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Kathryn Fernholz to Present at the 2025 SFI Annual Conference May 20-23

Join Dovetail's own Kathryn Fernholz and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative from May 20-23 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the 2025 SFI Annual Conference. This year's theme is Innovating for Forests & Communities and they’re also celebrating SFI’s 30th anniversary and three decades of shared achievements in sustainable forestry.

Learn More About the Conference Here!

Sustainability requires leadership and innovative solutions to local, national, and global environmental challenges—solutions rooted in diverse perspectives and collaborative efforts. SFI is a recognized leader in advancing sustainability through forest-focused collaboration. We actively engage with a diverse network of SFI-certified organizations, community and conservation leaders, Indigenous representatives, government officials, researchers, educators, and more to explore solutions to sustainability challenges.

Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with sustainability leaders and discuss sustainable forest management, supply chain transparency, biodiversity conservation, and more at the 2025 SFI Annual Conference!

Explore highlights from the 2024 SFI Annual Conference Here!

The SFI conference will offer engaging discussions and panels covering the following topics:

  • Innovation to advance forest certification and markets
  • Approaches to building climate and fire resiliency
  • Partnerships to grow forest literacy and awareness of sustainably managed forests
  • Solutions to address deforestation and forest degradation
  • Indigenous perspectives and increasing collaboration with a diversity of communities
  • Future forest workforce needs and opportunities

Who Attends

Last year, the SFI Annual Conference brought together over 450 attendees from diverse backgrounds. Participants included:

  • conservation and community leaders
  • professionals from SFI-certified organizations
  • Indigenous representatives
  • university faculty and students
  • forest managers
  • CEOs from Fortune 500 companies
  • local and national government officials
  • environmental educators
  • And more!

If you have any questions about the conference contact: 

Amy Tauzin, SFI’s  Manager of Events and Logistics: Amy.Tauzin@forests.org


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