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Standards

TENNESSEE STATE FORESTSEARN SFI FOREST MANAGEMENTSTANDARD CERTIFICATIONAll of Tennessee’s 15 state forests,covering 168,359 acres/68,132 hectares,are now certified to the SustainableForestry Initiative Forest ManagementStandard.

139 PRINTERS ACHIEVELARGEST GROUP CERTIFICATIONTO THE SFI CHAIN-OF-CUSTODYSTANDARDA group of 139 printers in major cities andmarkets in the U.S. has recently certifiedto the SFI Chain-of-Custody Standard,the largest SFI group certification of anyindustry to the standard.

Conservation

CONSERVATION SOUNDINGBOARD ADDRESSES WATERRESOURCESThis recent virtual meeting featured adiscussion and project results focused onthe relationship between forests, waterresources, and the downstream impacts onhuman and aquatic communities.Watch the video.

WEBINAR: PROTECTING FORESTSFOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODSJoin us June 30 at 10 am ET to hear SFIPresident and CEO Kathy Abusow speakat the Food and Agriculture Organization ofthe United Nations (FAO) and NationalGeographic's virtual film screening andround-table discussion focused on how theglobal community can protect forests tosustain livelihoods.

Community

INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVESINFORM SFI STANDARDS AND SOMUCH MORESFI has a proud history of forest-focusedcollaboration with Indigenous Peoples.Read a blog from Paul Robitaille, SFI’sSenior Manager of Indigenous and YouthRelations, and watch a webinar focusedon how Indigenous Peoples’ rights arebeing addressed in the SFI standards.

PLT CANADA HIGHLIGHTSINDIGENOUS VOICES IN GREENCAREERSIn celebration of National IndigenousPeoples Day on Sunday, June 21, PLTCanada launched A Guide to Green Jobsin Canada: Voices of IndigenousProfessionals, which features the stories of12 Indigenous professionals across thecountry.

Education

5 HANDS-ON WAYS TOCELEBRATE NATIONALPOLLINATOR WEEKFrom planting native flowers, learningabout plant-animal mutualism, and evenbuilding bat houses, there are so manyways students of all ages can helppromote and protect our pollinators. Hereare a few hands-on ideas to get childreninterested in learning more.

PLT ALIGNED TO NATIONALSCIENCE STANDARDSNext Generation Science Standards(NGSS) set the expectations for high-quality science instruction in the U.S.PLT’s Green Jobs: Exploring ForestCareers guide includes four hands-oninstructional activities for youth to exploregreen jobs.The activities have beenexplicitly correlated to NGSS to meet theneeds of teachers and their students.