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Roanoke Cooperative Recognizes Sustainable Forestry & Land Retention Project’s 10th Year of Service to Woodland Owners
March 28, 2023

AULANDER, N.C., March 28, 2023—Roanoke Cooperative (RC) is joining with conservation agencies, forestry companies and other supportive entities to recognize [...]

Roanoke Forestry News
McIntosh S.E.E.D. preserves land and legacy with Black landowners in the US South
February 20, 2023

Apple and The Conservation Fund are partnering with community organizations across the region to scale sustainable land retention and climate [...]

Roanoke Forestry News, Uncategorized
Showing the Power of Legacy, a Woodland Owner Profile of Ms. Edna Williams
February 10, 2023

In the latest issue of National Woodlands magazine (a quarterly publication produced by the National Woodland Owners Association), there is [...]

Roanoke Center News, Roanoke Forestry News
New Publication Helps Young Black Americans Explore Career Paths in the Forest and Conservation Sector
February 9, 2023

February 7th, 2023 WASHINGTON – A new first-of-its-kind resource, Black Faces in Green Spaces: The Journeys of Black Professionals in Green Careers, has [...]

Roanoke Forestry Blog
Family Forests Get Built on the Shoulders of Giants, and SFLRP Helps Make It Possible
February 2, 2023

By Avis Gray, Owner of Gray Family Farms // As I approach my 10th year as a participant in the [...]

Roanoke Center News, Roanoke Forestry News
New Round of Farmers of Color Network Grants
February 2, 2023

by Beth Hauptle   |  Published February 1, 2023 RAFI-USA is now accepting applications for the 2023 Farmers of Color Network Infrastructure Grant [...]

Roanoke Forestry Blog
Getting to Know Our ForestHers: Edna Williams
November 21, 2022

// Reprinted with permission from the ForestHer NC “Our Forest” blog //   Written by Dakota Wagner Editor’s Note: This [...]

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North Carolina Woodland Owners Get Advice On Ways to Make Forests Healthier, More Profitable
November 10, 2022

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., November 10, 2022 – North Carolina forest owners who want to make their woodlands healthier and more [...]

Roanoke Forestry News
USDA Opens Comment Period on Financial Assistance for Producers and Landowners Determined To Have Experienced Discrimination
October 17, 2022

October 14, 2022   Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“section 22007”) directs the U.S. Department of [...]

Roanoke Forestry News
Perry earns state honor
September 23, 2022

Reprinted from Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald September 20, 2022 By Staff Reports CARY – Alton Perry, director of Roanoke Electric Cooperative’s sustainable [...]