NEWS RELEASES

(SFI) is pleased to welcome Dr. Reagan Flowers as Chief Education Officer. In this role, Dr. Flowers will join SFI’s Senior Leadership Team and lead Project Learning Tree (PLT) to advance environmental education, forest literacy, and green career pathways, using trees and forests as windows on the world.

On World Environment Day, Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced over $30 million to create 960 green jobs and training opportunities over the next two years for youth in the natural resources sectors that have positive environmental outcomes.

SFI announced the recipient of the 2023 SFI Leadership in Conservation Award at the 2023 SFI Annual Conference in collaboration with PEFC Week today.

SFI announced the winner of the 2023 SIC Achievement Award at the 2023 SFI Annual Conference in collaboration with PEFC Week today.

SFI announced the recipients of the 2023 SFI President’s Award for Leadership at the 2023 SFI Annual Conference in collaboration with PEFC Week.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is pleased to welcome Lauren Cooper as Chief Conservation Officer, Dr. Healy Hamilton as Chief Scientist, and Christine Leduc, R.P.F., as Vice-President of Communications and Government Relations.

SFI and PLT Canada had the following statement following the tabling of the federal budget yesterday.

A new first-of-its-kind resource, Black Faces in Green Spaces: The Journeys of Black Professionals in Green Careers, has just been released by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), Project Learning Tree (PLT), and Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS).

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Healy Hamilton to the role of SFI Chief Scientist, starting April 4, 2023.

Michael Doss, President and CEO of Graphic Packaging International and Chair of the SFI Board of Directors, is pleased to welcome two new members to the SFI Board of Directors.

Cooper is well respected among the forest sector, academic communities, and the SFI® network.

Project Learning Tree® (PLT), an initiative of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI), has released a new resource for families and teachers to connect young children ages 1–6 to nature, with a focus on trees.

SFI praised Congress for passing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which provides funding for climate-smart forestry activities that promote forest health and resilience and increase carbon sequestration.

SFI announced five new SFI Community Grants today to support projects that make a meaningful impact in communities across the U.S. and Canada.

SFI was recently named as a recipient of a $249,108 Wood Innovations Grant from the USDA Forest Service.