Auburn University, Home Depot, Land of Sky Regional Council, MeadWestvaco, National Wild Turkey Federation, North Carolina State University, Southern Appalachian Man & Biosphere Program, Southern Federation of Cooperatives, Southern Forest Research Partnership, Southern Region Extension Forestry, Texas A&M University, The Forestland Group, National Woodland Owners Association, Southern Environmental Law Center, US Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Forest Service-Southern Research Station, Southern Group of State Foresters, & Weyerhaeuser.

• Request for Proposals--AWARDED

The SRSF has funded several efforts to promote dialogue and understanding of sustainability issues in the South.  The selected proposals will report results to-date at the 2005 Fall Conference.

Private Forest Landowners and Incentives:  Southern Environmental Law Center/  Environmental Defense Joint Proposal; Southern Group of State Foresters

Southern Appalachians: Land of Sky Regional Council/Southern Appalachian Man and Biosphere Program Joint Proposal

Tribal Forest Sustainability: Eastern Band of the Cherokee

• Roundtable on Sustainable Forests

In addition to information on the national RSF and other regional roundtable efforts, this link also provides information about the First Workshop of the Southern Roundtable on Sustainable Forests (look under “What’s New”).

• The Crosswalk Project

This project initially assessed information in the Southern Forest Resource Assessment and how well this data could regionally measure the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators (MP C&I). The project was then expanded to look at other data sources in the South and nationwide, to see if in fact, we could effectively scale down and measure the MP C&I in the South. Check out this link for the project findings as well as links to data sources for forest resources.

• Certification

Forest Certification is used to promote good stewardship and responsible forestry practices. Learn more about the different types of forest certification systems available and find out which is right for you.

• The Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators

“The Montréal Process is the Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests. It was formed in Geneva, Switzerland, in June 1994 to develop and implement internationally agreed criteria and indicators for the conservation and sustainable management of temperate and boreal forests.