{"id":19116,"date":"2014-04-21T16:23:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T16:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=19116"},"modified":"2023-03-22T14:05:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T18:05:12","slug":"19116-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/19116-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SFI\u00ae Invests in Forest Conservation Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C. and Ottawa, ON<\/strong> \u2013 The Sustainable Forestry Initiative\u00ae Inc. (SFI\u00ae) has awarded more than\u00a0$400,000 to 10 conservation projects as part of its 2014 Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant\u00a0Program. These projects support efforts towards continuous improvement in sustainable forest management\u00a0and forest conservation throughout North America.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2014 conservation grant recipients represent a wide and invaluable cross section of research supporting\u00a0future forests across the United States and Canada,\u201d said Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of SFI Inc. \u201cThe SFI\u00a0program is the only forest certification standard in North America that requires participants to support and\u00a0engage in research activities to improve forest health, productivity and sustainable management of forest\u00a0resources. We\u2019re looking forward to supporting each of these worthy projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since 2010, SFI has awarded more than 50 conservation partnership grants totaling more than $1.9 million to\u00a0foster research and pilot efforts to better inform future decisions about our forests. When leveraged with\u00a0project partner contributions, that total investment exceeds $7.1 million.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s projects include improving wildlife habitat management, mitigating impacts on wetlands, and\u00a0conserving indigenous cultural features, just to name a few.<\/p>\n

2014 Conservation Grant Recipients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The American Bird Conservancy (ABC)<\/a> will identify priority habitats for bird conservation, develop improved\u00a0management scenarios for these habitats, and focus on locations where land ownerships intersect with\u00a0critical habitats and flyways in North America.<\/p>\n

The Communities for Healthy Forests, Inc.<\/a> will engage the local community, deliver educational tools and\u00a0support restoration efforts in the Douglas Complex area in Oregon that was devastated by wildfires last\u00a0summer.<\/p>\n

FPInnovations<\/a> will create a national best management practice guide for field practitioners to mitigate the\u00a0impact of forest roads on Canadian wetlands.<\/p>\n

The Fundy Model Forest<\/a> study provides a unique opportunity to study the effects of forest harvesting 20\u00a0years post-harvest at a site where initial biodiversity studies were started in 1992.<\/p>\n

The Heiltsuk First Nation will create a database process to record, track, and manage culturally modified\u00a0trees through spatial analysis in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).<\/p>\n

The Longleaf Alliance<\/a> project will ensure the development of an informational tool to help landowners\u00a0engaged in restoration of the Longleaf Pine ecosystem.<\/p>\n

NCASI Canada<\/a> will help ensure survival of young caribou by using new scientific methods to study nutrition\u00a0in forest stands.<\/p>\n

Stephen F. Austin State University<\/a> will study forest mammals to help inform future management in a mixed\u00a0forest landscape.<\/p>\n

The Nature Conservancy, North Carolina Chapter will focus on private landowner outreach in the Cape Fear\u00a0Arch in an effort to sustain biodiversity and restore longleaf pine in working forests.<\/p>\n

Finally, the US Endowment for Forests and Communities<\/a>\u2019 project will focus on sustainable forest\u00a0management as a generational land retention strategy for minority landowners in the U.S. South.<\/p>\n

SFI\u2019s 2014 investment includes ongoing multi-year research grant commitments for projects awarded to groups\u00a0like Nature Trust B.C<\/a>. to mitigate impacts on biological diversity through management of invasive plant species,\u00a0and to the American Bird Conservancy<\/a> to showcase the value of habitat improvements, including thinning,\u00a0understory management, and the creation of snags for bird conservation within the context of meeting\u00a0economic and forest health goals.<\/p>\n

For more information about The SFI Conservation Grant Program, visit forests.org\/conservationgrants\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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