News - Silva Forest Foundation


		Herb Hammond Wins Canadian Environmental Award! The winners of the Canadian Environmental Awards were announced in Toronto on June 2, 2003 and Herb Hammond - forester, ecologist, educator and Executive Director of the Silva Forest Foundation - received the Gold Medal for Sustainable Living. Click here for more information.
The Power of Community—Ecosystem-based Conservation Planning Across Canada. In summer 2003, the Silva Forest Foundation convened a Community Summit of representatives from the twelve communities where we have completed ecosystem-based plans. Summit participants shared their stories and learned from each other. You can read their powerful and inspiring stories in our booklet The Power of Community. To order a print copy send an email to silvafor@netidea.com. Cost for a print copy is $5 to cover postage and handling.
Russian translations of many of Silva’s ecosystem-based conservation planning documents are now available. Translation was done by staff of Pacific Environment based in San Francisco. Appreciative Inquiry is a way of working with groups to define a future grounded in the best of what has happened in the past. It is a powerful tool that focuses on the positive and creates tremendous energy within a group. To learn more about Appreciative Inquiry, see An Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry. Boreal forest handbook coming soon—Silva’s Herb Hammond is putting the finishing touches on Maintaining Whole Systems on Earth’s Crown: Ecosystem-based planning for the boreal forest, a handbook designed for the boreal forest. Publication is anticipated in fall 2004. Visit this page for updates.