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New England Forestry @NEForestry

New England Forestry Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation and sustainable management of New England's forests.

Joined January 2014
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NEFF is proud to be a coauthor of Highstead Foundation's 2022 report, "New England’s Climate Imperative: Our Forests as a Natural Climate Solution." The @BostonGlobe @dharnanoor reported on it in an aptly titled piece bostonglobe.com/2022/11/08/s…

New England’s forests are an underused tool in the climate fight, study says - The Boston Globe

Across the six states of New England, forests are already sequestering the equivalent of 14 percent of carbon emissions each year, but they're still underutilized, a new report says.

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NEFF's Andi Colnes is blogging from #COP27—read about her second day plus thoughts on what the IPCC really is for those who aren't in the thick of climate work, why it matters, and how it ties into NEFF’s forest-based climate solutions newenglandforestry.org/2022/…
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"Three flights, two days of travel, gorgeous yellow-green lizards on the wall outside my room, and I’ve finally arrived..." Our first #COP27 live blog from NEFF's Andi Colnes is up! newenglandforestry.org/2022/…
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NEFF is taking proven and cost-efficient forest-based climate solutions to #COP27 this week. We'll be sharing updates from Deputy Director Andi Colnes in Egypt starting tonight. More info: newenglandforestry.org/2022/…
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New England Forestry retweeted
American Forest Foundation@AmForestFndn
21 Oct 2022
#DYK that the forest improvement practices that help sequester and store carbon in our trees also help make quality timber for forest products? #Carbon #Timber go 🤝. #ForestProductsWeek #ClimateChange #ForestCarbon
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NEFF’s Alec Giffen just spoke to @SusanSharon1 for @npratc @NPR about the incredible climate mitigation potential of the North Maine Woods under climate-smart forestry—and how Maine is poised to take the lead in this approach npr.org/2022/10/20/113031877…

Carbon in the North Maine Woods could help New England reach a climate benchmark

The North Maine Woods stores a lot of carbon. With better forest management, it could store more and help New England reach a climate benchmark. But there's disagreement about how to approach this.

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NEFF's Bob Perschel writes, "Changes in how we manage forests and use wood—some of the least-discussed climate solutions—could deliver huge benefits. It’s especially important in Connecticut, where forests support over 16,000 jobs" @hartfordcourant courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc…

Robert Perschel: How we manage forests could be crucial to climate change

I’ve spent more than four decades studying forests, dedicating the home stretch of my career as a forester and advocate for conservation to working on how we can use forests to help solve climate...

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Our Western ME Habitat Restoration program received a $1.5 million grant from @USDA_NRCS, and staff and partners had a great talk about it with @lecournews @newscentermaine. Check out the story! @NRCSMaine newscentermaine.com/article/…
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The @USDA has awarded $30 million to NEFF and partners to create a pilot program that will help landowners implement climate-smart forestry on 100,000 acres. We'll work to leverage this investment to bring climate-smart forestry to 10 million acres newenglandforestry.org/2022/…
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Incredible news: @USDA has awarded NEFF and partners $30 million to help forest landowners implement climate-smart forestry that also protects ecosystem health and biodiversity, and to build markets for climate-smart forest products. Details: newenglandforestry.org/2022/…
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"This transformational award will allow us to fund landowners and foresters to practice forestry that mitigates climate change, improves forest productivity & improves wildlife habitat," says NEFF's Alec Giffen
New England Forestry@NEForestry
14 Sep 2022
We're thrilled to announce NEFF and partners have been awarded $30 million as part of the Climate-Smart Commodities program to help New England's forest landowners implement climate-smart forestry. Stay tuned for details about this game-changing opportunity
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We're thrilled to announce NEFF and partners have been awarded $30 million as part of the Climate-Smart Commodities program to help New England's forest landowners implement climate-smart forestry. Stay tuned for details about this game-changing opportunity
Dept. of Agriculture
@USDA
14 Sep 2022
🚨 Today we’re announcing a historic investment in partnerships for 70 climate-smart commodities and rural projects, supporting practices that benefit U.S. farmers, markets and our planet 🌎➡️ usda.gov/media/press-release…
The. U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects under the first funding pool of Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities.

ALT The. U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects under the first funding pool of Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities.
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Congrats to the finalists!
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What can climate-smart forestry accomplish, and how can Inflation Reduction Act funding get it implemented in RI and across New England? This @ecoRInews story lays it out clearly—a great way to dive into these topics. We were pleased to participate! ecori.org/efforts-to-reduce-…

Efforts to Reduce Inflation Could Improve N.E. Forest Management - ecoRI News

Several provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act could have a significant impact on New England’s carbon goals by expanding climate-smart forestry and growing the market for lower-carbon wood...

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The Family Forest Carbon Program will pay landowners to use climate-friendly forestry—another step forward in putting our woods to work in the fight against climate change. Nice job, @nature_org and @AmForestFndn! @MoranWriter @WBUR wbur.org/news/2022/07/13/fam…

Program will pay Mass. landowners to use 'climate-friendly' forest management

The Family Forest Carbon Program, created by the American Forest Foundation and the Nature Conservancy, will pay forest owners in Western Massachusetts, Vermont and parts of New York to practice...

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WoodWorksUS@WoodWorksUS
15 Aug 2022
One of the country's largest construction markets, #NYC, is seeing a growing number of #masstimber projects (which will only increase when CLT is recognized in the bldg code this Nov). Here's the city's largest mass timber building to date, Timber House. metropolismag.com/projects/t…

Timber House is New York City’s Largest Mass Timber Building - Metropolis

Designed by Mesh Architectures, Timber House features a glulam and concrete structural system and is clad with custom-made brick.

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The @Chronicle5 episode featuring NEFF, the Maine North Woods and sustainable local wood is airing again tonight—tune in! wcvb.com/article/wednesday-a…
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“And trees, it turns out, offer the best carbon capture technology in the world.” Great story from @SusanSharon1 and @MainePublic on trees’ unbeatable carbon sequestration abilities mainepublic.org/environment-…

A Maine forest offers decades of data on the ability of trees to remove carbon from the air

At the Howland Research Forest, carbon and other greenhouse gas measurements are continuously recorded from the top of several meteorological towers that soar above a lush canopy of spruce, hemlock...

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Our Phelon Memorial Forest is a beautiful property with deep woodlands that open up to astonishing views—and it's home to a host of wildlife wonders newenglandforestry.org/2022/…
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Paul Kendall and Sharon Rives, who donated 1,547-acre Braintree Mountain Forest to NEFF in 2013, took @sevendaysvt on a hike through this remarkable mountainous forestland. With a visit, worth a read sevendaysvt.com/vermont/seve…
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