{"id":18916,"date":"2013-09-18T16:50:09","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T16:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=18916"},"modified":"2023-03-22T14:23:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T18:23:37","slug":"sfi-grassroots-network-recognized-for-connecting-people-to-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/sfi-grassroots-network-recognized-for-connecting-people-to-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"SFI Grassroots Network Recognized for Connecting People to Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS <\/b>\u2013 From enjoying a walk in the woods to building a home to the clean water and the paper products we use every day, people benefit from forests in countless ways. Today, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative\u00ae (SFI\u00ae) presented three SFI Implementation Committees with SFI\u2019s 15th Annual Achievement Award for their efforts to connect communities to sustainable forestry in Maine, Minnesota and Georgia. The presentations were made at a ceremony during SFI\u2019s 2013 Annual Conference in San Antonio.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year, SFI recognizes the work of its unique grassroots network of 35 SFI implementation committees, which promote sustainable forestry in communities across North America,\u201d SFI President and CEO Kathy Abusow said. \u201cThe projects we are recognizing today demonstrate how SFI Implementation Committees are, quite literally, at the root of our success because the future of our forests depends on sustained engagement and cooperation at the community level, day in and day out.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s awards were made to:<\/p>\n