
USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program Announcement
The opening of the application process is an important step in delivering on USDA’s commitment of providing financial assistance to those who have faced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs. The application process is open now and will close on October 31.

Registration is open for regional forestry conference on Oct. 25-26 in Rocky Mount
The Forest Landowner Conference will be held Oct. 25-26 at the Rocky Mount Event Center. Speakers and exhibitors from more than a dozen state and federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations and companies are expected to take part.

USDA secretary stops by Brunswick
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stopped by Brunswick on Tuesday to make an appearance at a conference celebrating 10 years of the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention network.

What’s Happening With North Carolina’s Timber Prices?
Compared to a year ago, second quarter 2023 standing timber prices were down across all product classes but pine sawtimber. ... Decline in prices from a year ago are reflective of the uncertainty in the market.

Project works to improve land ownership opportunities across NC, focusing on Black community
WNCN-TV news coverage: There are nearly 20 million acres of forest land across North Carolina, and most of it belongs to private landowners. But holding on to that land, for some owners, can be a challenge.

USDA Forest Service invests $188M to keep forests working, conserve private forestland through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $188 million investment to conserve some of the most economically and ecologically significant forestlands across the nation.

Forest Champion: Alton Perry
Alton Perry and the Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project are featured in a blog written by Zach Clifton, communications specialist for Keeping Forests, an organization that "represent(s) a diverse range of interests with a common mission ... to create the conditions for our current land stewards to keep forests as forests."

Green-Holley earns 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award
SFLRP's Youth Program Coordinator, Reba Green-Holley, has been recognized with a 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award.

Decline in First Quarter 2023 Timber Prices!

Conference for region’s forest landowners scheduled for Oct. 25-26 in Rocky Mount

Roanoke Cooperative Recognizes Sustainable Forestry & Land Retention Project’s 10th Year of Service to Woodland Owners

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture Nationwide

McIntosh S.E.E.D. preserves land and legacy with Black landowners in the US South

Governor Proclaims Prescribed Fire Awareness Month 2023

Showing the Power of Legacy, a Woodland Owner Profile of Ms. Edna Williams

New Publication Helps Young Black Americans Explore Career Paths in the Forest and Conservation Sector

New Round of Farmers of Color Network Grants

Two March Workshops Aim to Boost Landowner Participation in Federal Conservation Program

Co-op offers tools and tips to beat winter at its cold game of heating costs

North Carolina Woodland Owners Get Advice On Ways to Make Forests Healthier, More Profitable

USDA Opens Comment Period on Financial Assistance for Producers and Landowners Determined To Have Experienced Discrimination

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) Announces Lauren T. Cooper as Its New Chief Conservation Officer

Who Runs the Forest? Increasingly, in the Southeast, It’s Women

Perry earns state honor

Lillian “Ebonie” Alexander of North Carolina’s Black Family Land Trust Receives Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award

Conference for region’s forest landowners scheduled for Oct. 25-26 in Rocky Mount

SFI APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

REC’s Perry named Forest Conservationist of the Year

‘Land Rich, Cash Poor’ – How Black Americans Lost Some of the Most Desirable Land in the U.S.

UAPB program helps small farms

Clean energy fair gives students options on career paths

Sustainable Forestry & Land Retention Project Expands to Serve Woodland Owners in Six More N.C. Counties

Pine Knot Farms in Hurdle Mills

Roanoke Electric begins Power Hour webinar series with focus on economic development

Roanoke Electric appoints Marshall Cherry as co-op’s president and CEO

Estate planning webinar for region’s forest landowners scheduled for March 3

Roanoke Electric Co-op receives Clean Energy Leadership Award for Rapid Charging Station

USDA Announces Plenary Speakers for 2022 Agricultural Outlook Forum

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Key Work in 2021 to Advance Equity

USDA Invests $50 Million in Partnerships to Improve Equity in Conservation Programs, Address Climate Change

CEO Message

Black News Channel: Black Farmers Bouncing Back After Discriminatory Practices by USDA Nearly Eliminated Them

Enviva Partners with Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Grow Career Opportunities for African Americans in Renewable Energy

Roanoke Electric receives $6 million for energy efficiency program through USDA

Domtar Donates $3,000 to Sustainable Forestry & Land Retention Project

N.C. Forest Service Accepting Applications for Woodland Recovery Assistance

Small-Scale, Local Producers Get Improved Insurance Coverage through New Micro Farm Policy

The Latest Farm Product: Carbon Credits

‘The woods next door’: U.S. community forests take root

N.C. Forest Service offers discount on tree seedling orders for military members

Curtis Wynn honored with North Carolina Rural Leadership Award

Forest Landowner Conference turns spotlight on climate change

Curtis Wynn steps down as CEO of Roanoke Electric Cooperative to take the helm at SECO Energy

Spotlight on forests at COP26, a big step forward for climate talks

Fighting Black Land Loss Helps Birds, Too

Fourtee Acres Farm Shows Power Of Legacy

Virtual conference for region’s forest landowners scheduled for Oct. 26-27

Research Roundup: How one undergraduate student’s research seeks to improve our state’s natural resources

UAPB Small Farm Program Enhancing Land, Helping Producers One Farm at a Time

Black US farmers awaiting billions in promised debt relief

Moving Forward Through Farming

Federal Financial Assistance Available for Farmers and Woodland Owners; Application Deadline is Oct. 29

Biden Administration to Invest $67 Million to Help Heirs Resolve Land Ownership and Succession Issues

Signup Period Ends July 23 for New Federal Funding to Support N.C. Conservation Practices

U.S. Senate Passes Growing Climate Solutions Act

In the U.S. South, a forestry project helps Black families keep their land

Why stepped-up basis is important for maintaining family forests

Senate Agriculture Committee hearing — Federal, State and Private Forestlands: Opportunities for Addressing Climate Change

Video: The Benefits of Prescribed Burns

American Rescue Plan Debt Payments

Earth Day 2021: Why reforestation is a crucial part of saving the environment

In Case You Missed It: Here’s What They’re Saying About the Growing Climate Solutions Act

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Frequently Asked Questions

Guidance for Heirs’ Property Operators Participating in Farm Service Agency Programs

Co-op to host Outdoor Earth Day event, April 23

The fight for Black farmers comes to Washington

USDA seeks input on ‘climate-smart’ ag and forestry practices

North Carolina Forestry Association and N.C. Forest Service promote Arbor Day and importance of planting trees

At Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing, Farmers and Foresters Urge Solutions to the Climate Crisis

Forestry Project’s webinar underscores importance of estate planning

The Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Network Joins Movement To Conserve, Restore and Grow One Trillion Trees

Tyrone Williams, owner of Fourtee Acres, discusses leaving behind a legacy of sustainable forest management for the next generation
Two Biden Priorities, Climate and Inequality, Meet on Black-Owned Farms

Estate planning webinar for region’s forest landowners scheduled for Feb. 24-25

Invasive Plants in Forest Pose Challenge for Nearby NC Farmers

Timber Tax Website Features Tax Tips, Webinars

Educational Needs Assessment of N.C. Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowners: Preliminary Results

Land Trust Lecture Focuses on Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project

Forest Landowner Conference offers ways to boost value of woodlands

NRCS Announces EQIP Funding Opportunity Deadline of November 20, 2020

Sustainable Agriculture with The Cherry Farm

Audubon’s Black Belt Birding Tour

4-H Alumni Video, Reba Green-Holley & Guy Holley

Virtual conference for region’s forest landowners scheduled for Oct. 27-28

ForestHer NC Strives to Empower Women Woodland Owners

Undoing Injustice: Roanoke Electric Works to Empower Black Landowners

UAPB Sustainable Forestry Land Retention Program Seeking Participants

Forestry association seeks extra $500M for COVID-19 stimulus package

‘Death And Dirt’ Law To Conservation For Black-Owned Forests: Meet Mavis Gragg

Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project Encourages Veterans to Seek Assistance Available through Farm Bill

Growing Climate Solutions Act set to be introduced in US Senate

Heirs Property Presentation Examines Legal Challenges, Preservation Initiatives and More

Know property lines before harvesting timber, installing buildings, UAPB expert says

USDA Announces Details of Direct Assistance to Farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

New Infographic from NC State Extension Details Forestry Industry’s Economic Value

Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project Has Funds to Help Landowners Develop Forest Management Plans

Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project Announces Financial Assistance for Forest Landowners for 2020

North Carolina’s Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project Delivered Strong Results in 2019

Documentary premier highlights achievements of sustainable forestry program
Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program Receives USDA Forest Service 2019 Regional Forester’s Honor Award
Forestry in North Carolina: Got to be Sustainable
Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Helps Protect Sensitive Bottomland Hardwood Ecosystem Along Nottoway River
Presidential Proclamation on National Forest Products Week, 2019
Timber industry expecting major boom on heels of Henry County announcement
America’s Forests can Help Fight Climate Change
Sustainable Forestry & African American Land Retention Program Receives USDA Forest Service 2019 Regional Forester’s Honor Award
America’s Forests in South Carolina – Episode 3 of “America’s Forests” with Chuck Leavell
Want More Energy And Less Climate Change? Plant Trees
With a $2.7M federal grant, business ‘opportunity center’ coming to North Charleston
The Importance of Land Retention and Estate Planning
Ebony Alexander – Executive Director of the Black Family Land Trust Discusses the Importance of Land Retention & Estate Planning
John Littles, “What we’re doing now will affect generations” podcast
FourTee Acres – Connecting the Generations
Ebonie Alexander, “The stories of each generation make the land as important as the blood in your veins” podcast
Coming into Focus: Wood is Good & the Facts Back it Up
Fahamisha Amkajinaki, “You owe it to your ancestors to maintain that land” podcast
Keeping it in the Family
Marshall Cherry, “To see changes in family dynamics, those are the wins” podcast
Chris Brown, “When a landowner gets a forest management plan, good things start to happen” podcast
Danielle Atkins, “Women landowners are incredibly important in land management” podcast
Charlie Williams – To Build Trust, You First Have to Admit that the Stories are True
Endowment Launches Apprenticeship Program Aimed at Attracting & Retaining Minority Consulting Foresters
Charles R. Lowry, Jr. – Having Learned More Now, I think I Would Have Asked More Questions Back Then
Alex Harvey – The Trust Factor
Alex Singleton – They Were Losing Twice, Once on Productivity & Once on Price
USDA Announces 1890 National Scholars Program Funding Opportunity
Dr. Jennie Stephens – Its All About Relationships When There is History of Abuse
Tyrone and Edna Williams, “You have to establish trust before you try to provide service” podcast
Dr. Thomas Mitchell, “The most substantial reform of partition law in modern history: Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act” podcast
How Sustainable Forestry can Help the Legacy of African American Landowners
SFI & AFF Join Forces to Grow Family Lands Certification
Applications Being Accepted for Florence Reforestation Fund
Application Deadline for USDA 1890 National Scholars Program is January 31st
Sustainable Forestry Partners Strategize for Phase 3 Success of NC Program
Alton Perry, “Being in this profession has allowed a country boy like me to go to places I never dreamed of” podcast