cumulative knowledge developed through all of these projects will be used to develop a best management practices field guide for most Canadian resource roads, and may have utility in some contexts in the US. This project supports numerous elements of the SFI Forest Management standard, including those related to conservation of biological diversity, wetland conservation, adherence to best management practices for water quality, and continual improvement in the practice of sustainable forestry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>FP Innovations will partner with Ducks Unlimited Canada, Louisiana-Pacific, Resolute Forest Products, J.D. Irving, New Brunswick Department of Environment, and Weyerhaeuser.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/FP-Innovation-Website-Content.pdf\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-151 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-31 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"FPInnovations logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0029_FPInnovations\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0029_FPInnovations.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778144\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-130\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About FPInnovations<\/p>\n<p>FPInnovations is a not-for-profit world leader that specializes in the creation of scientific solutions in support of the Canadian forest sector&#8217;s global competitiveness and responds to the priority needs of its industry members and government partners. 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class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_a764d7de745125d9f\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"a764d7de745125d9f\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#a764d7de745125d9f\" href=\"#a764d7de745125d9f\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">fRI Research<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"a764d7de745125d9f\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_a764d7de745125d9f\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16488\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16488 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-51 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-fri\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-155 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-133\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">FRI RESEARCH<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Identifying high quality habitat and movement pathways of caribou in West-Central Alberta<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-156 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-134\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27262%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20262%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27262%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fRI_image-e1509898831877.jpg\" alt=\"Caribou in a field\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Caribou require a variety of forest habitat types for foraging, movement and successful reproduction. To better understand these dynamics, fRI Research will receive $50,000 over two years to model the distribution of high-quality habitat and caribou movement, and to identify areas for habitat restoration.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed research will allow managers to plan for a unified landscape that benefits caribou, and guide restoration efforts to increase functional habitat and linkages for the persistence of caribou populations. This project demonstrates the commitment of forest managers to actively maintain caribou viability within a shared working landscape, while meeting federal targets outlined in the boreal and southern mountain recovery strategies. The methods developed may also be applicable across other forests certified to the SFI Forest Management Standard where caribou occur, and across the range of caribou in Alberta.<\/p>\n<p>The project intersects with SFI certification standards through conservation of biological diversity, and requirements for wildlife habitat conservation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>For this project fRI Research will partner with SFI Program Participants <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westfraser.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Fraser Timber<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weyerhaeuser.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weyerhaeuser<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of British Columbia<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aseniwuche.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aseniwuche Winewak Nation of Canada<\/a>, and Safari Club International: Drayton Valley Chapter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-157 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-32 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"fRI Research logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0030_FRI 2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0030_FRI-2.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778142\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-135\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About fRI Research<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/friresearch.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fRI Research<\/a> is a unique community of Partners joined by a common concern for the welfare of the land, its resources, and the people who value and use them.\u00a0 fRI Research connects managers and researchers to effectively collaborate in achieving the fRI Vision and Mission.<\/p>\n<p>fRI Reserach works toward sustainable land and resource management. 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-friII\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-161 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-138\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">FRI RESEARCH<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Collaborating to Enhance Caribou Habitat through Active Forest Management<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-162 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-139\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Caribou Conservation through Better Cutblock Design<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Why this project matters<\/p>\n<p>Working towards caribou conservation on a shared working landscape, this project will investigate the role of silvicultural practices in reducing habitat for species that destabilize predator-prey systems, ultimately to the detriment of caribou in forested ecosystems. The results will provide information for cutblock design that could be used to evaluate sustainable forest management and develop best\u2011management practices in caribou ranges. Cutblocks are specific areas, with defined boundaries, authorized for harvesting.<\/p>\n<p>There are several factors that negatively impact woodland caribou and may contribute to their decline. For example, roads, powerlines, pipelines and forest harvesting contribute to conditions which may give predators like wolves and bears easier access to caribou habitat. Younger forests that grow after disturbances like fire or harvesting also initially attract deer and moose, which in turn can increase the number of predators.<\/p>\n<p>Boreal caribou, a type of woodland caribou, live in Canada\u2019s boreal forest. Like many wide-ranging species, caribou rely on Canada\u2019s network of protected areas, unmanaged areas, and well-managed forests to meet their habitat needs. Woodland caribou are listed as threatened under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA), as well as under provincial legislation in some provinces (e.g., Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec). The federal recovery strategy for woodland caribou specifically recommends the management of prey and predators and to mitigate the threat of high predation rates through habitat restoration and management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps conserve caribou<\/p>\n<p>This project provides a method of directly measuring how the application of the SFI Forest Management Standard provides better habitat for wildlife and species at risk. Specifically, this work will deliver spatial habitat models that forest managers can use to measure how silviculture decisions contribute to deer, moose and elk habitat, which in turn affect predator populations. In addition, these habitat models will help inform how timber harvesting and silviculture planning could impact caribou. Results will be scalable from the stand level to the landscape scale, where the potential benefit of multiple age-classes and structure in managed forests can be quantified for the regional landscape of western Alberta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s contribution<\/p>\n<p>SFI funds research that helps inform decisions and provide clear action steps for forest managers to aid in management of Species at Risk. SFI has contributed $260,000 to caribou research, which, when leveraged with partner contributions, has resulted in research investments exceeding $1.9 million. We are committed to bringing researchers, community representatives, and forest managers together to make the best decisions possible. SFI\u2019s vast scale also has the potential to bring these solutions to a new level and magnify their impact. There are more than 89 million hectares\/220 million acres of forestland certified to the SFI Forest Management Standard in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The study area is in a region where threatened caribou herds occur within forests managed by five companies with forestland certified to SFI: ANC Timber, C&amp;C Resources Inc., Weyerhaeuser, West Fraser, and Canfor. The region also has an established federal caribou recovery strategy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps forest managers<\/p>\n<p>SFI is helping forest managers manage for healthier caribou populations by focusing on important themes such as habitat changes, nutritional needs, and the effects of climate change. SFI\u2019s work with its partners also recognizes the complexity of forest management planning when it comes to managing for multiple conservation objectives involving myriad species. The SFI community shares a goal of using responsible forest management practices to proactively manage risks to caribou and other species. SFI Program Participants in this region will be provided with an opportunity to support specific research indicated in the caribou recovery strategy, and to directly incorporate the results of this research in forest management practices in caribou ranges.<\/p>\n<p>This project will also promote public awareness and outreach through collaboration with multiple forestry companies, and by building on an existing collaboration with the Aseniwuche Winewak Nation of Canada. The project will connect with external audiences by sharing fieldwork and project results online and through national and international conferences. The project results will also be published as a peer-reviewed scientific article in an open-source journal, making the results freely available to the widest possible audience. Communicating the results directly to forestry managers will promote the incorporation of project results into forestry planning in west-central Alberta, contributing to best practices on shared working landscapes in caribou ranges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes academics, conservationists, researchers and SFI Program Participants.<\/p>\n<p>Project lead: fRI Research<br \/>\nSustainable Forestry Initiative<br \/>\nCanfor (SFI Program Participant)<br \/>\nWeyerhaeuser (SFI Program Participant)<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related information<\/p>\n<p>Landscape Change: What it means for two species at risk in Alberta (<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gordon_Stenhouse.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">presentation<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>SFI and Woodland Caribou (<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SFI_CaribouBrochure_Oct2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">factsheet<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-163 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-33 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Foothills Research Institute logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0031_FRI 1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0031_FRI-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778140\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-140\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About fRI Research<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/friresearch.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fRI Research<\/a> is a unique community of Partners joined by a common concern for the welfare of the land, its resources, and the people who value and use them. fRI Research connects managers and researchers to effectively collaborate in achieving the fRI Vision and Mission. fRI Research works toward sustainable land and resource management. 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-fraserII\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-168 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-143\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">FRASER BASIN COUNCIL SOCIETY<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Teaming up to Conserve Steelhead through Improved Forest Management<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-169 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-144\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Monitoring Water Temperatures and Flows for Steelhead in Relation to Forest Management Practices<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Why this project matters<\/p>\n<p>Steelhead are an endangered species in many parts of North America and they are at risk of becoming endangered in the Fraser Basin in British Columbia. Steelhead trout (aka steelhead salmon) are an iconic symbol of the Thompson River and region in British Columbia. Having long sustained Indigenous people, steelhead are also central to the region\u2019s world-class recreational fishery. Unfortunately, this species is in decline, and today Thompson steelhead are classified a species of extreme conservation concern by the provincial government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps steelhead conservation<\/p>\n<p>In order to build understanding of the relationship between steelhead and forest management practices, the project will monitor water temperature in portions of the Thompson watershed, where steelhead spawn and rear. This will ultimately help identify areas of groundwater influence, allowing researchers to compare and contrast the relative need for different forest management retention practices around small, upper elevation streams. These findings will complement work underway in the Deadman and Nicola watershed. Outcomes will help forest managers adjust activities in locations that may provide the greatest aid to steelhead habitat, and to manage flows and temperatures for steelhead.<\/p>\n<p>This work will also address climate change adaptation through the identification of habitat enhancement or restoration opportunities in small, lower-order, upper-elevation streams, which could improve habitat for fish and other aquatic life experiencing changes to water temperatures. These ecosystems now receive less precipitation as snow and more as rain, increasing the need for sustained water flows during longer lasting summer droughts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s contribution<\/p>\n<p>This project represents a continuation of SFI engagement in steelhead conservation, building on a past grant from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program in support of the Thompson Steelhead Working Group. This multi-governmental collaborative initiative formed in 2014 to bring together representatives of the Nlaka\u2019pamux and Secwepemc First Nations, the Province of BC and the Government of Canada to develop a recovery and management plan for Thompson steelhead. The working group also hopes to gain wider community commitments for steelhead recovery, and to return wild steelhead populations to levels that produce sustainable ecological, social, and economic benefits for all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps forest managers<\/p>\n<p>The project will quantify the impact of SFI Program Participant activities relative to improving stream habitat and water quality by comparing water temperatures between areas of greater and less retention, and between areas with and without underground flows. The project will evaluate the hypothesis that more regular flows and cooler water temperatures may be expected in forests with a diversity of age classes, structure and, most importantly, retention around wetlands. Because steelhead are an indicator of the biodiversity values within a watershed, analysis of these metrics will help build understanding regarding the contribution of sustainable forest management to conserving species at risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes academics, conservationists, researchers, Indigenous peoples and SFI Program Participants.<\/p>\n<p>Project lead: Fraser Basin Council Society<br \/>\nSustainable Forestry Initiative<br \/>\nWest Fraser (SFI Program Participant)<br \/>\nBritish Columbia Timber Sales (SFI Program Participant)<br \/>\nSecwepemc Fisheries Commission<br \/>\nSimon Fraser University<br \/>\nBC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related information<\/p>\n<p>SFI Is Bringing Indigenous Peoples, Sport Fishing Enthusiasts and Forest Managers Together to Help Thompson Steelhead: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantfraserbasincouncilsociety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Thompson Steelhead Community Collaboration Initiative<\/a>.<br \/>\nThere\u2019s something fishy going on in the Fraser Basin (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/corporate-responsibility\/theres-something-fishy-going-fraser-basin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TreeHugger article<\/a>).<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fraserbasin.bc.ca\/Thompson_Steelhead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thompson Steelhead Working Group<\/a> (TSWG).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-170 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-34 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Fraser Basin Council logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0041_FBC\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0041_FBC.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778120\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-145\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About the Fraser Basin Council Society<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fraserbasin.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Fraser Basin Council<\/a> is a charitable non-profit society that brings people together to advance sustainability in the Fraser Basin and across British Columbia. Established in 1997, the council is a collaboration of four orders of government (federal, provincial, local and First Nations), along with representatives from the private sector and civil society.<\/p>\n<p>The council helps people learn about sustainability, resolve conflicts, and roll out partnership initiatives with a focus on climate change and air quality, watersheds and water resources, and local sustainability and resilience. It supports leaders in government, business and community organizations in\u00a0finding collaborative solutions to tough issues and promising opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:25px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-35 hover-type-none\" style=\"border:1px solid #e2e2e2;\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SFI_Conservation_Grant_Explainer_Fraser_Basin_Dec2025.pdf\" target=\"_self\" 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fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_97e2e09ccb15b29ce\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"97e2e09ccb15b29ce\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#97e2e09ccb15b29ce\" href=\"#97e2e09ccb15b29ce\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Fundy Forest Model<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"97e2e09ccb15b29ce\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_97e2e09ccb15b29ce\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16497\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16497 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-57 fusion-flex-container 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-149\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">FUNDY MODEL FOREST<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hayward Brook Watershed Study &#8211; Acadian Forests 20 Years Later<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-175 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-150\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>Fundy Model Forest will receive $42,015 over two years from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program to extend long-standing research exploring the effects of timber harvesting on forest biodiversity. This study provides a unique opportunity to study impacts 20 years post-harvest at a site where initial biodiversity studies were started in 1992. Using established research techniques, this project will revisit original study sites and plots to re-measure indicators related to water quality, fish, plants and birds to determine the extent to which initial disturbances have recovered or changed over time. Findings will provide data and recommendations for future forest practices, informing forest management applications on a broad range of sites. The project supports several elements of the SFI certification standard, including goals related to continual improvement, forest research, conservation of biological diversity, water quality, and wildlife habitat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>Fundy Model Forest will partner with a variety of academic partners and SFI Program Participants including the University of New Brunswick Saint John, the University of Moncton, and JD Irving Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fundy-Model-Forest-Website-Content.pdf\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-176 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-36 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Fundy Model Forest logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0032_Fundy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0032_Fundy.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778138\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-151\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Fundy Model Forest<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plt.org\/\">The Fundy Model Forest<\/a> is engaged in advancing sustainable forests and sustainable communities. Working with partnerships, projects are underway to promote non-traditional forest products, to assist community planning, and to evaluate the potential of wood biomass, and to support outdoor education and habitate stewardship programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-58 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-177 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-152\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-178 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-sharing-box fusion-sharing-box-29 boxed-icons has-taglines layout-floated layout-medium-floated layout-small-stacked\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;--awb-wrapper-padding-left:0px;--awb-separator-border-sizes:0px;--awb-alignment:flex-start;--awb-layout:row;--awb-alignment-small:space-between;--awb-stacked-align-small:center;\" data-title=\"FUNDY MODEL FOREST - Hayward Brook Watershed Study - Acadian Forests 20 Years Later\" data-description=\"Fundy Model Forest will receive $42,015 over two years from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program to extend long-standing research exploring the effects of timber harvesting on forest biodiversity. 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grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-greenblue\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-180 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-155\"><p class=\"subtitles\">The Marketplace Sustainability Goals Program<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-37 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"108\" alt=\"Sustainable Packaging Coalition logo\" title=\"SPCs\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27108%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20108%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27108%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SPCs.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-29488\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-156\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Why This Project Matters<\/p>\n<p>This project will increase awareness in the North American marketplace about responsible forest management and how the responsible sourcing of forest products serves to meet sustainability goals shared by brand owners and civil society. At its core, the project is all about conveying the idea that using products from well-managed forests is good for forests for two main reasons. Firstly, choosing forest products is a way to embrace the positive environmental, social and economic benefits that we all enjoy from well-managed forests. Secondly, valuing forests for the environmentally friendly products they can produce helps to keep them as forests, because forest owners see this value and are less likely to develop their land for other uses like urban development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Brand Owners and the Public Meet Sustainability Goals<\/p>\n<p>The first phase of this three-part project will be to familiarize brands with the real story behind well\u2011managed forests and how sustainability and conservation outcomes are measured. The second phase will link the sourcing of material from responsibly managed forests to specific conservation values such as climate change mitigation, water quality and biodiversity. The final phase will help companies which use forest products to make the connection between these products and their corporate sustainability goals. An important goal of the project will be to educate companies regarding the direct association of their packaging and products with forests, and the environmental values that we all care about.<\/p>\n<p>GreenBlue will develop a communications campaign supported by webinars, printed brochures, and presentations designed to educate brands about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>how forestry works in North America<\/li>\n<li>the benefits of responsible forestry<\/li>\n<li>how brands can translate these benefits to tell their own sustainability stories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brand owners can then incorporate these sustainability attributes into messaging and consumer outreach, to help their customers gain understanding of the values built into sustainable packaging and other forest products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s contribution<\/p>\n<p>An SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant is supporting this effort, enabling GreenBlue to partner with Sappi North America. Sappi is an SFI Program Participant that is a global provider of wood fiber products from responsible sources. Sappi is keenly aware of brand owner objectives related to sustainability. GreenBlue will endeavor to directly engage one or more leading brand owners in communications around this project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps forest managers<\/p>\n<p>As this project reaches a growing number of brand owners and helps them understand the benefits of sourcing from well\u2011managed forests, it will potentially expand awareness of and support for responsible forest products. As brand owners make informed choices around responsible sourcing and the use of certification standards and labeling, forest managers will increasingly be understood as being part of the solution to challenges related to water quality, biodiversity and carbon storage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership will increase awareness in the North American marketplace about responsible forest management and how the responsible sourcing of forest products can meet sustainability goals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project lead: GreenBlue Institute<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Sappi North America (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Watch a presentation to the SFI community from Nina Goodrich, the Executive Director of GreenBlue, about <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nina-Goodrich_FINAL.pdf\">Shaping the Business of Sustainability<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/greenblue.org\/\">GreenBlue website<\/a> and learn about the work of the <a href=\"http:\/\/greenblue.org\/work\/sustainable-packaging-coalition\/\">Sustainable Packaging Coalition<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sappi.com\/\">Sappi website<\/a> and learn how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sappi.com\/forestry-sappi-north-america\">Sappi is working with woodland owners<\/a> to manage their forests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-182 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-38 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Greenblue logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0006_GreenBlue\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0006_GreenBlue.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778188\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-157\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About GreenBlue<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenblue.org\/about\/\">GreenBlue<\/a> is an environmental nonprofit dedicated to the sustainable use of materials in society. 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class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_d4a7751e68c8f16e5\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"d4a7751e68c8f16e5\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#d4a7751e68c8f16e5\" href=\"#d4a7751e68c8f16e5\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Heiltsuk First Nation<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"d4a7751e68c8f16e5\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_d4a7751e68c8f16e5\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16518\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16518 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-61 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-heiltsuk\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-186 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-160\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">HEILTSUK FIRST NATION<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Heiltsuk Culturally Modified Tree Database and Management System<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-187 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-161\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Description<\/p>\n<p>Heiltsuk First Nation will receive $66,000 over two years to develop a database process for recording, tracking, managing cultural resources. Specifically this project will utilize spatial analysis in GIS to improve understanding of location and importance of culturally-modified trees distributed throughout Heilstuk Traditional Territory.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, First Nations people would mark or alter trees in the forest by activities such as peeling bark to make cedar hats, or by carving to build canoes or totem poles. These features are all known as Culturally Modified Trees (CMT). The SFI standard and provincial legislation protect these resources. A common understanding and recognition of these resources will help the First Nations people work with industry, government and others to conserve these features. This proposal will enable the Heiltsuk to manage these resources in a modern setting, utilizing modern database tools and building upon existing data while improving access and use of the information within the community and for forest management activities. The project supports several elements of the SFI Forest Certification standard, especially those related to Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value, support of training for forest professionals, and managing lands that are ecologically, geographically, or culturally important in a manner that takes into account their unique qualities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>The Heiltsuk First Nation will partner with International Forest Products Ltd., as well as Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations- North Island- Central Coast District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Heiltsuck-Website-Content.pdf\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-188 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-39 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Heiltsuk First Nation logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0061_Heiltsuk\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0061_Heiltsuk.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778080\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-162\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Heiltsuk First Nation<\/p>\n<p>The Heiltsuk First Nation live in the island village of Bella Bella in British Columbia, Canada. Its strategic location on the Inside Passage makes it the major transportation hub fo rthe Central Coast of BC. Archaeological sites have determined that the Heiltsuk-speaking people have inhabited this area for at least 9,000 years. The Heiltsuk were largely dependent on resources found in the ocean and had well-developed methods of hunting, fishing, gathering and trading. Tree use was a major component of virtually every aspect of traditional aboriginal life in Coast British Columbia, where more than a dozen species of tree were used in daily life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-62 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-189 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-163\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-190 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-sharing-box fusion-sharing-box-31 boxed-icons has-taglines layout-floated layout-medium-floated layout-small-stacked\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;--awb-wrapper-padding-left:0px;--awb-separator-border-sizes:0px;--awb-alignment:flex-start;--awb-layout:row;--awb-alignment-small:space-between;--awb-stacked-align-small:center;\" data-title=\"HEILTSUK FIRST NATION - Heiltsuk Culturally Modified Tree Database and Management System\" data-description=\"Heiltsuk First Nation will receive $66,000 over two years to develop a database process for recording, tracking, managing cultural resources. 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class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_774d2d27f3da5fddb\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"774d2d27f3da5fddb\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#774d2d27f3da5fddb\" href=\"#774d2d27f3da5fddb\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Keeping Maine's Forests<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"774d2d27f3da5fddb\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_774d2d27f3da5fddb\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16526\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16526 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-63 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-mainesforests\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-192 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-165\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">KEEPING MAINE&#8217;S FORESTS<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Preparing for the Carbon Market in Forests Certified to the SFI Standard<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-193 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-166\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27234%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20234%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27234%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maine_Tree_Foundation_image2_web-e1509899466475.jpg\" alt=\"forest valley river\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Growing concerns about climate change have highlighted the role of forests in the carbon cycle, and created opportunity for engagement in carbon credit markets. Recent studies have found that forests globally offset up to 30% of all greenhouse gas emissions and that improved forest management may increase the carbon sequestration potential of forests. To further understanding of this potential, Keeping Maine\u2019s Forests (KMF) will receive $20,000 over a two year period to investigate how carbon credit programs might better account for the carbon sequestration inherent in sustainably managed forests.<\/p>\n<p>KMF will study current carbon credit programs to determine the degree to which forests managed to the SFI Program Standards meet their criteria, and develop recommendations to carbon credit programs to improve alignment. KMF will also illustrate the unique role of large contiguous forested areas in contributing to carbon sequestration while examining the value SFI certification adds in comparison to other forests. KMF and partners will publish a report on their findings and conduct outreach to encourage carbon market policy makers to augment the incentives of SFI certification, and reward current SFI participants for practices that contribute to carbon sequestration.<\/p>\n<p>This project will help meet SFI Program Participants\u2019 objective to understand the role of well-managed forests in mitigating and improving resiliency to climate change. It will also support SFI Program Participants in their efforts to monitor the relationship between regional climate models and resiliency of their own well-managed forests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>Keeping Maine\u2019s Forests and its administrative agent, the Maine TREE Foundation, will partner with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sfimaine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine SFI Implementation Committee<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.outdoors.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Appalachian Mountain Club<\/a>, and SFI Program Participant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weyerhaeuser.com\/welcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Plum Creek Timber<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-194 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-40 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Keeping Maine&#039;s Forests logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0062_KMF\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0062_KMF.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778078\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-167\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Keeping Maine&#8217;s Forests<\/p>\n<p>KMF is a proactive partnership of nearly 30 members from diverse backgrounds who believe that a healthy forest economy and a healthy ecosystem go hand in hand. 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-169\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantmainesforests\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-ac38292ddae5f7424 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_ac38292ddae5f7424\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ac38292ddae5f7424\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#ac38292ddae5f7424\" href=\"#ac38292ddae5f7424\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Manomet<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"ac38292ddae5f7424\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_ac38292ddae5f7424\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16547\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16547 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-65 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-manomet\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-198 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-170\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">MANOMET<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">SFI Is Helping to Develop Forest Management Tools to Mitigate Climate Change<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-199 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-171\"><p class=\"subtitles\">The Forest Climate Resiliency Project<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-172\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Why This Project Matters<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27321%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20321%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27321%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Manoment-Project-Lead-Eric-Walberg-_web-e1509899586724.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Managed forests have a major role to play in creating a planet that is resilient to a changing climate. Forests absorb about one-third of the world\u2019s annual carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, accounting for as much as 45% of the carbon stored on land, and providing the principal means for mitigating the effect of greenhouse gases. This project will develop and test a scalable approach for assessing forest resilience to climate change, demonstrating the adaptation and mitigation value of well managed forests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Address Climate Change<\/p>\n<p>The project will provide SFI Program Participants and others with a simple approach to establishing baseline conditions, assessing overall resilience of forests to a changing climate, and monitoring the effects of a changing climate over time. These steps will enable forest managers to include climate change mitigation in forest planning and management. As our climate changes, actively managed forests provide an extraordinary mechanism for humans to assist ecosystem adaptation to climate change by planting trees that will thrive in these shifting conditions. In addition to maintaining ecosystem health, vigorously growing forests act more effectively as a carbon sink to help mitigate rising CO2 levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s contribution<\/p>\n<p>An SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant is supporting climate change research in partnership with scientists from Manomet, a leading conservation organization. Manomet, in turn, is partnering with the Maine SFI Implementation Committee, as well as SFI Program Participants Resource Management Service, LLC, Hancock Timber Resource Group, and Lyme Timber Company. These landowners will provide in-kind support to establish study sites on their lands in the U.S. Northeast. They will also assist in gathering climate and forest trend data.<\/p>\n<p>These results will be compared to regional data sources such as USDA Forest Inventory and Analysis, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, Landsat, and where available, LIDAR data. The status and trends observed on the SFI sites will be established through existing forest monitoring data and new information collected by Manomet in conjunction with forest managers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Forest Managers<\/p>\n<p>Climate change has the potential to diminish forest ecosystem services and productivity. This project will establish a clear link between sustainable management under SFI, and the resiliency of forests to climate change. Collaboration between SFI Program Participants, through leadership by Manomet, provides a path forward in the pursuit of adaptation and resiliency. This project will also provide communication opportunities to help forest managers build understanding of adaptation techniques that improve forest health and resiliency.<\/p>\n<p>Manomet will produce a scalable framework that assesses forest resilience using forest health and productivity metrics. This framework will also facilitate measurement against baseline conditions to assess contributions of SFI certified forestlands. Benefits of this approach include the ability to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>quantify the characteristics of lands certified to SFI that confer climate resilience<\/li>\n<li>highlight where these certified lands illustrate high levels of performance in ensuring ecosystem resiliency<\/li>\n<li>provide management insight through enhanced understanding of the changing context of regional climate and forest trends<\/li>\n<li>facilitate climate awareness and proactive responses on the part of the SFI community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes conservation NGO\u2019s and industry to assure forest health in the face of climate change. These partners include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project lead: Manomet<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Hancock Timber Resource Group (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Lyme Timber Company (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Maine SFI Implementation Committee<\/li>\n<li>Resource Management Service, LLC (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At COP21 in Paris, international governments recognized and acknowledged the key role that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/feature\/2015\/12\/18\/outcomes-from-cop21-forests-as-a-key-climate-and-development-solution\">resilient forests play in mitigating climate change<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-200 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-41 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"232\" alt=\"Manomet logo\" title=\"Manomet Web\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27450%27%20height%3D%27232%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20450%20232%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27450%27%20height%3D%27232%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Manomet_web.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-29495\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-173\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Project Manomet<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manomet.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manomet<\/a> is a leader in the path to sustainability\u2014and we\u2019re working with people in four major life-supporting systems: natural, forest, food, and economic. How we manage the critical systems that support life on earth will need to be transformed in the next two decades.<\/p>\n<p>We focus our work on the parts of the system where we can have measurable impact and opportunity for scale. Manomet makes it possible for the people who manage these systems to change them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-66 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-201 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-175\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantmanomet\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-9c051ae80450f8d7d fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_9c051ae80450f8d7d\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"9c051ae80450f8d7d\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#9c051ae80450f8d7d\" href=\"#9c051ae80450f8d7d\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Land Trust for Tennessee<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"9c051ae80450f8d7d\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_9c051ae80450f8d7d\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"21270\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-21270 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-67 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-lttenn\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-204 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-176\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Land Trust for Tennessee, The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, The Wildlands Network: Sustainable Forest Management and Protection of Special Sites for Southeastern Forests Through Conservation Easements<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-205 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-177\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in 2011, <a href=\"http:\/\/landtrusttn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Land Trust for Tennessee<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coastallandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlandsnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wildlands Network<\/a> received a total of $65,000 over two years to engage southeastern forest owners and SFI program participants in exploring forest conservation easements on special sites and to provide technical assistance to landowners who are considering donating or selling easements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Land Trust for Tennessee<\/strong><br \/>\nThrough this grant <a href=\"http:\/\/landtrusttn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Land Trust for Tennessee<\/a> partnered with SFI and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation to successfully implement forest management planning workshops for landowners of working forest conservation easement properties. Additionally, over the past two years, The Land Trust for Tennessee and its partners, including the Tennessee Division of Forestry and the University of Tennessee Forestry Extension, have completed twelve working forest conservation easements. The easements protect over 26,400 acres of land from development while allowing for timber harvesting in accordance with approved forest management plans that emphases sustainable forestry practices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/strong><br \/>\nSFI\u2019s grant to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coastallandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/a> promoted the conservation of ecologically important forest and aquatic habitats through <a href=\"http:\/\/capefeararch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cape Fear Arch Conservation Collaboration<\/a>. The Trust partnered with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the North Carolina chapter of the Nature Conservancy to conduct community education, outreach workshops, training, and technical assistance focused on utilizing conservation easements to protect vulnerable forests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlands Network<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wildlandsnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wildlands Network<\/a> employed grant funds to produce a report on the benefits of working forest conservation easements for corporate landowners. It was especially targeted at the newer owners of large tracts of forestlands such as Timberland Investment Management Organizations (TIMOs) and Real estate Investment Trusts (REITs), with an emphasis on southern U.S. forests. Key findings of the report include that working forest easements provide a critical early source of return on new property acquisitions, can substantially reduce property tax bills, and provide generous income tax credits while allowing opportunities to participate in current and emerging markets for ecosystem services such as carbon credits. The report also found that conservation easements and sustainable forest management generate public goodwill towards the company via positive media attention and can boost employee morale.<\/p>\n<p>View the Wildland Network&#8217;s Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wildlands-Final-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Business Rationale Behind Forest Conservation Easements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>These activities support SFI principles related to sustainable forestry (Principle 1); Protection of Water Resources (Principle 3); Protection of Biological Diversity (Principle 4); Aesthetics and Recreation (Principle 5). It also supports SFI Standard Objective 4: Conservation of Biological Diversity including Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value; Objective 6: Protection of Special Sites; Objective 8: Landowner Outreach; Objective 11: Promote Conservation of Biological Diversity, Biodiversity Hotspots and High-Biodiversity Wilderness Areas; Objective 16: Training and Education; and Objective 17: Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>Louisiana-Pacific Corporation; Resource Management Service LLC; North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission; The Nature Conservancy \u2013 North Carolina Chapter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Land Trust Shares Grant to Preserve Forest Sites<br \/>\nThe Tennessean<\/a> June 3, 2011<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-conservation-grant-easements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Conservation Grant Promotes Conservation Easements in Southeast U.S.<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release &#8211; May 31, 2011<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-206 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-42 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Land Trust of Tennessee logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0007_Land Trust Tenn\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0007_Land-Trust-Tenn.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778202\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-178\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About The Land Trust of Tennessee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.landtrusttn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Land Trust of Tennessee<\/a> is a private non-profit organization that works to protect the unique character of Tennessee&#8217;s natural and historic landscapes and sites for future generations. Since 1999, they have worked with private landowners to protect nearly 60,000 of land throughout Tennessee. Conservation easements are their primary tool for the permanent protection of working lands, natural resources, wildlife habitat, recreational lands and open space.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-43 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"North Carolina Coastal Land Trust logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0013_NCCLT\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0013_NCCLT.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778176\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-179\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coastallandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/a> was formed in 1992 to enrich the coastal plain communities of the state through conservation of natural areas and working landscapes, education and the promotion of good land stewardship. Since its inception, the Coastal Land Trust has protected over 47,000 acres\/19,000 hectares of barrier island beaches, riparian corridors, and other special natural areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-44 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Wildlands Network logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0022_Wildlands\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0022_Wildlands.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778158\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-180\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Wildlands Network<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlandsnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wildlands Network<\/a> is restoring, protecting and connecting the best wild places throughout North America because people need nature, and nature needs space to survive. 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style=\"text-align: center;\">First Nations and Quebec Forest Sector Collaborate for the Future of Aboriginal Forestry<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-211 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-184\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27294%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20294%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27294%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Laval_U-e1509899304873.jpg\" alt=\"Lake, forest, mountains with sun through haze\" width=\"350\" height=\"294\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantlavaluniversityfr\/\">Cliquez ici pour la version fran\u00e7aise.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many aboriginal peoples manage vast areas of forests for cultural enrichment, economic benefit, and a variety of values and benefits, often despite resource and workforce constraints. To facilitate an increasingly robust aboriginal forestry community, Laval University Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics (FFGG) will receive $75,000 over three years to investigate the profile of forestry employment, and build understanding of barriers to employment in the Lac St. Jean and North Shore regions of Quebec. The project will examine how sustainable forest management, particularly in accordance with the SFI Forest Management Standards, can enhance aboriginal participation in the forest sector.<\/p>\n<p>Forestry employment is a key opportunity for aboriginal youth but the obstacles to their engagement in the industry are poorly understood.\u00a0 This knowledge is essential to identifying and implementing strategies to motivate young aboriginals in capitalizing on forest industry opportunities as well as helping them remain active in the workforce over time.\u00a0The project lead, Dr. Beaudoin, Leadership Chair in Aboriginal Forestry Education, will promote this work throughout the region through various workshops, presentations, and reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>For this project <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ulaval.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laval University Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics<\/a> will partner with SFI Program Participants, Resolute Forest Products, all members of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cifq.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quebec Forest Industry Council<\/a>, including other SFI Program participants, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mashteuiatsh.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mashteuiatsh Nation<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pessamit.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pessamit Nation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-212 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-45 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Universit\u00e9 Laval logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0063_Laval\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0063_Laval.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778076\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-185\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Universit\u00e9 Laval &#8211; Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics<\/p>\n<p>The University of Laval&#8217;s Faculty of Forestry and Geomatics is the largest in Canada, with research centres and networks covering many fields, from knowledge of the land and the social aspects of land use to the use of its resources (wood, non-wood, wildlife, etc.). The Faculty also boasts its own 6,600 hectare teaching and research forest: Montmorency Forest. 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\u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantlaval\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-bdf519ca18a2105d7 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_bdf519ca18a2105d7\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bdf519ca18a2105d7\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#bdf519ca18a2105d7\" href=\"#bdf519ca18a2105d7\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Longleaf Alliance<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"bdf519ca18a2105d7\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_bdf519ca18a2105d7\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content 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1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-188\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE LONGLEAF ALLIANCE<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Development of a Tool for Restoration of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-217 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-189\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Description<\/p>\n<p>The Longleaf Alliance will receive $12,300 from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program in 2014 to produce a document clarifying the role of sustainable forestry and commercial markets in contributing to the restoration of the longleaf pine ecosystem. Produced in concert with a diverse group of foresters, biologists and researchers, the document will help promote longleaf conservation, sustain markets, and provide communications tools to SFI Program Participants and the conservation community who are already firmly in support of restoration efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Though vastly diminished from its original range, longleaf restoration is an emerging success story, and a rallying point for a tremendous array of partners from across the conservation and forestry communities. The 2013 Rangewide Accomplishment Report for Longleaf Pine cited 1.38 million acres of restoration in 2013. This project brings together diverse partners from the Non-profit community and SFI Program Participant ranks to develop information to be used to help respond to concerns from European buyers over the use of Longleaf material in certified products, and to clarify the role of healthy markets in motivating restoration. This project directly addresses the intersection between SFI-managed forests and restoration of a highly-visible and vastly diminished ecosystem, and speaks to the SFI program standard in the areas of community involvement and conservation of biological diversity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>The Longleaf Alliance is itself an organization representing a broad range of support and partnership, and will also partner with Resource Management Service, LLC, Forest Investment Associates, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), and International Paper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/LLA-Website-Content.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-218 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-46 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Longleaf Alliance logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0008_Longleaf\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0008_Longleaf.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778186\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-190\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About The Longleaf Alliance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longleafalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Longleaf Alliance<\/a> (LLA) was established in 1995 when it became apparent that the interest in the longleaf ecosystem and the tree itself was growing rapidly, but there wasn\u2019t an outlet available for ecologists, foresters, wildlife biologists, land owners and land managers seeking information or a means to distribute information they did know. A growing body of anecdotal information, personal experience, and scientific data was being passed on fitfully, and many groups were not being reached. The LLA was therefore created with the express purpose of coordinating a partnership between private landowners, forest industries, state and federal agencies, conservation groups, researchers, and other enthusiasts interested in managing and restoring longleaf pine forests for their ecological and economic benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-72 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px 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fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print- nasf\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-222 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-193\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE FORESTERS<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">State by State Water Quality Best Management Practices Analysis<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-223 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-194\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stateforesters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Association of State Foresters<\/a> (NASF) will receive a total of $40,000 over two years, beginning in 2012, to survey and report on the development and implementation of best management practices related to water quality in all U.S. states and territories. The work will inform SFI standards, and result in a database land managers can use to assess the level of best management practices implementation in their state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>Principle 3 of the SFI 2010-2014 Standard is: &#8220;To protect water bodies and riparian zones, and to conform with best management practices to protect water quality.&#8221; The project will support this principle as well as Objective 3: Protection and Maintenance of Water Resources and Objective 10: Adherence to Best Management Practices. It will provide program participants with current information about state-developed best management practices, how they are administered, and potential gaps in compliance, as well as supporting future SFI Standard revisions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the NASF, the U.S. Forest Service is also involved in the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Details<\/p>\n<p>The project will update an assessment of best management practices development and implementation in each state and territory, last conducted by the NASF in 2004. It will highlight strengths and weaknesses, as well as funding and policy implications. The results can be used to promote continuous improvement in the protection and enhancement of water resources in the United States. A comprehensive literature review will also be prepared that documents the state of knowledge about the effectiveness of best management practices.<\/p>\n<p>The data will be analyzed and the results published in peer-reviewed outlets. A searchable database will give SFI program participants ready access to each state&#8217;s published best management practices documents, compliance rates, agency authorities, regulatory requirements and effectiveness studies. This will allow them to identify and address potential gaps in best management practices compliance, and will inform future SFI Standard revisions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/state-foresters-receive-sfi-grant-to-measure-water-quality-successes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State Foresters Receive SFI Grant to Measure Water Quality Successes<\/a><br \/>\nNews Release &#8211; July 11, 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NASF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-22572\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27601%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20601%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27601%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NASF.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"601\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-224 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-47 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"National Association of State Foresters logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0010_NASF circle\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0010_NASF-circle.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778182\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-195\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About the National Association of State Foresters<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stateforesters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Association of State Foresters<\/a> is a non-profit organization made up of the directors of forestry agencies in the states, territories and the District of Columbia of the United States. 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fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-197\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantnasf\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-739a4ed536dd65997 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_739a4ed536dd65997\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"739a4ed536dd65997\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#739a4ed536dd65997\" href=\"#739a4ed536dd65997\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">National Council for Air and Stream Improvement<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"739a4ed536dd65997\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_739a4ed536dd65997\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"20933\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-20933 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-75 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-ncasi1\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-228 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-198\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Piloting a Habitat-Based Approach to At-risk Biodiversity Conservation on SFI-Certified Lands<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-229 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-199\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>In 2010 the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI) received $20,000 to develop and test a habitat-based approach to protecting imperiled species and communities in the Southeast, Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes regions. In each area a regional list of imperiled species was developed and a relational database was created to support a habitat-based approach to managing and protecting these species. This project is significant as documentation of relationships between at-risk species with broad habitat types will allow SFI participants to focus their conservation efforts in managing for threatened biodiversity.Optimizing forest management for biodiversity across large scale landscapes presents the challenge of understanding baseline conditions across large and often remote areas. To pave a better way forward, University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) will receive $67,320 over three years to assess biodiversity values on SFI certified lands using LiDAR. LiDAR is a remote sensing technology that measures distance by illuminating a target with a laser and analyzing the reflected light.<\/p>\n<p>View NCASI&#8217;s Final Report <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCASI-Final-report-6Jan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>This project supports a number of indicators in the SFI 2010-2014 Standard, related to critically imperiled and imperiled species, Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value and support of training for forest professionals and outreach for forest landowners. They include Objective 8: &#8220;To broaden the practice of sustainable forestry by forest landowners through fiber sourcing programs,&#8221; and Indicator 4.1.3: &#8220;Program to locate and protect known sites associated with viable occurrences of critically imperiled and imperiled species and communities also known as Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>Partners included NatureServe and SFI program participant Weyerhaeuser.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCASI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCASI-Final-report-6Jan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Habitat Relationships Database Pilot<\/a><br \/>\nSupporting a Habitat-Based Approach to Conservation of At-Risk Biodiversity on SFI Certified Lands<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-230 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" 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\u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantncasi\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-12d3d91f595f0cc4e fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_12d3d91f595f0cc4e\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"12d3d91f595f0cc4e\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#12d3d91f595f0cc4e\" href=\"#12d3d91f595f0cc4e\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">The Nature Conservancy \u2014 Engaging Youth in Forest Restoration<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"12d3d91f595f0cc4e\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_12d3d91f595f0cc4e\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16601\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16601 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-77 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-granttncyouth\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-234 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-203\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE NATURE CONSERVANCY<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Engaging Youth in Forest Restoration<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-235 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-204\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27205%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20205%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27205%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCC_Georgia-e1509901001348.jpg\" alt=\"Wildfire management person in forest\" width=\"350\" height=\"205\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Along the borderlands of Georgia and Florida, one of the largest contiguous forested areas in the southeastern United States, dry conditions and increased woody debris have resulted in frequent catastrophic wildfires. This critical threat to the local community has led to strong collaboration between public and private land managers. To facilitate wildfire protection, restore native ecosystems, and address related social needs of the region, SFI will provide the Nature Conservancy (TNC) a grant of $56,000 over a two year period.<\/p>\n<p>TNC&#8217;s work will address three critical issues. Through a partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobcorps.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Job Corps<\/a>, TNC will provide training to underserved youth, increasing the availability of forestry technicians within the region. \u00a0These boots on the ground will facilitate application of prescribed fire, increasing landscape resilience, improve habitat and ultimately protect forests. Additionally, TNC will work with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestsandrangelands.gov\/strategy\/documents\/rsc\/southeast\/stories\/GOAL-Success-Story.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greater Okefenokee Association of Landowners<\/a> to engage private and family forest owners in proactive management of target priority fire hazard areas. This project aligns strongly with SFI\u2019s mission to connect communities to forests while educating the next generation of leaders. It also supports SFI&#8217;s goals to enhance and restore forests of high conservation value.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>The Nature Conservancy will partner with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobcorps.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Job Corps<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Forest Service<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelangdalecompany.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Langdale Company<\/a>, and SFI Program Participant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rayonier.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rayonier<\/a>. Additional funding support will be provided by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usendowment.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Endowment for Forestry and Communities<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfwf.org\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Fish and Wildlife Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-236 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-49 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"The Nature Conservancy logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0011_Nature Conservancy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0011_Nature-Conservancy-.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778180\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-205\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About The Nature Conservancy<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.org\/ourinitiatives\/regions\/northamerica\/unitedstates\/georgia\/index.htm?src=sea.MSN.prnone.crv1&amp;kt=natureconservancygeorgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nature Conservancy<\/a> is a big organization with a big vision. We work in the most critical places so that we can have a lasting impact. Nowhere is that more true than right here in Georgia. 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aria-labelledby=\"toggle_b3a3f51a0e5ad39b7\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"21325\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-21325 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-79 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-tncnc\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-240 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-208\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Private Landowner Outreach in the Cape Fear Arch &#8211; Sustaining Working Forests<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-241 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-209\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Description<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, The Nature Conservancy, North Carolina Chapter was awarded $27,000 to conduct private landowner outreach within the Cape Fear Arch. The Cape Fear Arch is part of a larger landscape identified mutually by a number of agencies and NGOs as a significant landscape for longleaf conservation and restoration. By focusing on priority conservation areas, this project created a clear scientific link between ecologically significant features and landowner outreach, while building upon a <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantaffmotivating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2013 SFI grant to American Forest Foundation<\/a> which developed new methods for engaging landowners.<\/p>\n<p>This project provided expert support for landowners in forest management and longleaf restoration through forest certification under the American Tree Farm System or SFI, drafting forest management plans, and developing working forest conservation easements. The project addressed a number of elements within the SFI Standard, including broadening the practice of sustainable forestry, managing lands that are ecologically, geographically, or culturally important in a manner that takes into account their unique qualities, and conservation of biological diversity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>For this grant the Nature Conservancy, North Carolina Chapter partnered National Wild Turkey Federation and Resource Management Service, LLC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/TNC-NC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-242 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-50 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Nature Conservancy, North Carolina logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0000_Nature Conservancy NC\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0000_Nature-Conservancy-NC.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778200\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-210\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About The Nature Conservancy, North Carolina<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.org\/ourinitiatives\/regions\/northamerica\/unitedstates\/northcarolina\/index.htm?intc=nature.tnav.where.list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Nature Conservancy<\/a> protects nature, for people today and future generations &#8212; they conserve the lands and the waters on which all life depends. 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class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_c412a5c1f96a1fe7e\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"c412a5c1f96a1fe7e\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#c412a5c1f96a1fe7e\" href=\"#c412a5c1f96a1fe7e\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Nature Trust of BC<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"c412a5c1f96a1fe7e\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_c412a5c1f96a1fe7e\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16568\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16568 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-81 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-ntbc\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-246 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-213\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE NATURE TRUST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Conservation of Biological Diversity in British Columbia&#8217;s Interior Forests through Invasive Plant Management<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-247 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-214\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>The Nature Trust of British Columbia will receive a total of $50,000 over three years, beginning in 2011, to find the most effective way to reduce the spread of invasive plants in vulnerable ecosystems in British Columbia&#8217;s southern interior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>The project will support the following objectives of the SFI 2010-2014 Standard: Objective 4, Conservation of Biological Diversity including Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value; Objective 2, Forest Productivity; Objective 8: Landowner Outreach; Objective 16: Training and Education; Objective 17: Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>The Nature Trust of British Columbia; Weyerhaeuser Co. Ltd.; South Okanagan-Similkameen Invasive Plant Society; British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Details<\/p>\n<p>Alien invasive species such as tansy ragwort, sulphur cinquefoil, spotted knapweed and the hawkweed complex are a significant threat to biodiversity in British Columbia, especially in the province&#8217;s interior grasslands and dry forests. They can affect the survival and growth of planted conifers; accelerate soil erosion and stream sedimentation; consume critical water resources and negatively impact water quality; increase the wildfire hazard; interfere with regeneration of forests; and destroy or otherwise alter critical natural habitats required by species at risk or other high valued wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>More than 200,000 hectares\/500,000 acres of publicly owned grassland and open forest in British Columbia have been infested with 56 different invasive plants and noxious weed species. The project will identify and map priority locations, then test grass seed mixes and management techniques to learn how best to reduce invasive plants to a level where they are no longer an environmental threat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It will take place on about 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) of SFI-certified forested lands managed by Weyerhaeuser in south-central British Columbia. The operating area includes important wintering grounds for ungulates such as elk and mountain goats; fish-sensitive and community watersheds; and habitat for seven federally-listed species at risk \u2013 all of which are potentially at risk of impact from invasive species.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Latest News<\/p>\n<p><a>SFI Conservation Grant Helps The Nature Trust of BC Protect Unique Ecosystems<\/a><br \/>\nMay 24, 2011<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a>Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-248 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-51 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Nature Trust of BC logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0065_Nature Trust\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0065_Nature-Trust.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778072\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-215\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Nature Trust of BC<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturetrust.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Nature Trust of British Columbia<\/a> is a leading non-profit land conservation organization dedicated to protecting BC&#8217;s natural diversity of plants and animals through the acquisition and conservation of critical habitats and other areas of ecological significance. 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-219\"><p class=\"subtitles\">The Conservation Values of Forests Project<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-220\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Why This Project Matters<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27278%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20278%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27278%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ns290_22_jrobmccullough_gopher_tortoise_web-e1509900086653.jpg\" alt=\"Turtle in grass\" width=\"350\" height=\"278\" \/><\/div>\n<p>More and more people want to know that the things they buy are sourced and manufactured in a responsible manner. To satisfy this growing demand, companies that can demonstrate and communicate that their products are responsibly sourced are in a stronger position.<\/p>\n<p>In the forest products industry, well-managed forest ecosystems can claim impact on a wide range of important ecological values, including habitat for high priority species, such as endemic and at-risk plants and animals; unique or at-risk ecosystems; and intact forest landscapes, matrix-scale ecosystems and their associated ecosystem services, such as timber products, pollination, carbon sequestration, and freshwater provisions. But metrics to quantify and transparently demonstrate this are currently lacking. In response, NatureServe is developing metrics for quantifying the condition of species, ecosystems, landscapes, and ecological processes on forest lands certified to SFI in the U.S. Southeast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps brand owners and consumers<\/p>\n<p>The metrics being developed by NatureServe will help SFI to translate the conservation value of forests certified to SFI to brand owners seeking to communicate the positive qualities of their supply chain choices. This work will also provide credible, defensible assurances that customers are receiving the sustainability attributes they desire when buying forest products. It will also help build understanding about the relationship between these products and the forest values we all care about.<\/p>\n<p>Through an inclusive process with diverse partners, NatureServe will develop and apply a set of metrics for rapidly assessing the relative condition and function of ecosystems, enabling consistent and objective evaluation of biodiversity attributes. The biodiversity metrics will incorporate critical ecosystem values such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>locations of imperiled species and ecosystems<\/li>\n<li>rarity-weighted species richness<\/li>\n<li>fire regime condition classifications<\/li>\n<li>landscape condition and habitat connectivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By enabling measurement of biodiversity on forests managed to the SFI Standard, brand owners, consumers, and everyone interested in supply chain sustainability can gain a sense of the important role of forest management. With standards that ensure conservation attributes ranging from watershed conservation to rare species protection, forests certified to SFI effectively conserve habitat for North America\u2019s most iconic species, from caribou and grizzly bears to gopher tortoises and monarch butterflies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s contribution<\/p>\n<p>An SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant is supporting NatureServe\u2019s leadership of a diverse and highly qualified team in a pilot study to develop and apply quantifiable metrics of the biodiversity value of lands certified to SFI. NatureServe will partner with the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the Florida Natural Areas Inventory, the Maine Natural Areas Program, as well as SFI Program Participants Hancock Timber Resource Group, Resource Management Service, LLC, Rayonier, and Weyerhaeuser. Together, they will help to test biodiversity, ecosystem- and landscape-conservation metrics on open pine forest stands on forestlands certified to SFI.<\/p>\n<p>At the stand scale, all four SFI project partners have agreed to share existing data on biodiversity and forest condition for the focal stands that will be collaboratively selected for the pilot metrics applications, ensuring our ability to develop metrics that are relevant, practical, and ultimately scalable to other forest ecosystem types. The involvement of NCASI and three Natural Heritage Program forest ecologists will further ensure the scientific credibility of the final metrics and their broad applicability beyond the pilot effort in Coastal Plain pine forests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Forest Managers<\/p>\n<p>This work will also help individual SFI Program Participants to better understand and manage forest lands in a way that ensures the conservation of biodiversity. The project will use an inclusive and iterative process to refine metrics for use in other forest ecosystems managed under SFI Standards. Ultimately, this work will contribute to SFI\u2019s Conservation Impact Project, which will make the link between well-managed forests and the public benefits that each of us enjoy every day. Quantifying this link will give forest managers the hard data they need to make more fully informed management decisions, and it will provide brand owners and consumers with facts supporting forest sustainability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership of public agencies, conservationists and forest products companies will deliver scientifically credible metrics, which will be broadly applicable across North America\u2019s forests.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project lead: NatureServe<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Florida Natural Areas Inventory<\/li>\n<li>Georgia Department of Natural Resources<\/li>\n<li>Hancock Timber Resource Group (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Maine Natural Areas Program<\/li>\n<li>National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI)<\/li>\n<li>Rayonier (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Resource Management Service, LLC (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Weyerhaeuser (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An overview of the SFI Conservation Impact Project and how it focuses on <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/conservation\/\">carbon, water and biodiversity<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A media release about the launch of the <a href=\"\/sfi-launches-conservation-impact-project-to-deliver-metrics-for-well-managed-forests\">SFI Conservation Impact Project<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantncasi\/\">NatureServe was a partner<\/a> on a previous SFI-funded project \u2014 National Council for Air and Stream Improvement: Piloting a Habitat-Based Approach to At-risk Biodiversity Conservation on Lands Certified to SFI.<\/li>\n<li>NatureServe Canada\u00a0and SFI partnered on informational webinars to enhance the level of knowledge about NatureServe and its role in the SFI Standard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-254 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-52 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"252\" alt=\"NatureServe logo\" title=\"NatureServe-logo-V_350x350\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27369%27%20height%3D%27252%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20369%20252%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27369%27%20height%3D%27252%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NatureServe-logo-V_350x350-1.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-783578\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-221\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About NatureServe<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natureserve.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NatureServe Network<\/a> empowers people to sustain biodiversity by making sure everyone has access to the knowledge they need to be better stewards of our shared lands and waters. 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Biodiversity<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"b8001ea59ff7840b3\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_b8001ea59ff7840b3\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"27232\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-27232 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-85 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-nb\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-258 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-224\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">NATURESERVE<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Devising New Ways to Measure Biodiversity Across Millions of Acres<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-259 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-225\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Measuring the Conservation Value of Forests Certified to SFI in Bi-national Pilot Areas of the U.S. and Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Why this project matters<\/p>\n<p>The conservation value of managed forests can be poorly understood and is often negatively perceived by people outside the forest sector. Even for experts working within the forest sector, the ability to quantify and express the conservation values associated with managed forests is challenging. This project is building on previous work by taking several major steps towards quantifying conservation values at a large spatial and ecological scale.<\/p>\n<p>Based on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantnatureserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">work already completed<\/a>\u00a0by NatureServe in the continental U.S., it will implement proposed metrics of biodiversity and conservation value and modify those metrics where needed. This work directly responds to the goal of quantifying the contribution of forests certified to SFI toward the attainment of broadly accepted conservation goals in landscapes of conservation interest.<\/hp><\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps break new ground in measuring conservation<\/p>\n<p>The SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program is supporting this project. NatureServe is collaborating with project partners to produce a metrics-based evaluation of the conservation value of lands certified to SFI that straddle the New Brunswick\u2013Maine border. A major objective of this project is to develop metrics that can be scaled up more broadly and potentially be used by any SFI Program Participant throughout the vast SFI footprint, which covers 305 million acres\/124 million hectares.<\/p>\n<p>Eight current metrics have been developed for three U.S. pilot areas, divided among themes of species, ecosystem, and landscape conservation. By extending these metrics to a new bi-national forest ecosystem, we will have sufficient pilot metrics to appeal to any SFI Program Participant, anywhere in the U.S. or Canada. Since the geographic scope of this project is specifically designed around attaining 100% inclusion of lands certified to SFI in the project analysis footprint, another outcome will be the first comprehensive assessment of SFI contributions to conservation values across a given region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s contribution<\/p>\n<p>This NatureServe project represents the latest in an ongoing effort to develop strong partnerships across Canada and the U.S. to enhance conservation. Working with NatureServe will allow SFI Program Participants to scale up work to a national level, and ultimately inform continental conservation of some species. This will complement the work of a range of SFI partners in establishing and enhancing the conservation value of lands certified to SFI.<\/p>\n<p>The project is also directly supported by Resource Management Service, Hancock Natural Resource Group, and J.D. Irving. These SFI Program Participants will provide in\u2011kind data support to help NatureServe in characterizing the conservation values of their certified land base. These partners will also contribute data, expertise, and analysis coordination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps forest managers<\/p>\n<p>This project will allow the application of existing conservation value metrics to all lands certified to SFI within an analysis area, so land managers can report, for the first time, the collective SFI conservation impact in a given area. Reporting products will include metrics definition, development, application, results, interpretation, and testing and refinement for expansion into new geographies and new forest ecosystems, emphasizing replicability and transferability. Visually intuitive maps and metric report cards will contribute important outreach materials for communicating project results and inspiring other SFI Program Participants to pursue metrics development for their managed forest lands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes conservationists, researchers, and SFI Program Participants.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project lead: NatureServe<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Boreal Avian Modeling Project<\/li>\n<li>American Bird Conservancy<\/li>\n<li>National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI)<\/li>\n<li>Resource Management Service (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Hancock Natural Resource Group (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>J.D. Irving\u00a0(SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quantifying Ecological Values Delivered by Forests Certified to SFI and SFI Fiber Sourcing \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantnatureserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Conservation Values of Forests Project<\/a>, led by NatureServe<\/li>\n<li>An overview of the SFI Conservation Impact Project and how it focuses on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/conservation\/\">carbon, water and biodiversity<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A media release about the launch of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-launches-conservation-impact-project-to-deliver-metrics-for-well-managed-forests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Conservation Impact Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NatureServe was a partner\u00a0on a previous SFI-funded project with the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantncasi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piloting a Habitat-Based Approach to At-risk Biodiversity Conservation on Lands Certified to SFI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-260 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-53 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"252\" alt=\"Natureserve logo\" title=\"NatureServe-logo-V_350x350\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27369%27%20height%3D%27252%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20369%20252%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27369%27%20height%3D%27252%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NatureServe-logo-V_350x350-1.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-783578\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-226\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About NatureServe<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natureserve.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NatureServe<\/a>\u00a0empowers people to sustain biodiversity by making sure everyone has access to the knowledge they need to be better stewards of our shared lands and waters. 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-228\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grant-natureserve-biodiversity\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-abacd85d554c5c081 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_abacd85d554c5c081\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"abacd85d554c5c081\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#abacd85d554c5c081\" href=\"#abacd85d554c5c081\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">NatureServe \u2013 SFI-Certified Lands<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"abacd85d554c5c081\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_abacd85d554c5c081\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"784564\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-784564 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-87 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-ns-sfi\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-264 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-229\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">NATURESERVE<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Quantifying Evidence of Imperiled Forest-Associated Species on SFI-Certified Lands<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-265 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-230\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Why This Project Matters<\/p>\n<p>This project will help address threats to biodiversity. Over 1,300 different species in the United States are listed as endangered or threatened, according to the US Environmental protection Agency. Environment and Climate Change Canada lists 640 species at risk. Sustainably managed forests can play a significant role in addressing these challenges. This project will quantitatively illustrate the degree to which SFI\u2011certified forests are known or have potential to support the most critically imperiled species, a key requirement of the SFI 2022 Forest Management Standard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project is Supporting Imperiled Forest-Associated Species<\/p>\n<p>NatureServe has conducted two sets of pilots in four study areas to develop and measure a diverse suite of metrics covering individual species to landscapes. The project will evaluate two of those metrics across the entire footprint of SFI-certified lands, providing the first-ever quantification of the critical biodiversity value of the combined SFI footprint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s Contribution<\/p>\n<p>The SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program is supporting this project. The project will build on past collaborations between SFI and NatureServe to quantify the conservation value of SFI certification across the US and Canada. SFI\u2019s enormous scale with more than 370 million acres\/150 million hectares certified to the SFI Forest Management Standard, and tens of millions of acres positively influenced by the SFI\u00a0Fiber Sourcing Standard supports the scope of this project.<\/p>\n<p>The results will also be summarized in graphs, charts and maps produced in collaboration with SFI, to maximize the broader communication objectives of conveying the multiple values of SFI-certified forests. NatureServe will work with SFI to develop materials that accurately and compellingly convey the results of this effort to a wide audience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Forest Managers<\/p>\n<p>The project will help forest managers and forestland owners conserve biodiversity. This work aims to provide all SFI\u2011certified organizations with the ability to view the results for any spatial reporting unit via a secure online interactive tool built on the data analysis conducted for the project. At a minimum, results will be available for individual states and provinces. Finer-resolution reporting units are being pursued, contingent on permission from NatureServe member programs in the US and Canada. Regardless of minimum spatial resolution, results and deliverables will allow for analysis of the entire SFI footprint in both Canada and the US. The project will support SFI-certified organizations with biodiversity data that is directly relevant to the implementation of SFI standards on each organization\u2019s specific forestlands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes conservation NGO\u2019s, academics, and forestry companies to quantify imperiled forest species. These partners include:<\/p>\n<p>Project Lead: NatureServe<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/p>\n<p>Weyerhaeuser (SFI-certified organization)<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related Information<\/p>\n<p>NatureServe: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grant-natureserve-biodiversity\/\">Devising New Ways to Measure Biodiversity Across Millions of Acres<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NatureServe: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantnatureserve\/\">Quantifying Ecological Values Delivered by Forests Certified to SFI and SFI Fiber Sourcing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-266 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-54 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"370\" alt=\"NatureServe logo\" title=\"NatureServe-logo-V_350x350\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27369%27%20height%3D%27370%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20369%20370%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27369%27%20height%3D%27370%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NatureServe-logo-V_350x350.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-782973\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-231\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About NatureServe<\/p>\n<p>NatureServe empowers people to sustain biodiversity by making sure everyone has access to the knowledge they need to be better stewards of our shared lands and waters. NatureServe is an authoritative source of comprehensive, decision-quality biodiversity data. NatureServe provides the scientific knowledge that supports informed decisions. 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panel-877285eeda1800989 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_877285eeda1800989\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"877285eeda1800989\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#877285eeda1800989\" href=\"#877285eeda1800989\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">NCASI \u2013 Avant et apr\u00e8s feu<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"877285eeda1800989\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_877285eeda1800989\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"785120\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-785120 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-89 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-ncasi-fire\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-271 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-234\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Effets de l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier avant et apr\u00e8s feu sur la biodiversit\u00e9 aquatique : une \u00e9valuation de la r\u00e9silience des for\u00eats au feu et de leur r\u00e9tablissement apr\u00e8s feu<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-272 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-235\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Pourquoi le projet est important<\/p>\n<p>Le projet aidera \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la nouvelle r\u00e9alit\u00e9 de feux de for\u00eat de gravit\u00e9 croissante. Les \u00c9tats-Unis connaissent d\u2019ann\u00e9e en ann\u00e9e des saisons de feux plus longues, des feux plus intenses, des br\u00fblis plus \u00e9tendus et un comportement extr\u00eame des feux. En septembre 2020, les \u00ab feux de la f\u00eate du Travail \u00bb ont br\u00fbl\u00e9 pr\u00e8s de 11 % de l\u2019\u00e9cor\u00e9gion des Cascades de l\u2019Or\u00e9gon, dont au moins 38 % de terres certifi\u00e9es SFI \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur des seuls complexes de Riverside, de Beachie Creek et de Holiday Farm. Ces feux ont s\u00e9vi \u00e0 diff\u00e9rentes intensit\u00e9s et donn\u00e9 lieu \u00e0 un \u00e9ventail de conditions riveraines dans les br\u00fblis. L\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier apr\u00e8s feu varie aussi selon les propri\u00e9taires, ce qui a entra\u00een\u00e9 diff\u00e9rentes modalit\u00e9s de r\u00e9tablissement. Les liens entre l\u2019\u00e2ge des peuplements forestiers, la gravit\u00e9 et l\u2019\u00e9tendue des feux et la biodiversit\u00e9 aquatique sont n\u00e9buleux, ce qui permet difficilement d\u2019\u00e9tablir la priorit\u00e9 entre la r\u00e9silience face aux feux et le r\u00e9tablissement apr\u00e8s feu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet soutient l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier avant et apr\u00e8s feu pour la conservation de la biodiversit\u00e9 aquatique<\/p>\n<p>Le National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI; en fran\u00e7ais : Conseil national pour l\u2019am\u00e9lioration de la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019air et des cours d\u2019eau), de concert avec des collaborateurs du Service des for\u00eats des \u00c9tats-Unis, de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Weyerhaeuser et de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 d\u2019\u00c9tat de l\u2019Or\u00e9gon, cherchera \u00e0 savoir si la biodiversit\u00e9 aquatique varie en fonction de l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier ou de l\u2019\u00e9tendue et de la gravit\u00e9 des feux. Le NCASI \u00e9valuera quels facteurs li\u00e9s au paysage ou \u00e0 l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier sont les plus d\u00e9terminants pour la biodiversit\u00e9 aquatique dans les cours d\u2019eau forestiers. L\u2019analyse de l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier portera aussi bien sur l\u2019am\u00e9nagement avant feu que sur l\u2019am\u00e9nagement apr\u00e8s feu. Le NCASI \u00e9valuera aussi la biodiversit\u00e9 dans des bassins hydrographiques t\u00e9moins des \u00c9tats de l\u2019Or\u00e9gon et de Washington qui font partie des terres foresti\u00e8res certifi\u00e9es selon la norme SFI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Contribution de SFI<\/p>\n<p>Le Programme de subventions aux partenariats de conservation et d\u2019engagement communautaire de SFI soutient le projet. L\u2019acc\u00e8s au r\u00e9seau de SFI permet aussi au NCASI de collaborer avec plusieurs organisations certifi\u00e9es SFI et de donner de l\u2019ampleur au projet. Les partenaires dans le projet aideront \u00e0 pr\u00e9parer les fiches aux fins de la recherche et participeront \u00e0 des visites sur le terrain ou \u00e0 des ateliers men\u00e9s par le NCASI. Nombre de propri\u00e9taires forestiers participants fourniront, \u00e0 l\u2019appui de l\u2019\u00e9tude, de l\u2019information portant sur l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet aide les gestionnaires forestiers<\/p>\n<p>Le projet aidera les propri\u00e9taires et gestionnaires forestiers \u00e0 soutenir la biodiversit\u00e9 aquatique par leur am\u00e9nagement forestier avant et apr\u00e8s feu. Les principaux messages pouvant r\u00e9sulter des travaux sont des recommandations au sujet des pratiques d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier certifi\u00e9 SFI qui favorisent la r\u00e9silience des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes aquatiques face au feu et au climat et des recommandations au sujet de celles qui assurent la conservation de la biodiversit\u00e9 aquatique.<\/p>\n<p>Des recommandations concernant l\u2019am\u00e9nagement apr\u00e8s feu des secteurs riverains afin de maximiser la r\u00e9silience des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes aquatiques seront int\u00e9gr\u00e9es dans d\u2019autres produits livrables, dont une fiche d\u2019information sur les r\u00e9actions des esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril aux facteurs li\u00e9s aux feux et \u00e0 l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier, afin d\u2019aider \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre aux objectifs de la norme SFI. L\u2019information sera aussi communiqu\u00e9e aux petits propri\u00e9taires forestiers au moyen de d\u00e9pliants et de pr\u00e9sentations au comit\u00e9 SFI de l\u2019Or\u00e9gon et \u00e0 l\u2019Oregon Small Woodland Association.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partenaires<\/p>\n<p>Le partenariat regroupe des ONG de d\u00e9fense de l\u2019environnement, des entreprises foresti\u00e8res et le gouvernement pour am\u00e9liorer la sant\u00e9 de la for\u00eat face aux feux. Ces partenaires sont :<\/p>\n<p>Responsable du projet : NCASI<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/p>\n<p>Service des for\u00eats des \u00c9tats-Unis<\/p>\n<p>Weyerhaeuser (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p>Universit\u00e9 d\u2019\u00c9tat de l\u2019Or\u00e9gon<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Information connexe<\/p>\n<p>SFI et le NCASI s\u2019associent pour r\u00e9pondre au d\u00e9fi climatique avec des outils visant le carbone et l\u2019eau : <a href=\"\/sfi-and-ncasi-partner-to-address-the-climate-challenge-with-carbon-and-water-tools\/\">communiqu\u00e9<\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p>Le NCASI obtient une subvention f\u00e9d\u00e9rale de conservation pour une recherche collaborative visant \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger les esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril : <a href=\"\/ncasi-foundation-receives-federal-conservation-grant-for-collaborative-research-directed-at-protecting-at-risk-species\/\">communiqu\u00e9<\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-273 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-55 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" alt=\"NCASI logo\" title=\"ncasi_350x250\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27250%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20250%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27250%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ncasi_350x250.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-773958\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-236\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">\u00c0 propos du NCASI<\/p>\n<p>Le National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI; en fran\u00e7ais : Conseil national pour l\u2019am\u00e9lioration de l\u2019air et des cours d\u2019eau) est une association exon\u00e9r\u00e9e d\u2019imp\u00f4ts en vertu de l\u2019alin\u00e9a 501c)(6) du Code des imp\u00f4ts des \u00c9tats-Unis organis\u00e9e pour servir de centre d\u2019excellence offrant la recherche scientifique et l\u2019information technique impartiales n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 l\u2019atteinte des objectifs de l\u2019industrie des produits forestiers en mati\u00e8re d\u2019environnement et de d\u00e9veloppement durable. Le NCASI a pour mission d\u2019aider ses membres \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 moindre co\u00fbt \u00e0 leurs objectifs sur les plans de l\u2019environnement et du d\u00e9veloppement durable gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 de la recherche fondamentale et appliqu\u00e9e, \u00e0 du soutien technique et \u00e0 de l\u2019\u00e9ducation. En poursuivant notre mission, nous offrons \u00e0 nos membres de l\u2019industrie des produits forestiers un soutien essentiel dans leurs efforts pour assurer la disponibilit\u00e9 de sources d\u2019approvisionnement en fibre am\u00e9nag\u00e9es durablement et pour \u00e9valuer et am\u00e9liorer l\u2019efficacit\u00e9 des mesures de lutte contre la pollution aux installations de fabrication, ainsi que des perspectives et une assistance pr\u00e9cieuses pour la fabrication de produits forestiers \u00e9cologiquement soutenables.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-90 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-274 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-237\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-275 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-sharing-box fusion-sharing-box-45 boxed-icons has-taglines layout-floated layout-medium-floated layout-small-stacked\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;--awb-wrapper-padding-left:0px;--awb-separator-border-sizes:0px;--awb-alignment:flex-start;--awb-layout:row;--awb-alignment-small:space-between;--awb-stacked-align-small:center;\" data-title=\"NCASI - Effets de l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier avant et apr\u00e8s feu sur la biodiversit\u00e9 aquatique : une \u00e9valuation de la r\u00e9silience des for\u00eats au feu et de leur r\u00e9tablissement apr\u00e8s feu\" data-description=\"Le projet aidera \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la nouvelle r\u00e9alit\u00e9 de feux de for\u00eat de gravit\u00e9 croissante. 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style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/grant-ncasi-avant-et-apres-feu\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-01a21a3d0b635914a fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_01a21a3d0b635914a\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"01a21a3d0b635914a\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#01a21a3d0b635914a\" href=\"#01a21a3d0b635914a\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">NCASI Canada<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"01a21a3d0b635914a\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_01a21a3d0b635914a\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"21316\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-21316 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-91 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-ncasica\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-277 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-239\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">NCASI Canada: Managing Caribou Habitats Using New Science on Summer Nutrition in Forest Stands<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-278 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-240\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Description<\/p>\n<p>NCASI Canada will receive $95,000 over three years from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program to utilize new methods to assess the impacts of forest operations on caribou. Over 50% of caribou calves do not survive past the first 50 days of their lives, but the cause of this loss remains unknown. The NCASI team is working with top caribou researchers in Canada to investigate maternal nutrition as a possible mechanism in calf decline, and building on past work funded by SFI. This project will focus on maintaining diverse, sustainable habitat for caribou by evaluating importance of the summer nutritional forage base, and identifying attributes of habitats which influence nutrition of caribou. The project will also identify the influence of forest operations on nutritional value of plant communities, and develop methods to inventory nutritional resources. NCASI will distribute their findings throughout the forest industry to help managers conserve Caribou habitat on working lands. The project has relevance to a number of elements of the SFI Forest Management standard, including those related to wildlife habitat and maintaining biological diversity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>NCASI Canada will partner with University of Northern British Columbia and Canfor. This project will also receive additional support from The American Forest and Paper Association (AFPA), Forests Products Association of Canada (FPAC), Domtar Paper, LP Building Products, Resolute Forest Products, Tolko Industries, and Weyerhaeuser.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCASI-Website.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-279 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-56 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"National Council for Air and Stream Improvement logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0066_ncasi\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0066_ncasi.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778070\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-241\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About University of Northern British Columbia<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncasi.org\/Index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Council for Air and Stream Improvement<\/a> (NCASI) is an independent, non-profit research institute that focuses on environmental and sustainability topics relevant to forest management and the manufacture of forest products. 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-243\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantncasicanada\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-e2da9b1fd9f00c5d7 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_e2da9b1fd9f00c5d7\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e2da9b1fd9f00c5d7\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#e2da9b1fd9f00c5d7\" href=\"#e2da9b1fd9f00c5d7\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">National Audubon Society<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"e2da9b1fd9f00c5d7\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_e2da9b1fd9f00c5d7\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"21320\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-21320 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-93 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-audubon2\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-283 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-245\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-22582 alignright\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27215%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20215%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27215%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Swainsons-Warbler.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" \/>In 2013, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.audubon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Audubon Society<\/a> was awarded $60,000 to increase accessibility of the latest bird science materials and conservation best management practices for forest managers in the Eastern United States. The project was a collaborative effort being conducted by six Audubon State programs with input and contributions from a wide range of experts and stakeholders, including SFI Program Participants. Following numerous workshops and field tours, Audubon published and distributed region-specific forest management recommendations, tailored to foresters and land managers, for the major forest types in the Atlantic Flyway. Audubon also conducted outreach workshops utilizing recommendations from key forest industry partners to train and promote best management practices in bird conservation.<\/p>\n<p>This project supports several of SFI\u2019s key objectives, including protection of critically imperiled species and forests with exceptional conservation value, as well training for forest professionals and forest landowners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>This project was a collaboration between six Audubon State Programs: Vermont, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. Other Partners include Empire State Forest Products Association.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-and-audubon-team-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI and Audubon Team Up Bird Scientists with Forest Managers to Implement Conservation Programs<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release &#8211; June 18, 2013<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/National-Audubon-Society.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-285 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-57 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Audubon logo\" title=\"Grant-logos_0104_Audubon\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos_0104_Audubon.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778262\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-246\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Audubon<\/p>\n<p>Now in its second century, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.audubon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audubon<\/a> connects people with birds, nature and the environment that supports us all. Our national network of community-based nature centers, chapters, scientific, education, and advocacy programs engages millions of people from all walks of life in conservation action to protect and restore the natural world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-94 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-248\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantnationalaudubonsociety\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-6fc4e763f6a99de64 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_6fc4e763f6a99de64\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"6fc4e763f6a99de64\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#6fc4e763f6a99de64\" href=\"#6fc4e763f6a99de64\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Nature Conservancy of Canada<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"6fc4e763f6a99de64\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_6fc4e763f6a99de64\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"21372\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-21372 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-95 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-nccanadabat\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-289 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-249\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE NATURE CONSERVANCY CANADA<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bat Hibernacula Inventory and Protection in the Thompson, Okanagan, Boundary<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-290 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-250\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>Bats often go unseen, but they play a critical role in forest ecosystems by consuming enormous numbers of insects. When bats are disturbed by human activity during hibernation, they sometimes abandon their sites, causing them to use important energy reserves, and decreasing their chances of surviving the winter. Human access to bat hibernation sites may also spread pathogens such as white nose syndrome, a fungus that has caused massive mortality of bats across North America. That\u2019s why in 2011, Nature Conservancy of Canada received a total of $50,000 over two years to protect bat populations in southern British Columbia. This project built on existing knowledge in the Okanagan and Kootenay regions and created an inventory of significant bat hibernation sites while assessing the actions needed to protect these sites from disturbance. Grant funds were also used to install two gates, allowing access by bats, but excluding human entry at a high priority hibernation cave. An interpretive sign explaining the importance of bat conservation was posted at one gated opening that was previously being used by recreationists.<\/p>\n<p>The project supports Sustainable Forestry Initiative goals of protecting biological diversity and wildlife habitat as well as identifying special sites and managing them in a manner appropriate to their unique features.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-58 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"421\" alt=\"Bat caves\" title=\"NCC_bat\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27275%27%20height%3D%27421%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20275%20421%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27275%27%20height%3D%27421%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCC_bat.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-30410\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-251\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>For this grant, Nature Conservancy of Canada partnered with BC Bat, the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and SFI-certified International Forest Products Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/nature-conservancy-of-canada-and-sfi-partner-to-protect-bat-populations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nature Conservancy of Canada and SFI Partner to Protect Bat Populations<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release &#8211; May 9, 2011<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nature-Conservancy-Canada_2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-291 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-59 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Nature Conservancy Canada logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0091_NCC\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0091_NCC.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778022\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-252\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Nature Conservancy Canada<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natureconservancy.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nature Conservancy of Canada<\/a> is Canada&#8217;s leading land conservation organization, working to protect valuable natural areas and the plants and animals they sustain. 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-ncc\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-295 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-256\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Investigating Biodiversity Impacts of Forest Management on Vernal Pools in the Kenauk Reserve, Nature Conservancy of Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-257\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Why this project matters<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27280%27%20height%3D%27188%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20280%20188%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27280%27%20height%3D%27188%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCC_1.jpg\" alt=\"red salamander\" width=\"280\" height=\"188\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Amphibian populations have been declining worldwide for nearly two decades, and little is definitely known about why. But we do know that vernal pools \u2014 temporary water bodies that form in forests during periods of high precipitation or spring snow melt \u2014 provide important habitat for a variety of plant and wildlife species of concern, including frogs, salamanders and other amphibians. A key feature of vernal pools is the absence of fish, which means amphibians\u2019 eggs don\u2019t get eaten by them. Research on vernal pool habitats, on the Kenauk Nature property, will help forest managers identify and conserve these important sites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps conserve biodiversity<\/p>\n<p>DNA from water samples collected at 28 vernal pools will be extracted for sequencing. This will help identify specific species and the numbers of amphibians and other animals that rely on the vernal pools. For example, the spring salamander, a species of special concern under Canada\u2019s Species at Risk Act, calls Kenauk home. Identifying where these salamanders are found will help land managers implement species-at-risk training for harvesting professionals as required by the SFI Forest Management Standard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s contribution<\/p>\n<p>An SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant is supporting research in these important ecosystems, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Kenauk Canada. The Kenauk Nature property, which covers 65,000 acres\/26,000 hectares, is an hour west of Montreal. This vast territory contains working forests certified to SFI, and Kenauk Canada is an SFI Program Participant. Kenauk is also a great example of how forests can provide multiple values focused simultaneously on conservation, recreation and economic productivity.<\/p>\n<p>Support from SFI is facilitating cooperation between academic institutions, forest managers and conservation groups to determine what species live in the Kenauk vernal pools, and building understanding of the forest conditions that will help them survive. The project also creates an exceptional learning opportunity as these organizations share their findings publicly through workshops, reports and outreach to Kenauk\u2019s many visitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Forest Managers<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27311%27%20height%3D%27158%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20311%20158%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27311%27%20height%3D%27158%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCC_2.jpg\" alt=\"budding flower\" width=\"311\" height=\"158\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Study results have the potential to play a role in improving silvicultural practices across the range of vernal pools in North American deciduous forests. When these research findings are shared with the SFI community, it will help land managers identify which vernal pools are likely to be important sources of biodiversity richness or rareness. The project will also provide data to support responsible forest management practices including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scouting for potential vernal pools using wetland maps, aerial photographs and local knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Documenting vernal pools found in the area<\/li>\n<li>Avoiding vernal pools when planning resource roads<\/li>\n<li>Protecting the pool perimeter during harvesting<\/li>\n<li>Preventing slash and sediment from entering the pool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership features cooperation between academics, forest managers, and conservationists.<\/p>\n<p>Project lead: Nature Conservancy Canada<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Centre d\u2019enseignement et de recherche en foresterie de Sainte-Foy<\/li>\n<li>Centre GEOTOP, Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al<\/li>\n<li>Institut des sciences de la for\u00eat temp\u00e9r\u00e9e<\/li>\n<li>Kenauk Canada (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nature Conservancy of Canada, Earth Rangers and SFI Want to Make Life Less Scary for Amphibians at Halloween and All Year Round. <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantearthrangers\/\">Media release<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.natureconservancy.ca\/\">Nature Conservancy of Canada<\/a>\u00a0is Canada&#8217;s leading land conservation organization, working to protect valuable natural areas and the plants and animals they sustain. Since 1962.<\/li>\n<li>Research at the <a href=\"http:\/\/institutkenauk.org\/research\/\">Kenauk Institute<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-297 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-60 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Nature Conservancy Canada logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0064_NCC Canada\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0064_NCC-Canada.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778074\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-258\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Nature Conservancy Canada<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natureconservancy.ca\/\">Nature Conservancy of Canada<\/a> is Canada&#8217;s leading land conservation organization, working to protect valuable natural areas and the plants and animals they sustain. 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\u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantnckenauk\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-721c8212ef663982e fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_721c8212ef663982e\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"721c8212ef663982e\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#721c8212ef663982e\" href=\"#721c8212ef663982e\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"721c8212ef663982e\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_721c8212ef663982e\"><div class=\"panel-body 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fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-261\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, The Land Trust for Tennessee, The Wildlands Network: Sustainable Forest Management and Protection of Special Sites for Southeastern Forests Through Conservation Easements<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-302 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-262\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in 2011, <a href=\"http:\/\/landtrusttn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Land Trust for Tennessee<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coastallandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlandsnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wildlands Network<\/a> received a total of $65,000 over two years to engage southeastern forest owners and SFI program participants in exploring forest conservation easements on special sites and to provide technical assistance to landowners who are considering donating or selling easements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/strong><br \/>\nSFI\u2019s grant to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coastallandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/a> promoted the conservation of ecologically important forest and aquatic habitats through <a href=\"http:\/\/capefeararch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cape Fear Arch Conservation Collaboration<\/a>. The Trust partnered with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the North Carolina chapter of the Nature Conservancy to conduct community education, outreach workshops, training, and technical assistance focused on utilizing conservation easements to protect vulnerable forests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Land Trust for Tennessee<\/strong><br \/>\nThrough this grant <a href=\"http:\/\/landtrusttn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Land Trust for Tennessee<\/a> partnered with SFI and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation to successfully implement forest management planning workshops for landowners of working forest conservation easement properties. Additionally, over the past two years, The Land Trust for Tennessee and its partners, including the Tennessee Division of Forestry and the University of Tennessee Forestry Extension, have completed twelve working forest conservation easements. The easements protect over 26,400 acres of land from development while allowing for timber harvesting in accordance with approved forest management plans that emphases sustainable forestry practices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlands Network<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wildlandsnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wildlands Network<\/a> employed grant funds to produce a report on the benefits of working forest conservation easements for corporate landowners. It was especially targeted at the newer owners of large tracts of forestlands such as Timberland Investment Management Organizations (TIMOs) and Real estate Investment Trusts (REITs), with an emphasis on southern U.S. forests. Key findings of the report include that working forest easements provide a critical early source of return on new property acquisitions, can substantially reduce property tax bills, and provide generous income tax credits while allowing opportunities to participate in current and emerging markets for ecosystem services such as carbon credits. The report also found that conservation easements and sustainable forest management generate public goodwill towards the company via positive media attention and can boost employee morale.<\/p>\n<p>View the Wildland Network&#8217;s Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wildlands-Final-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Business Rationale Behind Forest Conservation Easements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>These activities support SFI principles related to sustainable forestry (Principle 1); Protection of Water Resources (Principle 3); Protection of Biological Diversity (Principle 4); Aesthetics and Recreation (Principle 5). It also supports SFI Standard Objective 4: Conservation of Biological Diversity including Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value; Objective 6: Protection of Special Sites; Objective 8: Landowner Outreach; Objective 11: Promote Conservation of Biological Diversity, Biodiversity Hotspots and High-Biodiversity Wilderness Areas; Objective 16: Training and Education; and Objective 17: Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>Louisiana-Pacific Corporation; Resource Management Service LLC; North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission; The Nature Conservancy \u2013 North Carolina Chapter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Land Trust Shares Grant to Preserve Forest Sites<br \/>\nThe Tennessean<\/a> June 3, 2011<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-conservation-grant-easements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Conservation Grant Promotes Conservation Easements in Southeast U.S.<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release &#8211; May 31, 2011<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-303 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-61 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"North Carolina Coastal Land Trust logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0013_NCCLT\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0013_NCCLT.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778176\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-263\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coastallandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/a> was formed in 1992 to enrich the coastal plain communities of the state through conservation of natural areas and working landscapes, education and the promotion of good land stewardship. Since its inception, the Coastal Land Trust has protected over 47,000 acres\/19,000 hectares of barrier island beaches, riparian corridors, and other special natural areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-62 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Land Trust of Tennessee logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0007_Land Trust Tenn\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0007_Land-Trust-Tenn.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778202\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-264\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About The Land Trust of Tennessee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.landtrusttn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Land Trust of Tennessee<\/a> is a private non-profit organization that works to protect the unique character of Tennessee&#8217;s natural and historic landscapes and sites for future generations. Since 1999, they have worked with private landowners to protect nearly 60,000 of land throughout Tennessee. Conservation easements are their primary tool for the permanent protection of working lands, natural resources, wildlife habitat, recreational lands and open space.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-63 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Wildlands Network logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0022_Wildlands\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0022_Wildlands.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778158\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-265\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Wildlands Network<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlandsnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wildlands Network<\/a> is restoring, protecting and connecting the best wild places throughout North America because people need nature, and nature needs space to survive. 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fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-267\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantncclt\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-c074826c077ccfddc fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_c074826c077ccfddc\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"c074826c077ccfddc\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#c074826c077ccfddc\" href=\"#c074826c077ccfddc\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">North Carolina State 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Mitigation and Preventing Biodiversity Loss in Forests<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-308 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-269\"><p class=\"subtitles\">This research emphasizes the crucial role that managed forests play in facilitating a critical conservation value: landscape connectivity<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Why This Project Matters<\/p>\n<p>Maintaining and enhancing landscape connectivity is an essential strategy for combating the effects of climate change and preventing biodiversity loss. Landscape connectivity represents the extent to which a landscape supports the ability of plants and animals to move across it. Some species with a limited range, like salamanders or pitcher plants, depend on connected landscapes to maintain healthy populations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Contributes to Sustainability Objectives<\/p>\n<p>The goal of this project is to forecast the trajectory of forests in the Piedmont and Sandhills ecoregions of North Carolina under high and low climate and land use change. The project will quantify how these forests, especially restored longleaf pine and managed production forests, contribute to landscape connectivity. This research is crucial to understanding forest contributions to connectivity under global climate change. It will help prioritize and incentivize forest restoration and sustainable forest management to promote biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s Contribution<\/p>\n<p>Collaboration is at the heart of the SFI Conservation Grants Program, which is supporting this project.<\/p>\n<p>It fosters partnerships between organizations interested in measuring conservation outcomes and motivating improved forest management and responsible procurement. This project brings together academics, NGOs, forest producers, and government agencies to help ensure a positive future. These stakeholders are extremely interested in the project and have agreed to continued engagement and follow up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Forest Managers<\/p>\n<p>This research will quantify the contribution of SFI-certified forests toward the attainment of landscape connectivity in central North Carolina, which is a widely accepted conservation goal in an area prioritized for its high biodiversity and conservation needs. Weyerhaeuser, an SFI-certified company, is interested in using the results of this study to inform outreach to private landowners to help enhance their forest management practices. Domtar, an SFI-certified company, is interested in learning more about longleaf pine restoration under climate and land use change, and how these efforts will advance landscape connectivity in the study area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes conservation NGO\u2019s, government, and industry to assure forest health in the face of climate change. These partners include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project Lead: North Carolina State University<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center<\/li>\n<li>South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service<\/li>\n<li>Weyerhaeuser (SFI-certified organization)<\/li>\n<li>Domtar (SFI-certified organization)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related Information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grant-abc-lmf\/\">Bird Conservation Goes Continental with ABC \u2013 Linking Managed Forests at an Unprecedented Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/granttncplo\/\">Private Landowner Outreach in the Cape Fear Arch \u2013 Sustaining Working Forests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantlongleafalliance\/\">Developing a Tool to Restore the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfiprogram.org\/grantncclt\/\">Sustainable Forest Management and Protection of Special Sites for Southeastern Forests Through Conservation Easements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2020\/10\/maximizing-conservation-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting the Most Bang For Your Conservation Buck<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-309 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-64 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1019\" alt=\"NC State University logo\" title=\"ncstate_logo_300x300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271020%27%20height%3D%271019%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201020%201019%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271020%27%20height%3D%271019%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ncstate_logo_300x300.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-42281\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-270\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About North Carolina State University<\/p>\n<p>NC State University began as a land-grant institution grounded in agriculture and engineering. 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climatiques<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-312 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-272\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Pourquoi ce projet est important<\/p>\n<p>Le Projet de mod\u00e9lisation aviaire bor\u00e9al (PMAB) guidera la science de la planification de l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier au b\u00e9n\u00e9fice d\u2019une grande vari\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019oiseaux face aux changements climatiques. Il atteindra cet objectif en permettant de mieux comprendre la valeur et la r\u00e9silience des for\u00eats certifi\u00e9es SFI pour les oiseaux forestiers de l\u2019Est de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique du Nord.<\/p>\n<p>Le projet produira des descriptions exhaustives des pratiques d\u2019am\u00e9nagement actuelles et potentielles conformes aux normes SFI et pouvant \u00eatre reli\u00e9es \u00e0 des changements dans la structure foresti\u00e8re. L\u2019incidence de l\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier pass\u00e9 et pr\u00e9sent sur les populations d\u2019oiseaux dans les for\u00eats certifi\u00e9es SFI et non certifi\u00e9es sera aussi \u00e9valu\u00e9e. De plus, le projet simulera l\u2019incidence potentielle des futures pratiques d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier sur les populations d\u2019oiseaux dans les for\u00eats certifi\u00e9es SFI en comparaison de for\u00eats non certifi\u00e9es dans diff\u00e9rents sc\u00e9narios potentiels de changements climatiques.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet soutient les oiseaux forestiers face aux changements climatiques<\/p>\n<p>Le PMAB profitera de vingt ann\u00e9es d\u2019exp\u00e9rience dans la construction de mod\u00e8les r\u00e9gionaux prenant en compte la structure d\u2019\u00e2ge, la composition des esp\u00e8ces et la configuration de la for\u00eat ainsi que la variation r\u00e9gionale du climat et la s\u00e9lection de l\u2019habitat des diff\u00e9rentes esp\u00e8ces d\u2019oiseaux. Le projet int\u00e9grera plus particuli\u00e8rement les effets des meilleures pratiques d\u2019am\u00e9nagement (MPA) relev\u00e9es sur la densit\u00e9 des populations d\u2019oiseaux face aux changements climatiques. \u00c0 l\u2019aide de ces mod\u00e8les, le PMAB d\u00e9terminera les pratiques, les types d\u2019habitats et les endroits qui contribuent de fa\u00e7on importante \u00e0 l\u2019abondance totale des esp\u00e8ces dans l\u2019Est de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique du Nord.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Contribution de SFI<\/p>\n<p>Le Programme de subventions aux partenariats pour la conservation et l\u2019engagement communautaire de SFI soutient le projet. Le projet profitera des collaborations pass\u00e9es entre SFI et le PMAB visant \u00e0 quantifier la valeur de la certification SFI pour la conservation au Canada. La vaste envergure de SFI, avec plus de 150 millions d\u2019hectares (370 millions d\u2019acres) certifi\u00e9s selon sa norme d\u2019am\u00e9nagement forestier et des dizaines de millions d\u2019autres sur lesquels s\u2019exerce l\u2019influence b\u00e9n\u00e9fique de sa norme d\u2019approvisionnement en fibre, soutient la port\u00e9e du projet. Au Canada, cette superficie comprend des parties de l\u2019Ontario, du Qu\u00e9bec, du Nouveau-Brunswick, de la Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse, de l\u2019\u00cele-du-Prince-\u00c9douard et de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. Aux \u00c9tats-Unis, elle comprend des parties du Minnesota, du Wisconsin, du Michigan et du Nord de la Nouvelle-Angleterre. La port\u00e9e du projet comprendra aussi les \u00c9tats des Grands Lacs, o\u00f9 une collaboration transfrontali\u00e8re a d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9tablie dans le cadre de travaux ant\u00e9rieurs du PMAB soutenus par SFI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Comment le projet aide les gestionnaires forestiers<\/p>\n<p>Le projet pr\u00e9sentera des \u00e9valuations utiles des effets des MPA sur les futures populations d\u2019oiseaux dans les for\u00eats certifi\u00e9es SFI dans diff\u00e9rents sc\u00e9narios de changements climatiques. Cette information soutiendra des recommandations quant \u00e0 savoir si les organisations certifi\u00e9es SFI devront adapter leurs pratiques dans l\u2019avenir et de quelle fa\u00e7on elles devraient le faire pour soutenir la conservation des oiseaux, et quelles MPA seraient les mieux adapt\u00e9es. Une bo\u00eete \u00e0 outils et une application Web soutiendront les gestionnaires forestiers et influeront directement sur la mise en \u0153uvre des r\u00e9sultats du projet pour la conservation des oiseaux.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partenaires<\/p>\n<p>Le partenariat regroupe des ONG de d\u00e9fense de l\u2019environnement et des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s foresti\u00e8res pour assurer la sant\u00e9 des oiseaux forestiers face aux changements climatiques. Ces partenaires sont :<\/p>\n<p>Responsable du projet : Projet de mod\u00e9lisation aviaire bor\u00e9al (Universit\u00e9 de l\u2019Alberta)<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/p>\n<p>Comit\u00e9 d\u2019implantation de la norme SFI au Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<p>Produits forestiers R\u00e9solu (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9partement des ressources naturelles du Wisconsin (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p>The Forestland Group (organisation certifi\u00e9e SFI)<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Information connexe<\/p>\n<p>Projet de mod\u00e9lisation aviaire bor\u00e9al : <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantborealavianmodelling\/\">SFI soutient la recherche afin d&#8217;aider des milliards d&#8217;oiseaux dans la for\u00eat bor\u00e9ale<\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p>Projet de mod\u00e9lisation aviaire bor\u00e9al : <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantborealavianmodellingprojectii\/\">La conservation des oiseaux prend une envergure continentale gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un nouveau partenariat avec le Projet de mod\u00e9lisation aviaire bor\u00e9al<\/a> (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p>La collaboration pour la conservation des paysages forestiers am\u00e9nag\u00e9s. (<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SchmiegelowSept2017.pdf\">Pr\u00e9sentation<\/a>). (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p>SFI a soutenu un atelier sur la paruline du Canada \u00e0 l\u2019intention des \u00e9cologistes et des gestionnaires des ressources, organis\u00e9 par Nature Canada.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/canada-warblers-steep-decline\/\">Communiqu\u00e9<\/a>. (en anglais)<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019organisme American Bird Conservancy re\u00e7oit le Prix du pr\u00e9sident de SFI pour avoir mis l\u2019envergure de SFI au service des oiseaux. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/abcpresidentsaward\/\">Communiqu\u00e9<\/a>. (en anglais)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-313 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-65 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"The Boreal Avian Modelling Project logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0025_Boreal\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0025_Boreal.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778152\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-273\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Projet de mod\u00e9lisation aviaire bor\u00e9al<\/p>\n<p>Le Projet de mod\u00e9lisation aviaire bor\u00e9al (PMAB) est une collaboration scientifique internationale qui met au point et diffuse de l\u2019information et des produits scientifiques fiables, fond\u00e9s sur des donn\u00e9es ou des mod\u00e8les, pour soutenir la gestion et la conservation des oiseaux migrateurs dans la r\u00e9gion bor\u00e9ale de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique du Nord. Le PMAB a \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9 en 2004 afin de combler les lacunes dans les connaissances utiles \u00e0 la gestion et \u00e0 la conservation des oiseaux bor\u00e9aux d\u2019Am\u00e9rique du Nord. Le PMAB repose sur la compilation de donn\u00e9es relatives aux oiseaux bor\u00e9aux. La base de donn\u00e9es du PMAB a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9e en regroupant et harmonisant des donn\u00e9es aviaires provenant d\u2019un sondage sur les oiseaux nicheurs, d\u2019atlas des oiseaux nicheurs et de travaux de recherche, de surveillance et d\u2019inventaire individuels r\u00e9alis\u00e9s dans la r\u00e9gion bor\u00e9ale et semi-bor\u00e9ale du Canada et des \u00c9tats-Unis. 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class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-317 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-276\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Wisconsin Coverts \u2013 A Woodland Wildlife Management Program for Private Landowner&lt;\/5&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-318 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-277\"><\/h5>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in 2010, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruffedgrousesociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ruffed Grouse Society<\/a> received $30,000 over the course of three years to increase the impact of <a href=\"http:\/\/forestandwildlifeecology.wisc.edu\/coverts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wisconsin Coverts<\/a>, A Woodland Wildlife Management Program for Private Landowners in the Great Lakes Region, by holding six Coverts workshops. Coverts participants develop a woodland management plan to increase the diversity and abundance of wildlife on their land; reach out to other woodland owners in their community to join the program; and maintain reference materials to help with outreach efforts.<\/p>\n<p>This project targeted difficult-to-reach, non-industrial private lands and provided professional level training and education. Through the six workshops 126 new Covert Cooperators were trained expanding the amount of forest land influenced by the program by approximately 110,000 acres spanning Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan. In addition, the Society conducted a workshop attendee survey to judge the effectiveness of these efforts. The grant also funded a reunion workshop attended by 71 previously enrolled Coverts Cooperators to evaluate the overall program, share success stories and guide future Coverts participants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>The workshops included sessions related to SFI Standard requirements on forest productivity and health, the protection and promotion of biological diversity, and responsible fiber sourcing practices. The project is related to SFI 2010-2014 Standard Objective 8: &#8220;To broaden the practice of sustainable forestry by forest landowners through fiber sourcing programs,&#8221; as well as Objectives 17 and 18, requiring community involvement and addressing public land management responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Ruffed Grouse Society, partners included the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Extension, the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at UW \u2013 Madison, and SFI program participant Louisiana-Pacific US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p>RGS Receives Grant to Expand Forest Landowner Education The Oakland Press &#8211; June 2, 2010<\/p>\n<p>Receives Grant to Expand Forest Landowner Education in Great Lakes States<br \/>\nMay 20, 2010<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-grant-supports-landowner-wildlife-workshops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Grant Supports Landowner Wildlife Workshops<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release &#8211; December 14, 2010<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ruffed-Grouse-Society.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-319 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-66 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Ruffed Grouse Society logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0015_RGS\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0015_RGS.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778172\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-278\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About the Ruffed Grouse Society<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruffedgrousesociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ruffed Grouse Society<\/a> supports national scientific conservation and management efforts to ensure the future of grouse and woodcock. 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class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-322 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-280\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantruffedgrousesociety\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-0f4c6177454c6c67f fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_0f4c6177454c6c67f\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"0f4c6177454c6c67f\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#0f4c6177454c6c67f\" href=\"#0f4c6177454c6c67f\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Saskatchewan Research Council \u2014 Investigating Carbon Sequestration<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"0f4c6177454c6c67f\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_0f4c6177454c6c67f\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"13186\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-13186 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-107 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:40px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:40px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-src-carbon\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-323 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-281\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">SASKATCHEWAN RESEARCH COUNCIL<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Investigating Carbon Sequestration in Boreal Upland Forests and Wetlands<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-324 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-282\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27251%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20251%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27251%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SRCC-e1509900353943.jpg\" alt=\"researchers gathering data lakeside\" width=\"350\" height=\"251\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Forests and forested wetlands provide critical carbon storage and may play an important role in mitigating climate change, but the quantification methods for boreal wetlands are poorly understood. To investigate these dynamics the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.src.sk.ca\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC)<\/a> will receive $150,000 over three years to develop practical methods for quantifying carbon sequestration in upland boreal forests and wetlands.<\/p>\n<p>SRC will develop implementable protocol which is affordable, based on internationally accepted methods, and applicable across other SFI-certified landscapes. SRC will create tools to both sample carbon in the field and calculate carbon based on vegetation and soil field data. Additionally, SRC will conduct a case study on forestlands managed by SFI Program Participant <a href=\"http:\/\/lpcorp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.<\/a> to ensure the accuracy of tools and protocol.<\/p>\n<p>SRC and Partners will share results through peer-reviewed scientific journals, international conferences, and other local outreach. This project will help SFI Program Participants to better understand carbon storage in forested wetlands. It will also support SFI Program Participants in their efforts \u00a0to monitor the relationship between regional climate models and resiliency of their own well-managed forests.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-325 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper 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fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-286\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantsaskatchewanresearchcouncil\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-67cfb8d186bdc75fd fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_67cfb8d186bdc75fd\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"67cfb8d186bdc75fd\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#67cfb8d186bdc75fd\" href=\"#67cfb8d186bdc75fd\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Saskatchewan Research Council \u2014 Mitigating Climate Change<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"67cfb8d186bdc75fd\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_67cfb8d186bdc75fd\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16589\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16589 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-109 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-srcmitigate\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-329 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-287\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">SASKATCHEWAN REASERCH COUNCIL<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">SFI Is Working to Give Land Managers the Data They Need to Mitigate Climate Change<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-330 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-288\"><p class=\"subtitles\">The Canadian Forest Carbon Assessment<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-289\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Why this project matters<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27251%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20251%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27251%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SRCC-e1509900353943.jpg\" alt=\"Two men gathering data by a forest lake.\" width=\"350\" height=\"251\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Across the environmental community, climate change is recognized as one of the world\u2019s greatest environmental challenges. This project, led by the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), will provide a roadmap for conducting a more comprehensive carbon-stock assessment for the entire land base certified to SFI across Canada and the U.S. With more than 285 million acres\/115 million hectares certified to SFI, this project has the potential to offer land managers data that could be applied to forest management at grand scales. This project will quantify carbon storage in different forest ecosystems using national and regional data, and examine forest management practices that influence carbon stocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project will improve understanding of the role of forests in climate change mitigation<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 40 years, forests have absorbed about a quarter of the carbon dioxide emissions from human activities, according to Natural Resources Canada. This project will seek to develop the best available forest-carbon inventories from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and other Canadian forest types from B.C. to New Brunswick. For a large boreal forest landscape made up of forest management areas certified to SFI, SRC will provide estimates of carbon stocks, stock changes, annual emissions and removals of carbon to and from the atmosphere, and carbon transferred annually to meet society\u2019s needs for timber, fiber, and energy.<\/p>\n<p>This data will be integrated in the Carbon Budget Model of the Canadian Forest Sector, a tool developed by the Natural Resources Canada. Data, methods, and results from this project can be used to help improve Canada\u2019s National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting and Reporting System, which will ensure consistency of national and international reporting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s contribution<\/p>\n<p>This project is a significant step toward developing a carbon stock number for forests managed to SFI standards in North America. SRC has assembled a strong partnership with the Canadian Forest Service, as well as other leading provincial partners and SFI Program Participants Weyerhaeuser, Tolko and Louisiana-Pacific. Provinces and SFI Program Participants are providing in-kind data support and coordination to assist in modeling efforts.<\/p>\n<p>SFI\u2019s support will help quantify the role that active forest management, at the forest region level, may play in increasing carbon stocks. Currently, Canada produces carbon stock information on a national scale. This project will collect data so it can be used provincially, regionally and at a landscape-level scale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps forest managers<\/p>\n<p>SFI will use the data generated by the project to guide best practices and provide information to forest managers that may help them increase carbon stocks where there is a good fit with their management plans. Better and more consistent data will enable forest managers across Canada to build understanding of how forest practices could mitigate greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The project model is also designed to respect the need to account for the impacts of growth, mortality, decomposition and disturbances such as fire, insects, and harvesting. SRC will run the model from 1990 to 2016, and will include historical annual disturbances by fire, harvesting and, where applicable, land-use change to and from forests.<\/p>\n<p>This project also supports the SFI Conservation Impact Project, which is developing metrics for carbon sequestration and other critical conservation attributes. The project encourages forest health, conservation and sound management and facilitates continual improvement. Better understanding of these contributions can help managed forests gain recognition as a vital tool in increasing carbon stocks, which in turn will help address climate change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership of academic research institutions, government, and private sector scientists represents a meaningful opportunity to enumerate carbon values at scale across large areas of the certified land base.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project lead: Saskatchewan Research Council<\/li>\n<li>The Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Natural Resources Canada Carbon Accounting Team<\/li>\n<li>Forest Products Association of Canada<\/li>\n<li>Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment\u2019s Forest Service<\/li>\n<li>Saskatchewan Meadow Lake OSB (Tolko) (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Manitoba Sustainable Development, Forestry and Peatlands Management<\/li>\n<li>Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. Swan Valley Forest Resources Division (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<li>Weyerhaeuser (SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Saskatchewan Research Council is represented on the SFI Sounding Board, which provides guidance for the SFI Conservation Impact Project. <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfihostsscienceconference\/\">Media release<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Saskatchewan Research Council is using an SFI grant to help investigate <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantsaskatchewanresearchcouncil\/\">carbon sequestration in boreal upland forests and wetlands<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Keeping Maine&#8217;s Forests has funding from SFI to help forests certified to the SFI Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantmainesforests\/\">prepare for the carbon market<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-331 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" 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panel-201e55a6cf469918a fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_201e55a6cf469918a\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"201e55a6cf469918a\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#201e55a6cf469918a\" href=\"#201e55a6cf469918a\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Society of American Foresters<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"201e55a6cf469918a\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_201e55a6cf469918a\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"21347\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-21347 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-111 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-societyaf\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-335 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-293\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Walk in the Forest Field Day at Stone Mountain Park<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-336 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-294\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>The Chattahoochee Chapter of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.safnet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Society of American Foresters<\/a> received $2,500 in 2011 for its Walk in the Forest Field Day at Stone Mountain Park for Metropolitan Atlanta Scout Troops.<\/p>\n<p>The Chattahoochee Chapter educated Boy and Girl Scouts about the benefits of and careers in forestry through the Walk in the Forest Field Day, which was open to all Boy and Girl Scout Troops in the Metropolitan Atlanta region. It provided an opportunity for youth to learn about the forestry profession and the SFI program in a region of Georgia that does not have much exposure to the benefits of forestry.<\/p>\n<p>The one-day event allowed Troop Leaders to have a &#8220;one-stop shop&#8221; to help the Scouts earn, or come close to earning, a Forestry Merit badge. Volunteers staffed eight educational stations and guided each group from station to station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>This grant supports SFI 2010-2014 Standard Objective 17: Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry, including Performance Measure 17.2 requiring that program participants support and promote public outreach, education and involvement related to sustainable forestry management. It will also support Objective 6: Protection of Special Sites and Objective 18: Public Land Management Responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Chattahoochee Chapter Society of American Foresters, partners included Forest Investment Associates; Georgia Forestry Association; Georgia-Pacific; CellFor; Plum Creek; International Forest Company; Regions Morgan Keegan &amp; Company; Timberland Investment Resources; Well Real Estate Funds; Georgia Forestry Commission; Georgia Urban Forest Council; Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia; Georgia SFI Implementation Committee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sficommunity-based-educationgreen-building-projects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Funds Community-based Education and Green Building Projects<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release &#8211; June 20, 2011<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SAF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-337 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-69 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Society of American Foresters logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0098_SAF\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0098_SAF.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778008\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-295\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About The Society of American Foresters<\/p>\n<p>The Chattahoochee Chapter is part of the Georgia Division of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.safnet.org\/about\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Society of American Foresters<\/a>, the national scientific and educational organization representing the forestry profession in the United States. The mission of the Society of American Foresters is to advance the science, education, technology, and practice of forestry; to enhance the competency of its members; to establish professional excellence; and, to use the knowledge, skills, and conservation ethic of the profession to ensure the continued health and use of forest ecosystems and the present and future availability of forest resources to benefit society. 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-297\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantsaf\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-3c4371388e995045c fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_3c4371388e995045c\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"3c4371388e995045c\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#3c4371388e995045c\" href=\"#3c4371388e995045c\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">South Carolina Forestry Foundation<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"3c4371388e995045c\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_3c4371388e995045c\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"17889\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-17889 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-113 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-scff\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-341 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-298\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY FOUNDATION<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Teaching Sustainable Forestry Through Environmental Education<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-342 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-299\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>The South Carolina Forestry Foundation will receive a total of $10,000 for two seven-day graduate-level teachers&#8217; tours in 2012 and 2013 showing how working forests support South Carolina&#8217;s environment, economy and quality of life, and using SFI water resources requirements as a model for responsible forestry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>The project will support requirements in the SFI 2010-2014 Standard related to protection of water resources and community involvement, including Objective 3: Protection and Maintenance of Water Resources; Objective 10: Adherence to Best Management Practices; and Objective 17: Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry. It will also support Objective 9: Use of Qualified Resource and Qualified Logging Professionals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scforestry.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Carolina Forestry Foundation<\/a>, partners include the South Carolina SFI Implementation Committee, South Carolina Forestry Commission, South Carolina Timber Producers Association and South Carolina Tree Farm Committee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Details<\/p>\n<p>The teachers&#8217; tours are designed to provide an unbiased look into the impact forests have on South Carolina&#8217;s environment, economy and quality of life, and to show how SFI 2010-2014 Standard requirements support sustainable forestry, with emphasis on protection of water resources. It will look at ways to encourage youth to become involved in forestry, natural resources activities and careers.<\/p>\n<p>The graduate level conservation courses include three days of advanced environmental education training at the South Carolina Forestry Commission&#8217;s Harbison State Forest Environmental Education Center in Columbia, SC, followed by a four-day field workshop\/tour. Guest speakers include educators, foresters, researchers, wildlife biologists, and professionals within the industries toured and state and federal government agency professionals. Participants will be able to use the educational materials supporting the training in their classroom curriculum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-awards-32000-research-grant-to-protect-water-resources-in-the-boreal-forest-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Conservation Grants to Focus on Protecting Water Resources<\/a><br \/>News Release &#8211; May 30, 2012<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SC-forestry-foundation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-343 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-302\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantscff\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-00bd543553b4a5134 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_00bd543553b4a5134\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"00bd543553b4a5134\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#00bd543553b4a5134\" href=\"#00bd543553b4a5134\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">South Coast Conservation Program<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"00bd543553b4a5134\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_00bd543553b4a5134\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"21349\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-21349 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-115 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-sccp\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-347 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-303\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">SOUTH COAST CONSERVATION PROGRAM<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Managing for Species at Risk on the British Columbia Coast<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-348 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-304\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>The South Coast Conservation Program received $60,000 in 2010 to update and expand an existing field guide\/training tool on species at risk for the forestry sector; develop and deliver a training package to forestry practitioners, planners and First Nations; and complete a technical review of grizzly bear critical habitat polygons. This project successfully brought together SFI-certified companies, including those owned by First Nations, government and conservation interests to collaboratively develop management tools and techniques to protect threaten biological diversity.<\/p>\n<p>Through this grant 95 at risk species and 12 threatened plant community accounts were updated. Additionally approximately 1200 grizzly bear polygons were successfully reviewed and revised as necessary. Stringent peer review was completed for all project work. To further these efforts four workshops were held increasing knowledge of conservation management, while gaining experience towards future outreach events.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the South Coast Conservation Program Website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sccp.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>This project contributes to a number of performance measures in the SFI 2010-2014 Standard. These include 4.1: &#8220;Program Participants shall have programs to promote biological diversity at stand- and landscape-levels&#8221; and 6.1: &#8220;Program Participants shall identify special sites and mange them in a manner appropriate for their unique features.&#8221; It also contributes to performance measures related to training, building collaborative partnerships to promote sustainable forest management, public outreach and support for public land planning\/management processes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>Partners included the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, as well as SFI program participants International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor), and Capacity Forest Management (on behalf of nine coastal First Nations that hold tenures on the coast of British Columbia).<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-conservation-partnership-field-guide-sccp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Conservation Partnership Results in Field Guide Identifying Species at Risk on British Columbia&#8217;s South Coast<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release &#8211; January 26, 2011<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/South-Coast-Conservation-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SAR-Presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Species at Risk Designation &#8216;De-Mystified&#8217; Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lepus_americanus_washingtonii.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snowshoe Hare Factsheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Synthliboramphus_antiquus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ancient Murrelet Factsheet<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-349 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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fusion-builder-column-352 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-307\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantsccp\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-104332599e85f1262 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_104332599e85f1262\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"104332599e85f1262\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#104332599e85f1262\" href=\"#104332599e85f1262\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Splatsin Indian Band<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"104332599e85f1262\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_104332599e85f1262\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"27239\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-27239 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-117 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-splatsin\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-353 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-308\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">SPLATSIN INDIAN BAND<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Forests Certified to SFI Work to Conserve Culturally Significant Plants, Enhancing Indigenous Values<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-354 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-309\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Studying Culturally Significant Plant Regeneration Post-harvest in the Splatsin Territory<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Why This Project Matters<\/p>\n<p>Indigenous Peoples in the U.S. and Canada have long relied on forests for cultural, spiritual and material needs. The\u00a0SFI Program recognizes forest operations may have an\u00a0impact on Indigenous communities in a variety of ways, including culturally significant ones. This study will provide data on how culturally important plant biota regenerate after forest management activities, such as harvests. Understanding and maintaining biodiversity in the forest, while also respecting culturally significant plants, is critical for both the Splatsin Indian Band and Tolko Industries in their management of forest lands in the south-central interior of British Columbia. Tolko is an SFI Program Participant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project is Studying Culturally Significant Plant Regeneration<\/p>\n<p>Splatsin, with the assistance of Tolko and a professional Biologist, will measure the presence and regeneration success of select culturally sensitive plants pre- and post-forest harvesting. Study areas will be in Splatsin traditional areas and sample plots will be established to measure pre- and post-harvest plant presence, health and vitality of selected plants. The study and its methodology will be developed and managed by the biologist in consult with Splatsin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s Contribution<\/p>\n<p>The SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program is supporting this project. SFI also promotes Indigenous rights, respect and engagement through its standards and partnerships with Indigenous communities. The SFI Forest Management Standard is aligned with Indigenous values, including rights, knowledge, and environmental considerations. Indigenous communities began certifying to SFI in 2010. Today, 39 Indigenous groups across Canada and the U.S. work on over 4-million hectares\/10-million acres of land certified to SFI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Forest Managers<\/p>\n<p>SFI builds partnerships with Indigenous communities and improves awareness of the SFI Program and its community involvement requirements. This project will enhance these efforts by providing a model for evaluating the importance of culturally significant plants.<\/p>\n<p>Many requirements of the SFI Forest Management Standard reflect and support values and an approach to land management that are important to Indigenous communities. For example, Objective 6 calls for the protection of special sites and requires SFI Program Participants to manage lands that are ecologically, geologically, historically or culturally important, in a manner that takes into account their unique qualities. This includes sites special to Indigenous Peoples. This project will help to support forest managers in their efforts to manage forestlands in ways that respect Indigenous values.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes Indigenous representatives, conservationists, researchers, an SFI Program Participant and government officials.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project lead: Splatsin Indian Band<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Yucwmenlucwu (Caretakers of the Land) LLP.<\/li>\n<li>B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development<\/li>\n<li>Ecora Engineerting and Resource Group Ltd.<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Labyrinths Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Sicamous Model Forest<\/li>\n<li>Tolko Industries Ltd.\u00a0(SFI Program Participant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related Information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Indigenous_SFI_Nov2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Addressing Indigenous Interests and Building Partnerships<\/a>\u00a0fact sheet<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SFI_Small_Scale_Forest_Management_Module_for_Indigenous_Peoples_and_Familes_August_2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI\u00a0Small-Scale Forest Management Module for Indigenous Peoples, Families and Communities<\/a>\u00a0in Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-355 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-72 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Splatsin Indian Band logo\" title=\"Grant-logos_0118_Splatsin\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos_0118_Splatsin.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778297\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-310\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About the Splatsin Indian Band<\/p>\n<p><>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.splatsin.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Splatsin<\/a>\u00a0are the most southern tribe of the Shuswap Nation, the largest Interior Salish speaking First Nation in Canada whose aboriginal territory stretches from the B.C.-Alberta border near the Yellowhead Pass to the plateau west of the Fraser River, southeast to the Arrow Lakes and to the upper reaches of the Columbia River. 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-312\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: https:\/\/forests.org\/grant-splatsin\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-ce9ec4b16c041b267 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_ce9ec4b16c041b267\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ce9ec4b16c041b267\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#ce9ec4b16c041b267\" href=\"#ce9ec4b16c041b267\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Stephen F. Austin State University<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"ce9ec4b16c041b267\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_ce9ec4b16c041b267\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16597\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16597 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-119 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-sfastate\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-360 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-313\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Using Mammals to Inform Forest Management<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-361 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-314\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Description<\/p>\n<p>Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) will receive $70,268 over two years from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program to study the impact of forest practices on ecosystem processes and biodiversity. Historically, bordering forest types were blended gradually at their meeting edge, forming a unique transition area called an \u201cecotone\u201d. The study provides insight to the relevance of the ecotone between managed pine plantations and native forest through the study of forest mammals, improving knowledge relevant to landscape management of pine plantations and native forest. Results will provide forest managers with tools to make decisions regarding the development and implementation of ecological networks, and implementation of management plans based on both production and conservation goals. The work will have broad utility to the management of the \u201cforest matrix\u201d in mixed forest landscapes, and particularly those that include southern pines. The project includes elements of outreach to SFI Program Participants, fulfilling SFI certification standard requirements related to education and research, as well as conservation of biological diversity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>Stephen F. Austin State University will partner with The Campbell Group for this project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SFA-U-Website-Content.pdf\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-362 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-73 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Stephen F. Austin State University logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0016_SFA TX\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0016_SFA-TX.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778170\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-315\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Stephen F. Austin State University<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfasu.edu\/index.asp\">Stephen F. Austin State University<\/a> is a comprehensive, regional institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The university enrolls approximately 13,000 students and offers 83 undergraduate majors and 120 areas of study within six academic colleges &#8211; business, education, fine arts, forestry and agriculture, sciences and mathematics, and liberal and applied arts. SFA offers degree programs both online and on its beautifully wooded campus nestled in the heart of Texas Forest Country.<\/p>\n<p>Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, SFA is ranked a Tier 1 Regional University by U.S. News and World Report. SFA provides the academic breadth of a state university with the personalized attention of a private school. With a student-to-faculty ration of 19:1 and an average class size of 26, professors get to know their students and provide classroom instruction tailored to each student&#8217;s needs and goals. 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AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY - Using Mammals to Inform Forest Management\" data-description=\"Stephen F. 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-317\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantsfastate\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-a78e1f0e418b2aef5 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_a78e1f0e418b2aef5\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"a78e1f0e418b2aef5\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#a78e1f0e418b2aef5\" href=\"#a78e1f0e418b2aef5\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Tk'emlups te Secwepemc<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"a78e1f0e418b2aef5\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_a78e1f0e418b2aef5\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"19123\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-19123 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-121 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-Secwepemc\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-366 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-318\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">TK&#8217;EMLUPS TE SECWEPEME<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bridging Tribal Elders with Youth through Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment Development in First Nation Communities<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-367 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-319\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, The Tk&#8217;emplups te <a href=\"http:\/\/tkemlups.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Secwepemc First Nations people of southern British Columbia<\/a> were awarded $33,900 over three years to work with their elders to describe cultural heritage resources (CHRs) in the Kamloops Timber Supply Area and train younger tribal members to work with the forest industry to protect these resources. Cultural Heritage Resources are defined as the legacy of physical artifacts, tangible attributes, and intangible attributes and values of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. The introduction of the Forest and Range Practices Act requires the conservation and protection of CHRs.<\/p>\n<p>The project created a sound and consistent method for field assessment of CHRs and developed capacity to conduct CHR assessments. It also improved CHR identification through providing guidance on traditional knowledge to tribal members. Additionally, Tk&#8217;emplups te Secwepemc was successful in improving general awareness of CHRs in the forestry community and raising support for sustainable forest management and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative certification among the First Nation community.<\/p>\n<p>This project supported a number of SFI objectives including the protection of Special Sites and the management of lands that are ecologically and culturally important in a manner that takes into account their unique qualities. It also advanced SFI\u2019s goal to support SFI Program Participants with forest management responsibilities on public lands in conferring with affected indigenous peoples to respect traditional forest-related knowledge, identify spiritually, historically or culturally important sites and address use of non-timber forest products of value to indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>This project was a collaboration between seven First Nations: Tk\u2019emlups te Secwepemc, Adams Lake Indian Band, Bonaparte Indian Band, Neskonlith Indian Band, Simpcw First Nation, Skeetchestn Indian Band, Splatsin First Nation. Other Partners included International Forest Products Limited, West Fraser Timber Company Limited, BC Timber Sales, BC Ministry of Forests: Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, Tolko Industries Ltd. and Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tkemlups-Website-Content.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-368 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-74 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Tk&#x27;emlups te Secwepemc logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0069_Tkemlups\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0069_Tkemlups.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778064\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-320\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Tk&#8217;emlups te Secwepemc<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tkemlups.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tk&#8217;emlupsemc<\/a> people, whom occupy a vast territory of the interior of British Columbia, owns and opperates it&#8217;s own Forestry Development Corporation &#8212; which works to generate higher and better value added returns from the Band&#8217;s timber resources through strategic processing and marketing of timber. With a plethora of land and natural resources, the Band makes extraordinary efforts to preserve what is most valuable to the band.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-122 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-369 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_ea803b2f39165674a\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ea803b2f39165674a\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#ea803b2f39165674a\" href=\"#ea803b2f39165674a\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">University of Georgia<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"ea803b2f39165674a\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_ea803b2f39165674a\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16613\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16613 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-123 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-uofg\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-372 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-323\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Quantifying Impacts of SFI\u2019s Fiber Sourcing Standards in Georgia<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-373 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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To increase understanding of these beneficial impacts, <a href=\"http:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ugarf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGA)<\/a> will receive $44,860 over two years to investigate Georgia\u2019s Best Management Practices (BMP) compliance rates as they relate to implementation of the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard. Specifically, UGA will research the Georgia Forestry Commission\u2019s Silvicultural BMPs Implementation and Compliance database to determine BMP trends at the landscape scale over time. UGA will also investigate utilization of Georgia\u2019s Master Timber Harvester Program, a requirement under SFI\u2019s Fiber Sourcing Standard. This research will include determining timber volume and area harvested by loggers who have completed the program, as well as investigating loggers&#8217; perceptions regarding BMP policies.<\/p>\n<p>The project will illustrate the water-quality related sustainability of forest management practices on industrial and non-industrial private forest lands in Georgia. The methods developed for this study will be applicable to measuring the environmental benefits associated with application of the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard in other states. UGA and partners will ultimately disseminate their findings to local and regional stakeholder groups and the general public.<\/p>\n<p>The project will support SFI objectives to protect water resources through the utilization of Best Management Practices and promotion of logger training programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>For this project University of Georgia Research Foundation will partner with the <a href=\"http:\/\/sfi-georgia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Georgia SFI Implementation Committee<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swpa.ag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southeastern Wood Producers Association.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related Information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfiprogram.org\/grantuofgeorgia\/\">University of Georgia: Quantifying Impacts of SFI\u2019s Fiber Sourcing Standards in Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfiprogram.org\/georgia-sfi-wins-award\/\">Georgia SFI Implementation Committee Wins Award for Logger Training, Water Quality, and Community Collaboration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/UGA-Stakeholder-Perceptions-Chantal-et-al.-2018-JEM-SFI-Grant-2015-004.pdf\">Stakeholder Perceptions of Fiber Sourcing BMPs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/UGA-SFI-Fiber-Sourcing-Impacts-Dwivedi-et-al.-2018-SFI-Grant-2015-004-1.pdf\">Impact of SFI Fiber Sourcing on BMP Implementation Rates in Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-374 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-75 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"University of Georgia logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0017_Uof Georgia\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0017_Uof-Georgia.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778168\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-325\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About University of Georgia<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uga.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Georgia<\/a>, a land-grant and sea-grant university with statewide commitments and responsibilities, is the state&#8217;s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education. Its motto, &#8220;to teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things,&#8221; reflects the University&#8217;s integral and unique role in the conservation and enhancement of the state&#8217;s and nation&#8217;s intellectual, cultural, and environmental heritage.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-76 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Warnell School logo\" title=\"Grant-logos_0105_Warnell\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos_0105_Warnell.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778264\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-326\"><p>The research will be undertaken by Puneet Dwivedi (PI) and Bob Izlar (Co-PI) at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestry.uga.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Georgia\u2019s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources (Warnell School<\/a>) &#8211; \u00a0the oldest existing forestry school in southern United States which is currently home to 64 faculties, 100 staff members, 350 undergraduate and 200 graduate students. 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-329\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantuofgeorgia\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-a8cdf1bf19ae5f9fb fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-uga\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-378 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-330\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Examining the Role of Forest Certification in Advancing Conservation Outcomes in the U.S. Southeast<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-379 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-331\"><p class=\"subtitles\">This project builds on previous collaborations between the University of Georgia and SFI, and is part of SFI\u2019s Conservation Impact research portfolio<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Why This Project Matters<\/p>\n<p>The Southern Coastal Plain of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama is home to many imperiled species including the gopher tortoise and red cockaded woodpecker. SFI is collaborating on research with the University of Georgia (UGA) to assess the positive impact of the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard on water quality and biodiversity in the region. The SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard promotes sustainability on a wide range of ownerships and helps ensure that managed forests provide habitat for many species at risk in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Contributes to Sustainability Objectives<\/p>\n<p>By simultaneously analyzing the impact of the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard on water quality and biodiversity best management practices, this project will establish the effectiveness of the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard as a conservation tool in this important ecoregion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s Contribution<\/p>\n<p>The SFI Conservation Grant Program is supporting this project.\u00a0This project builds on previous collaborations between UGA and SFI, and is part of SFI\u2019s Conservation Impact research portfolio, which is working to enumerate conservation outcomes from SFI\u2019s certification programs, relative to water quality, biodiversity and climate change.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, an SFI Conservation Grant led by UGA showed that 20 years of implementation of the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard had a significant positive influence on non-certified forestlands across Georgia. Additional research\u00a0from UGA has shown that the compliance rate of forestry best management practices for water quality was higher within the fiber sourcing areas of SFI\u2011certified mills. This is important because these millions of acres of managed forests provide watershed protections that directly benefit aquatic species and provide for the needs of millions of people downstream.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the Project Helps Forest Managers<\/p>\n<p>The project will illustrate the value of the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard on water-quality and biodiversity related sustainability on a wide range of forest lands in Georgia. The methods developed for this study will be applicable to measuring the environmental benefits associated with application of the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard in other states. UGA and partners will ultimately disseminate their findings to local and regional stakeholder groups and the general public. The project will also help prove the value of SFI objectives to protect water resources through the utilization of best management practices and promotion of logger training programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes researchers, conservationists, and forestry sector representatives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project lead: University of Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Forestry Initiative<\/li>\n<li>NatureServe<\/li>\n<li>Georgia SFI Implementation Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related Information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfiprogram.org\/grantuofgeorgia\/\">University of Georgia: Quantifying Impacts of SFI\u2019s Fiber Sourcing Standards in Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfiprogram.org\/georgia-sfi-wins-award\/\">Georgia SFI Implementation Committee Wins Award for Logger Training, Water Quality, and Community Collaboration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/UGA-Stakeholder-Perceptions-Chantal-et-al.-2018-JEM-SFI-Grant-2015-004.pdf\">Stakeholder Perceptions of Fiber Sourcing BMPs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/UGA-SFI-Fiber-Sourcing-Impacts-Dwivedi-et-al.-2018-SFI-Grant-2015-004-1.pdf\">Impact of SFI Fiber Sourcing on BMP Implementation Rates in Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-380 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:100px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-78 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" alt=\"University of Georgia logo\" title=\"UofGEORGIA\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%2798%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%2098%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%2798%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/UofGEORGIA-e1647114715587.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-34220\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-332\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n<p>The University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources offers programs in forestry, fisheries and wildlife sciences, natural resources management and sustainability, and parks, recreation and tourism management. 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-334\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grant-uga-conservation-outcomes\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-7b17654d2a4703129 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_7b17654d2a4703129\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"7b17654d2a4703129\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#7b17654d2a4703129\" href=\"#7b17654d2a4703129\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">University of Maine<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"7b17654d2a4703129\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_7b17654d2a4703129\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"24923\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-24923 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-127 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-uofmaine\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-385 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-335\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">UNIVERSITY OF MAINE<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Partnering to Improve Climate Change Benefits of Working Forests<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-386 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-336\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Assessing and monitoring the influence of forest management practices on soil productivity, carbon storage and conservation in the Acadian Forest Region<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Why this project matters<\/p>\n<p>Well-managed forests have a major role to play in creating a planet that is resilient to a changing climate. Forests absorb about one-third of the world\u2019s annual carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, accounting for as much as 45% of the carbon stored on land, and providing the principal means for mitigating the effect of greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n<p>This project examines the impact of the SFI Forest Management Standard and the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard to enhancing climate adaptation, and carbon-related conservation values. How well-managed forests contribute to climate change mitigation is an important ongoing question. Clarification of these values will help make the case for sustainable forest management, and carbon storage, regardless of whether a given forest is participating in the carbon market. Increasing our knowledge related to forests and climate change has the potential to make a real difference in forest management practices implemented on the ground, and in mitigating one of the most pressing global environmental challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps our understanding of forest management and climate change<\/p>\n<p>The research team will use empirical soils data from across the Acadian Forest Region to inform SFI objectives and measures related to soil productivity, carbon storage, and conservation. Specifically, the project will evaluate the influence of different forest management practices and site qualities on short-term soil carbon stocks as well as on soil health and conservation of the soil resource across research installations in Maine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s contribution<\/p>\n<p>SFI has an interest in advancing our shared understanding of the contribution well-managed forests make toward climate change mitigation. Research initiatives currently underway by SFI and by SFI Program Participants are actively developing clearer links between the value of growing, sustainable forests and climate change. Managed forests certified to SFI provide climate change mitigation benefits over time by adhering to high environmental standards, which ensure that harvested areas are regenerated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps forest managers<\/p>\n<p>Climate change has the potential to diminish forest ecosystem services and productivity. Ultimately, this work will identify forest management practices, soils, and geographic regions that most influence soil productivity, carbon storage, and related conservation values in the Acadian Forest Region. By integrating a network of existing and new sites for monitoring the effects of forest management practices on soils, continual research-based refinements could be made to forest management practices or guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>These results are expected to enlighten our understanding of best forest management practices for added carbon, which is a compelling story and will be valuable to SFI Program Participants who want to communicate their contributions to climate change mitigation. Future potential certification of additional sites in Maine could contribute to the creation of new demonstration sites and teaching tours relative to this work and other SFI objectives related to UMaine\u2019s University Forest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes academics, conservationists, researchers and forestry professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Project lead: University of Maine<br \/>\nSustainable Forestry Initiative<br \/>\nCooperative Forestry Research Unit<br \/>\nCenter for Research on Sustainable Forests<br \/>\nNortheastern Soil Monitoring Cooperative<br \/>\nUniversity of Toronto<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related information<\/p>\n<p>Keeping Maine&#8217;s Forests: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantmainesforests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preparing for the Carbon Market in Forests Certified to the SFI Standard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SFI Is Working to Give Land Managers the Data They Need to Mitigate Climate Change: The <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantsaskatchewanresearchcouncilmitigating\/\">Canadian Forest Carbon Assessment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how Manomet\u2019s Climate Smart Land Network is helping landowners manage their land for climate resilience.<br \/>\nAt COP21 in Paris, international governments recognized and acknowledged the key role that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/feature\/2015\/12\/18\/outcomes-from-cop21-forests-as-a-key-climate-and-development-solution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resilient forests play in mitigating climate change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-387 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-79 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"University of Maine logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0018_UofMaine\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0018_UofMaine.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778166\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-337\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About University of Maine<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1865, the University of Maine is a land and sea grant institution, and the flagship campus of the University of Maine System. It is Maine\u2019s only research university. Its world-class faculty are leading scholars and researchers in their fields, helping address issues globally and locally.<\/p>\n<p>UMaine\u2019s commitment to public service ignites passion in students and puts research to work in communities statewide and across the globe. Located in Orono along the banks of the Stillwater River, this vibrant and dynamic university serves Maine, the nation, and the world through its teaching, research and outreach mission. 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class='printomatic pom-my-custom ' id='id437'  data-print_target='#print-uofmaine' > <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-391 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-339\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantuofmaine\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-bc43bb15261863f9e fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_bc43bb15261863f9e\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bc43bb15261863f9e\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#bc43bb15261863f9e\" href=\"#bc43bb15261863f9e\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">University of Northern British Columbia<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"bc43bb15261863f9e\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_bc43bb15261863f9e\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"16624\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-16624 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-129 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-unbc\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-392 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-340\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Remote-Sensing LiDAR to Measure Biodiversity on Lands Certified to the SFI Program Standard<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-393 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-341\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27271%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20271%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27271%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/UNBC-1-e1509901179689.jpg\" alt=\"LiDAR topography image\" width=\"350\" height=\"271\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Optimizing forest management for biodiversity across large scale landscapes presents the challenge of understanding baseline conditions across large and often remote areas. To pave a better way forward, University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) will receive $67,320 over three years to assess biodiversity values on SFI certified lands using LiDAR. LiDAR is a remote sensing technology that measures distance by illuminating a target with a laser and analyzing the reflected light.<\/p>\n<p>The grant offers an ideal opportunity for AFF, PLT, the Conservation District and local schools to partner in providing a lasting impact. The Conference attendees gained professional development experience allowing them to widely implement Project Learning Tree. Additionally, students from local schools were given the opportunity to share their Project Learning Tree journals and artwork with the larger conference audience.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, UNBC will investigate the relationships between LiDAR-derived metrics of forest structure, forest biodiversity indicators and tree density in sub-boreal forest of central British Columbia. They will then develop protocols and guidance for using LiDAR data to rapidly evaluate forest structure and biodiversity at the stand and landscape level. The resulting information will enable future use of LiDAR data sets to study forest carbon sequestration, water quality, riparian health, and other conservation values of concern.<\/p>\n<p>The project intersects with SFI certification standards through conservation of biological diversity, and requirements for wildlife habitat conservation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27234%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20350%20234%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27350%27%20height%3D%27234%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/UNBC-22.jpg\" alt=\"Water and forest scene\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" \/><\/div>\n<p>For this project University of Northern British Columbia will partner with SFI Program Participant <a href=\"http:\/\/dunkleylumber.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dunkley Lumber<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/alrf.unbc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aleza Lake Research Forest Society<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unbc.ca\/geography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNBC Geography<\/a>, and Ministry of Forests: Lands and Natural Resources Operations Government of British Columbia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-394 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-80 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"University of Northern British Columbia logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0070_UNBC\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0070_UNBC.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778062\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-342\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About University of Northern British Columbia<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plt.org\/\">Pro<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unbc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Northern British Columbia<\/a>, UNBC, provides outstanding undergraduate and graduate learning opportunities that explore cultures, health, economies, and the environment. 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\u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantunbc\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-f2cfdb30ea75f02d7 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_f2cfdb30ea75f02d7\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"f2cfdb30ea75f02d7\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#f2cfdb30ea75f02d7\" href=\"#f2cfdb30ea75f02d7\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">University of Saskatchewan<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"f2cfdb30ea75f02d7\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_f2cfdb30ea75f02d7\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-345\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Caribou and grizzly bear response to landscape change in managed forests of West Central Alberta<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-399 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-346\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-full wp-image-22701\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27275%27%20height%3D%27430%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20275%20430%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27275%27%20height%3D%27430%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/University-of-Saskatchewan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"430\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2013, The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usask.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Saskatchewan<\/a> was awarded $100,000 to develop critical scientific data and management tools that support sustainable forest management and ecological restoration efforts in the boreal forest that ensure habitat abundance and function for caribou and grizzly bear. Findings from this project increased knowledge of functional habitat for caribou and grizzly bear in relation to areas of seismic activity and timber harvest. The University created, via fecal sampling, a DNA based inventory of population dynamics to complement habitat data and increase knowledge of how timber management activities affect physiological stress and movement in caribou and grizzly bear. These efforts have helped forest managers and researchers form a more complete view of habitat requirements and species range now and into the future.<\/p>\n<p>This project supported several SFI objectives, including the protection of critically imperiled species and forests with exceptional conservation value. It also supported SFI&#8217;s goal to promote forest science and technology research.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>For this project the University of Saskatchewan partnered with the Foothills Research Institute, Weyerhaeuser Ltd. and West Fraser Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/U-of-Saskatchewan-Website-Content.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-400 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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\u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantuofsaskatchewan\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-bc54e96ba4f0db9c9 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_bc54e96ba4f0db9c9\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"bc54e96ba4f0db9c9\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#bc54e96ba4f0db9c9\" href=\"#bc54e96ba4f0db9c9\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">University of Tennessee<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"bc54e96ba4f0db9c9\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_bc54e96ba4f0db9c9\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content 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fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-350\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Forest Resources Research and Education Center Forest Access Road Demonstration and Sediment Monitoring Project<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-405 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practices. The primary focus of demonstration sites was erosion control measures, which included rock aggregate and crushed\/reclaimed asphalt on selected sections of the University\u2019s FRREP Forest Road Demonstration site. Techniques that were initially determined to be more effective progressed to a more rigorous controlled and replicated study to better refine the BMP.<\/p>\n<p>Project results were used to improve logger training programs as required under Sustainable Forestry Initiative certification. This project advanced several SFI objectives, including support for logger training, public outreach, and continuous improvement for forest haul\/access road construction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Forest Resources Research and Education Centre, partners included the University of Tennessee Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Tennessee SFI Implementation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-awards-32000-research-grant-to-protect-water-resources-in-the-boreal-forest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Conservation Grants to Focus on Protecting Water Resources<\/a><br \/>\nNews Release &#8211; May 30, 2012<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/University-of-Tennessee.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-406 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-82 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Forest Research and Education Center logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0019_Uof Tenn\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0019_Uof-Tenn.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778164\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-352\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About the Forest Research and Education Center<\/p>\n<p>The University of Tennessee <a href=\"http:\/\/forestry.tennessee.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forest Resources Research and Education Center<\/a> is a field research laboratory that is a regionally recognized leader in developing new technologies applicable to modern forestry and wildlife resources management and environmental stewardship. 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\u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantuoftenn\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-c80cee6d572d0d1eb fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_c80cee6d572d0d1eb\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"c80cee6d572d0d1eb\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#c80cee6d572d0d1eb\" href=\"#c80cee6d572d0d1eb\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">U.S. Endowment for Forests and Communities \u2014 Watershed Service Projects<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"c80cee6d572d0d1eb\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" 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class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-410 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-355\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">US ENDOWMENT FOR FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Engaging the Water Community in Determining Financial Value and Instruments for Watershed Service Projects<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-411 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-356\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Endowment for Forest and Communities will receive $20,000 over two years to implement a pilot program to conserve watershed forest integrity by determining appropriate financial value of watershed services. The U.S. Forest Service estimates that about two-thirds of our nation&#8217;s freshwater resources originate in forests. Water utilities are increasingly taking responsibility for the health of local watersheds as the best way to ensure a long-term supply of clean water for the community.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. endowment will work directly with the water community, individual utilities, and owners of forest land certified to the SFI Standard to engage them in sustainable watershed protection and management. The focus of this grant will be to generate projects on lands certified to the SFI Standard. The Endowment will work with SFI staff to identify mangers of forest holdings within watersheds of medium to large urban areas, well-suited for determining value and payment for watershed service type projects. The Endowment will then engage the water utilities in those areas, and the communities themselves, in dialogue about the benefits of protecting and improving management of those watersheds. Ultimately, this project will help these communities to develop a financial instrument that provides revenue to forest landowners for management activities that preserve water quality and decrease water treatment and storage costs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>The project will support a number of requirements in the SFI 2010-2014 Standard related to protection of water resources, including Objective 3: Protection and Maintenance of Water Resources; Objective 10: Adherence to Best Management Practices; and Objective 14: Legal and Regulatory Compliance. The project also will support requirements related to landowners and community outreach, including Objective 8: Landowner Outreach; and Objective 17 Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>The US Endowment will partner with SFI program participant land owners, public water utility providers, and potentially power utilities with land holdings. Other partners include The Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-Endowment-Website-Content.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-412 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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\u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantusefcwsp\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-364ae9d658e4e365f fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_364ae9d658e4e365f\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"364ae9d658e4e365f\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#364ae9d658e4e365f\" href=\"#364ae9d658e4e365f\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">U.S. Endowment for Forests and Communities \u2014 Land Retention<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"364ae9d658e4e365f\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_364ae9d658e4e365f\"><div 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fusion-builder-column-416 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-360\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">US ENDOWMENT FOR FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sustainable Forestry as Generational Land Retention Strategy for Minority Landowners<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-417 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-361\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>Loss of ownership and asset value by minority forestland owners in the US South has reached a critical level. While there is a multitude of contributing factors, there is an opportunity to establish new models for engagement of these landowners by utilizing networks that already exist within these communities, where many traditional approaches have failed. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usendowment.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Endowment for Forests and Communities<\/a> was awarded $72,000 from the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program to establish new models for engaging minority landowners.<\/p>\n<p>Through collaboration with trusted partners from within their own community, minority landowners were educated on forest management and certification in the American Tree Farm System and Sustainable Forestry Initiative and given the opportunity to engage broadly in sustainable forestry. The US Endowment and partners utilized existing networks, resulting in the advancement of sustainable forestry and ensuring the continued legacy and heritage of minority land-ownership in the region. This grant linked to a larger project underway by US Endowment, and addresses a key issue affecting minority landownership, intergenerational wealth, and cultural heritage in the region. Over 100 minority family forest owners directly benefited through project outreach and education programs. Additionally, the outreach model utilized helped establish a methodology that will extend far beyond the bounds of this project. The project addressed SFI Standard goals of Landowner Outreach and Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>The US Endowment for Forests and Communities partnered with Center for Heirs Property Preservation, Limited Resource Landowner Education and Assistance Network (LRLEAN), Roanoke Center of Roanoke Electrical Coop, and Federation of Southern Cooperatives\/Land Assistance Fund.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/USE-Website-Content.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Overview PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-418 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-84 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0020_US Endowment\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0020_US-Endowment.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778162\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-362\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usendowment.org\/\">U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities <\/a>works collaboratively with partners in the public and private sectors to advance systemic, transformative and sustainable change for the health and vitality of the nation&#8217;s working forests and forest-reliant communities. The Endowment has been charged with two purposes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>educational and charitable causes in timber-reliant communities; and<\/li>\n<li>educational and public-interest projects addressing forest management issues that affect timber-reliant communities, the sustainability of forests as sources of building materials, wildlife habitat, bio-energy, recreation, and other values.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-138 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-419 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-363\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-420 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-sharing-box fusion-sharing-box-69 boxed-icons has-taglines layout-floated layout-medium-floated layout-small-stacked\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;--awb-wrapper-padding-left:0px;--awb-separator-border-sizes:0px;--awb-alignment:flex-start;--awb-layout:row;--awb-alignment-small:space-between;--awb-stacked-align-small:center;\" data-title=\"US ENDOWMENT FOR FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES - Sustainable Forestry as Generational Land Retention Strategy for Minority Landowners\" data-description=\"Loss of ownership and asset value by minority forestland owners in the US South has reached a critical level. 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class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_e1d5444fb84d1fec3\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e1d5444fb84d1fec3\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#e1d5444fb84d1fec3\" href=\"#e1d5444fb84d1fec3\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Virginia Tech<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"e1d5444fb84d1fec3\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_e1d5444fb84d1fec3\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"24935\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-24935 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-139 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-vt\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-422 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-365\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">VIRGINIA TECH<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Measuring and Improving the Water Quality Benefits of Sustainable Forest Management Across the Southeastern U.S.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-423 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-366\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Monitoring and Quantifying the Effects of State Forestry BMP Programs on Soil Erosion and Sediment Delivery for the Southeastern US<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Why this project matters<\/p>\n<p>This collaborative project, led by Virginia Tech, will comprehensively compare and contrast the implementation and effectiveness of the 13 Southeastern states&#8217; forestry best management practices (BMPs) for water quality. This will require monitoring sediment delivery ratios, erosion rates, and BMP\u2011implementation scores across multiple regions. Findings will allow state forestry organizations and other stakeholders to quantify sediment protection provided by state BMP programs and highlight the sustainability of forest management.<\/p>\n<p>How the project helps enhance best management practices for water quality<\/p>\n<p>Sediment is the largest stream water pollutant from forest management in the southeastern U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, relationships between actual soil erosion and sediment delivery are poorly understood. This comprehensive multiregional and multi-sponsor study will collect, analyze, and interpret data using seven major objectives, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Estimating sediment-delivery ratios (i.e., soil eroded and the amount of sediment deposited into streams) by forest region and forest operation<\/li>\n<li>Quantifying the relationships between BMP implementation percentages and sediment delivery and\/or soil erosion<\/li>\n<li>Estimating the impact that state and regional BMP programs have had on sediment reduction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">SFI\u2019s contribution<\/p>\n<p>This program features strong partnerships and an ambitious scope that is poised to deliver a major contribution to <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/conservation-impact-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI&#8217;s Conservation Impact Project<\/a> work around water values. The goal of 10 peer\u2011reviewed studies adds considerable credibility to this work and provides a base for broad communications among less\u2011technical audiences. Results will also be delivered on the ground through logger training programs and professional conferences. The collaboration across multiple states represented by this project will advance both understanding and the ability of researchers and practitioners to compare and quantify the efficacy of BMP implementation across broad geographies and disparate ownerships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">How the project helps forest managers<\/p>\n<p>This project directly relates to the SFI priority area of quantifying the impact of SFI Program Participant activities relative to improving stream habitat and\/or water quality. Project results will have benefits across the U.S. South with regard to documenting the effects of BMP implementation on sediment delivery to streams on lands managed by SFI Program Participants. This information will also help compare forestry to other land uses and show benefits of sustainable forest management and BMP implementation.<\/p>\n<p>SFI will use the data generated by the project to guide best practices and provide information to forest managers that may help them enhance water quality. Better and more consistent data will enable forest managers across the U.S. and Canada to build understanding of BMPs for water quality.<\/p>\n<p>Results will also be presented to resource professionals at multiple venues such as the Biennial Southern Silviculture Research Conference, Council on Forest Engineering, Society of American Foresters National Convention, SFI Annual Conference, and the Soil Science Society of America conference. Information will also be incorporated into logger training presentations, which are required under SFI forest management and fiber sourcing certification.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Partners<\/p>\n<p>This partnership includes academics, conservationists, researchers, SFI Program Participants and state government officials.<\/p>\n<p>Project lead: Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation<br \/>\nSustainable Forestry Initiative<br \/>\nVirginia SFI Implementation Committee<br \/>\nNational Council for Air and Stream Improvement<br \/>\nSouthern Group of State Foresters<br \/>\nVirginia Department of Forestry<br \/>\nNorth Carolina Forest Service<br \/>\nTexas A&amp;M Forest Service<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Related information<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing the Value of Forest Certification in Protecting Water Quality (<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/government-leaders-recognize-the-value-of-sfi-program-for-sustainable-forest-management-and-responsible-procurement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media release<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>EPA: No Further Regulation of Forest Roads Necessary \u2014 Science-Based Best Management Practices Programs Offer Effective Water Quality Protections (<a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/epa-no-further-regulation-of-forest-roads-necessary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media release<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Ducks Unlimited Canada: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/grantducksunlimitedcanada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Development of best practices for forestry road design and construction around wetlands<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-424 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-85 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Virginia Tech logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0021_VT\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0021_VT.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778160\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-367\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About the Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/frec.vt.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation<\/a> is one of four departments within the College of Natural Resources and Environment and it\u2019s one of the top programs in natural resource management in the United States. 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non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-wildlands\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-429 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-370\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE WILDLANDS NETWORK<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Wildlands Network, The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, The Land Trust for Tennessee: Sustainable Forest Management and Protection of Special Sites for Southeastern Forests Through Conservation Easements<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-430 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-371\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in 2011, <a href=\"http:\/\/landtrusttn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Land Trust for Tennessee<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coastallandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlandsnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wildlands Network<\/a> received a total of $65,000 over two years to engage southeastern forest owners and SFI program participants in exploring forest conservation easements on special sites and to provide technical assistance to landowners who are considering donating or selling easements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlands Network<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wildlandsnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wildlands Network<\/a> employed grant funds to produce a report on the benefits of working forest conservation easements for corporate landowners. It was especially targeted at the newer owners of large tracts of forestlands such as Timberland Investment Management Organizations (TIMOs) and Real estate Investment Trusts (REITs), with an emphasis on southern U.S. forests. Key findings of the report include that working forest easements provide a critical early source of return on new property acquisitions, can substantially reduce property tax bills, and provide generous income tax credits while allowing opportunities to participate in current and emerging markets for ecosystem services such as carbon credits. The report also found that conservation easements and sustainable forest management generate public goodwill towards the company via positive media attention and can boost employee morale.<\/p>\n<p>View the Wildland Network&#8217;s Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wildlands-Final-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Business Rationale Behind Forest Conservation Easements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Land Trust for Tennessee<\/strong><br \/>\nThrough this grant <a href=\"http:\/\/landtrusttn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Land Trust for Tennessee<\/a> partnered with SFI and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation to successfully implement forest management planning workshops for landowners of working forest conservation easement properties. Additionally, over the past two years, The Land Trust for Tennessee and its partners, including the Tennessee Division of Forestry and the University of Tennessee Forestry Extension, have completed twelve working forest conservation easements. The easements protect over 26,400 acres of land from development while allowing for timber harvesting in accordance with approved forest management plans that emphases sustainable forestry practices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/strong><br \/>\nSFI\u2019s grant to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coastallandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/a> promoted the conservation of ecologically important forest and aquatic habitats through <a href=\"http:\/\/capefeararch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cape Fear Arch Conservation Collaboration<\/a>. The Trust partnered with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the North Carolina chapter of the Nature Conservancy to conduct community education, outreach workshops, training, and technical assistance focused on utilizing conservation easements to protect vulnerable forests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Supporting the SFI Standard<\/p>\n<p>These activities support SFI principles related to sustainable forestry (Principle 1); Protection of Water Resources (Principle 3); Protection of Biological Diversity (Principle 4); Aesthetics and Recreation (Principle 5). It also supports SFI Standard Objective 4: Conservation of Biological Diversity including Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value; Objective 6: Protection of Special Sites; Objective 8: Landowner Outreach; Objective 11: Promote Conservation of Biological Diversity, Biodiversity Hotspots and High-Biodiversity Wilderness Areas; Objective 16: Training and Education; and Objective 17: Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>Louisiana-Pacific Corporation; Resource Management Service LLC; North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission; The Nature Conservancy \u2013 North Carolina Chapter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Land Trust Shares Grant to Preserve Forest Sites<br \/>\nThe Tennessean<\/a> June 3, 2011<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-conservation-grant-easements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Conservation Grant Promotes Conservation Easements in Southeast U.S.<\/a><br \/>\nPress Release &#8211; May 31, 2011<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-431 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-86 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Wildlands Network logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0022_Wildlands\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0022_Wildlands.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778158\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-372\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About Wildlands Network<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlandsnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wildlands Network<\/a> is restoring, protecting and connecting the best wild places throughout North America because people need nature, and nature needs space to survive. It is connecting the biggest parks and healthiest conservation lands to create Wildways\u00a9 landscapes that are large enough to sustain wildlife for the long-term.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-87 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Land Trust of Tennessee logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0007_Land Trust Tenn\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0007_Land-Trust-Tenn.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778202\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-373\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About The Land Trust of Tennessee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.landtrusttn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Land Trust of Tennessee<\/a> is a private non-profit organization that works to protect the unique character of Tennessee&#8217;s natural and historic landscapes and sites for future generations. Since 1999, they have worked with private landowners to protect nearly 60,000 of land throughout Tennessee. Conservation easements are their primary tool for the permanent protection of working lands, natural resources, wildlife habitat, recreational lands and open space.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-88 hover-type-none grant-logo-print\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"North Carolina Coastal Land Trust logo\" title=\"Grant logos _0013_NCCLT\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grant-logos-_0013_NCCLT.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-778176\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-374\"><p class=\"subtitles\">About North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coastallandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust<\/a> was formed in 1992 to enrich the coastal plain communities of the state through conservation of natural areas and working landscapes, education and the promotion of good land stewardship. 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fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-376\"><p><strong>COPY LINK<\/strong>: \u00a0https:\/\/forests.org\/grantwildlandsnetwork\/<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-14653cba8526bc696 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_14653cba8526bc696\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"14653cba8526bc696\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-746414-3\" data-target=\"#14653cba8526bc696\" href=\"#14653cba8526bc696\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">WRI \u2013 Clean Water Assessment<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"14653cba8526bc696\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_14653cba8526bc696\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<code><div data-post-id=\"21365\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-21365 \"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-143 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling grants\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"print-wriwater\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-435 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-377\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">CLEAN WATER ASSESSMENT<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-436 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-378\"><p class=\"subtitles\">Project Overview<\/p>\n<p>Starting in 2012, The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Resources Institute<\/a> was awarded $35,000 over two years to illustrate how SFI requirements related to best management practices result in improvements in water quality and quantity, and how certification complements government initiatives to protect water resources. Work focused in the Pacific Northwest and Northeastern regions.<\/p>\n<p>The World Resources Institute compiled and disseminated the latest knowledge about the water quality benefits of best management practices (BMPs) relative to minimum practices required by states. Their work paid special attention to forest roads and associated stormwater management systems while analyzing the role of forest certification in promoting adoption of BMPs. Their work helped forest managers understand how forest certification can help achieve improvements in water quality or quantity. Research also supported decision-makers such as the Environmental Protection Agency and state natural resource agencies identify ranges of expected benefits of best management practices and areas of greatest remaining scientific uncertainty. The project also advanced understanding of how forest certification complements government initiatives to protect water resources, and how it can generate water quality improvements that could be valued within payment for watershed services programs.<\/p>\n<p>WRI\u2019s Grant supported SFI objectives to protect water resources and promote adherence to Best Management Practices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Partners<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the World Resources Institute, project partners included the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Willamette Partnership and SFI Implementation Committees in the Pacific Northwest and Northern New England regions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forests.org\/sfi-awards-grant-to-support-water-quality-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFI Awards Grant to Support Water Quality Research<\/a><br \/>\nNews Release &#8211; July 16, 2012<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitles\">Project Resources<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper 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