NEWS RELEASES

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vancouver’s NSDA Architects is the winner of the first SFI Award, handed out Monday, March 3rd as part of the 10th annual Wood WORKS! BC Wood Design Awards.

The SFI Inc. is pleased to announce that over half a million acres of timberland owned by The St. Joe Company have recently been certified to the SFI Standard.

Business executive, author and community leader Anne Giardini has been elected to the independent SFI Board of Directors as a member of the Economic Sector. “Anne Giardini is not only a respected leader in the forest industry but a published author, educator and philanthropist,” SFI President and CEO Kathy Abusow said. “Her insights and perspective will enhance our Board and aid SFI’s efforts to secure a healthy future for our forests. We look forward to welcoming her to her first Board meeting this week.”

In an agreement of support between the two organizations, the SFI Inc., and Habitat for Humanity International have signed an MOU.

Nature Canada’s Women for Nature initiative brings together the leadership, knowledge, experience and passion of amazing women across Canada who are committed to nature conservation.

SFI opened its 2014 Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program.

The SFI has invited nearly 10,000 stakeholders to submit comments on the draft SFI 2015-2021 Standard.

Almost one million hectares of forestland at Lake Nipigon Forest have been successfully third party certified to the SFI Standard.

The future of Southern U.S. forests depends in large part on decisions made today by family forest owners, who account for 62 percent of privately owned forestland in the region.