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Forest-related
Research Database
As part of NCFC’s
mission to make research results more accessible for community benefit,
we have begun to compile descriptions of research projects in the
Northeastern United States into a user-friendly database that can be
freely accessed by the public. Forest-related
Legislative Initiatives Database
Our Center has
recently compiled a searchable database of forest-related bills
introduced during the 2001 and 2002 legislatives sessions for all four
states in the Northern Forest region. Information on legislative
initiatives can be used to identify topics of concern across all four
states of the Northern Forest, compare and contrast language related to
similar issues across states, and identify the legislators involved in
forestry issues in our region. Low-value
Wood Resolution
The
NCFC Northern Forest Region Advisory Council has adopted a resolution
asking federal lawmakers to take action in support of critical low-value
wood markets. The resolution proposes six specific actions. Signed
copies of the resolution were sent to all U.S. senators and
congressional representatives of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and
Maine at the beginning of March, 2003. We encourage other groups and
organizations concerned with the wood markets of the Northeast to adopt
this resolution as well. Practicing Community Forestry in the
Northern Forest of the U.S.
Download
this paper describing the Center's preliminary learning from a project
designed to test new ways of providing services to rural forested
communities in the U.S. Authored by Deb Mason and Shanna
Ratner, the paper describes the context in which the Center operates,
identifies some factors that distinguish the National Community Forestry
Center from other forest-related initiatives, and examines what it means
to be a learning community that changes the way information is
defined, gathered, and used. Grant
Writing and Funding Resources
For
those interested in learning to write successful grant proposals for
your organization or community-based project, there are a variety of
resources available to assist you.
General
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The
Grantmanship Center – Offers training programs nationwide as
well as many other resources to assist prospective grant writers.
The
Grantmanship
Center
has numerous publications, including the widely popular Program
Planning & Proposal Writing (Expanded Version), available on
their website for $4.
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Council
on Opportunities for Professional Excellence – Offers training
programs and publications on grant writing.
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The
Foundation Center – Has extensive resources for the individual
grant seeker, including links to online databases, an Online
Orientation to Grant Writing, publications, and more.
Vermont
Resources
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A
grant writing workshop for submitters and past awardees of EPSCoR
Baccalaureate College Development grants will be held on
June 2, 2004
at
Middlebury
College
. For more information, please contact epscor@uvm.edu
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Woodbury
College
offers grant writing workshops.
Contact Sharon
Dinitz, Admissions Counselor,
(802) 229-0516, for more information.
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Community
College of Vermont (CCV) will be hosting two grant
writing workshops (introduction and intermediate levels) on July 31
and
August 14, 2004
from
8 am – 4:30 pm
in St. Johnsbury (fee is $150).
Other
Click on the
following links for information regarding
publications, workshops,
the NCFCNFR listserv,
and archived materials.
Our interactive
maps will allow you to locate and find persons on our
Advisory Council and the Demonstration Forests we are currently
tracking.
Our links
page provides an avenue for further investigation into topics and
resources associated with forestry and forest related issues and
organizations.
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