2024
March
Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly wins ‘Forest Resilience Champion’ award
March 22, 2024 — Explore Big Sky
Yellowstone Superintendent receives American Forests’ Forest Resilience Champion Award
March 21, 2024 — National Parks Traveler
Yellowstone’s Superintendent receives award for Whitebark Pine conservation
March 21, 2024 — Wyoming Public Media
Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly receives American Forests’ Forest Resilience Champion Award
March 20, 2024 — County 17
KOAT-TV (Albuquerque, NM) – Action 7 News Live
March 20, 2024 — KOAT-TV (Albuquerque, NM)
KGMB-HON (CBS) – Hawaii News Now: Sunrise Early Edition
March 19, 2024 — KGMB-HON (CBS)
$12M fund boosts restoration of Hawaiian forests
March 18, 2024 — AsAmNews
Native Hawaiian organizations to benefit from $12M in new reforestation funding
March 16, 2024 — Maui Now
Best trees for climate change – 7 choices to beautify your yard and help the planet
March 16, 2024 — Homes & Gardens
February
Green Columbus, American Forests release Tree Equity tool
February 28, 2024 — Columbus Underground
The NSO departs for a European tour, and getting there is half the fun
February 21, 2024 — The Washington Post
Touring and the climate-smart orchestra
February 16, 2024 — Symphony
A closer look: Restoring California’s forests
February 5, 2024 — NBC Bay Area
January
Big data and a money tree: How Phoenix decides where to create more shade
January 24, 2024 — AZ Central
KNTV-TV (San Jose, CA) – NBC Bay Area news at 4:30
January 4, 2024 — KNTV-TV
2023
December
$20M agreement helping with reforestation efforts on burned Northwest forestlands
December 26, 2023 — Fox 13 Seattle
Scientists mark recovery milestone in sequencing whitebark pine genome
December 22, 2023 — Bozeman Daily Chronicle
A deadly fungus has decimated whitebark pine. Conservationists are trying to restore it
December 19, 2023 — The Billings Gazette
A deadly fungus has decimated whitebark pine. Conservationists are trying to restore it
December 19, 2023 — The Montana Standard
A deadly fungus has decimated whitebark pine. Conservationists are trying to restore it
December 19, 2023 — The Missoulian
A deadly fungus has decimated whitebark pine. Conservationists are trying to restore it
December 19, 2023 — Elko Daily Free Press
KULR-TV (Billings, MT) – Wake Up nonstop local
December 19, 2023 — KULR-TV
Whitebark pine has been decimated by deadly fungus. Conservationists are teaming up to restore it
December 19, 2023 — Caspar Star Tribune
Detroit Evening Report: New tool aims to improve ‘Tree Equity’ in Detroit neighborhoods
December 18, 2023 — WDET
New tool could help Detroiters plant more trees
December 13, 2023 — Planet Detroit
American Forests partners with USDA Forest Service to expand reforestation across national forests
December 10, 2023 — Sierra Sun Times
What will it take to make Baltimore a climate-resilient, 21st-century city?
December 7, 2023 — The Baltimore Banner
COP28 climate bub – Day 7 – Interviews and the daily juice at COP28
December 7, 2023 — We Don’t Have Time
American Forests partners with USDA Forest Service to expand reforestation across national forests
December 6, 2023 — Morning Ag Clips
American Forests partners with USDA Forest Service to expand reforestation across national forests
December 6, 2023 — USDA
Air pollution: map shows ‘concrete jungles’ more polluted
December 4, 2023 — BBC
Cardin, state environment secretary heading to international climate conference in Dubai
December 2, 2023 — Newsbreak
November
New York will plant thousands of trees using new tech to maximize foliage impact
November 30, 2023 — The Guardian
National Symphony Orchestra to tour Europe in February 2024
November 28, 2023 — Broadway World
Billionaire moguls and a trillion trees
November 24, 2023 — Jack Limpert Blog; Washingtonian
How America is making tree equity a climate solution for cities
November 17, 2023 — Time
Whiskey-makers race to save white oak trees
November 14, 2023 — E&E News Greenwire
Lawmakers try again on grants for urban tree planting
November 10, 2023 — E&E News
7 action news this morning on TV20 Detroit
November 3, 2023 — 7 Action News TV20
October
KUT-FM (Austin, TX)
October 26, 2023 — KUT 90.5 Austin NPR
“American Forests” recibió $10 millones para restaurar ecosistemas en el Valle del Río Grande
October 26, 2023 — Texas Public Radio – NPR
American Forest helped plant 12,000 seeds across 12 acres
October 22, 2023 — Valley Central
Volunteers gather in effort to preserve Valley thornforests
October 22, 2023 — KRGV
Phoenix wanted more shade trees by 2030, but is falling far short of goals. Here’s why
October 19, 2023 — Arizona Republic
DBusiness daily update: Bulleit Frontier Whiskey brings its tree equity planting initiative to Detroit, and more
October 18, 2023 — DBusiness
Rio Reforestation community planting event returns to RGV
October 17, 2023 — Rio Grande Guardian
Phoenix funding trees and shade structures for underserved communities
October 14, 2023 — Daily Independent
Detroit planting thousands of trees in neighborhoods; goal to plant 75K over 5 years
October 13, 2023 — WXYZ Detroit
Google’s new weather and climate tools, ranked
October 12, 2023 — Gizmodo
Massive initiative reaches 1-year mark as Detroit aims to plant 75K trees, create new jobs
October 12, 2023 — ClickOn Detroit
DTEP tree planting being used to cool the city’s corridors and screen blight, provides valuable job skills to Detroiters
October 12, 2023 — Tell Us USA
How we’re using AI to combat floods, wildfires and extreme heat
October 10, 2023 — Google Blog
The surprising way that millions of new trees could transform America
October 9, 2023 — National Geographic
Some mass tree-planting efforts could be doing more harm than good: Study
October 6, 2023 — Newsweek
Whitebark pine gets a boost from National Park Service and American Forest partnership
October 5, 2023 — Wyoming Public Media
Whitebark pine restoration efforts across the West gaining momentum, money
October 5, 2023 — Bozeman Daily Chronicle
A time to invest: Advocates call for tree equity in Black neighborhoods
October 4, 2023 — Afro News
$1B will bring more city trees. But it’ll take more than seedlings to grow urban forests.
October 4, 2023 — Stateline
Work begins to restore an endangered tree species in Yosemite National Park
October 3, 2023 — KCRA-3
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey elevates Javits Center with Street Art for Mankind
October 3, 2023 — Times Square Chronicle
KBZK-TV (Bozeman, MT) – Montana this morning
October 3, 2023 — KZBK
National Park Service, American Forests partner to restore whitebark pines
October 2, 2023 — Flathead Beacon
KXGN (CBS) – KTVQ 10:00 news
October 1, 2023 — KXGN/KTVQ CBS
September
KBZK-TV (Bozeman, MT) – News at ten
September 29, 2023 — KBZK
KTVM-TV (Butte, MT) – Montana today
September 29, 2023 — KTVM/KECI
KTVH-TV (Helena, MT) – Beartooth news at 5
September 28, 2023 — KXLH/KBGF/KTVH/KXLH
KXLH-TV (Helena, MT) – KXLH news at 5:30pm
September 27, 2023 — KXLH
KBGF-TV (Helena, MT) – Beartooth news at 10
September 27, 2023 — KGBF
KTVH-TV (Helena, MT) – Beartooth news at 5
September 27, 2023 — KTVH
New tree-planting projects to sprout in Washington with help from $36M in grants
September 21, 2023 — Washington State Standard
Seattle awarded $12.9 million to plant trees, create jobs, advance climate justice, and restore forested places near schools, parks and low-income housing
September 18, 2023 — Seattle Office of the Mayor
Phoenix gets $10 million grant to plant more trees, cool the city and fight the heat
September 17, 2023 — KTAR News
Detroit group secures ‘historic’ grant to plant tens of thousands of new trees in city
September 16, 2023 — The Detroit News
D.C. area gets tens of millions in funding for ‘tree equity’
September 15, 2023 — DCist
How cities are working to improve ‘tree equity’
September 13, 2023 — Grist
Complications to preserve over 40 cut-down trees on Las Vegas Strip, conservationists, community condemns decision
September 8, 2023 — KLAS
East Texas scores high for tree equity– here’s what that means
September 5, 2023 — KETX Fox51; KFXK; KETK
Southern Nevada at risk of losing tree shade to extreme heat
September 1, 2023 — Reno Gazette Journal
August
Southern Nevada at risk of losing tree shade to extreme heat
August 31, 2023 — Nevada Current
Why tree equity is a solution to extreme heat
August 22, 2023 — Futureproof
Michigan radio
August 20-21, 2023 — NPR Michigan Radio
A need for green: Cities look to trees to improve health, climate justice
August 17, 2023 — Route Fifty
The CW Austin – KXAN weather & traffic
August 17, 2023 — KXAN
Milwaukee’s Urban Forestry Fund will help you plant trees in your neighborhood
August 16, 2023 — TMJ4 WTMJ-TV
The ‘Take Back Florida’ Tour; urban tree canopy; vinyl and vino
August 15, 2023 — WJCT News
The idea of ‘tree equity’ is taking root
August 10, 2023 — WGBH
Trees are not the whole climate solution, but they are part of it
August 10, 2023 — The Washington Post
Fighting urban heat island effects in Newark
August 10, 2023 — NJ Spotlight News
American Forests unveils updates for Tree Equity Score tool to address climate justice
August 8, 2023 — Benzinga
Preserving biodiversity and water resources: The vital role of forests in the fight against climate change
August 5, 2023 — Reckon News
Want a low-tech way to combat Phoenix’s heat? Plant more trees
August 4, 2023 — AZ Central
July
Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning
July 30, 2023 — AP News
To feel less heat, we need more trees in our cities
July 11, 2023 — Chicago Sun Times
Preserving biodiversity and water resources: The vital role of forests in the fight against climate change
July 8, 2023 — Reckon
June
Reforesting giant sequoia landscapes after high-intensity fires
June 20, 2023 — U.S. Forest Service
Work underway to replant trees in Sequoia National Forest
June 12, 2023 — ABC30
Jad Daley, CEO of American Forests
June 12, 2023 — A Climate Change with Matt Matern
May
A severe shortage of conifer seedlings is thwarting reforestation projects in the West
May 29, 2023 — Sierra
Upward Ground: Young professionals lead the way for environmental justice
May 22, 2023 — U.S. Forest Service
1,008,625 trees to be planted at Townsend Bombing Range in reforestation effort
May 11, 2023 — Marines
What’s happening to the trees in New Orleans?
May 10, 2023 — Bloomberg
The Works Inc. gets American Forests grant to develop workforce and expand long-term land management
May 9, 2023 — Memphis Business Journal
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey and American Forests commit to planting and restoring 2.5 million trees by 2026
May 3, 2023 — BevNet
Drought and storms topple urban trees. Now some cities are planting ‘trees that survive in the desert.’
May 1, 2023 — USAToday
NS delivers $295,000 to forest management programs
May 1, 2023 — Railway Age
April
Washington DC’s 500 most influential people of 2023
April 27, 2023 — Washingtonian
Earth Day and every day, trees tell neighborhood stories in Black and white
April 22, 2023 — TheGrio
Southern University summit prepares young Black leaders for climate careers
April 21, 2023 — WVLA-TV NBC
Southern University students gather to talk about environmental issues, climate change
April 21, 2023 — WGMB-TV Fox
A historic investment in urban trees is underway across the United States
April 21, 2023 — AP News
One of the oldest climate-change solutions may be one of the best
April 20, 2023 — Market Watch
In Washington state, a new initiative to boost urban tree cover
April 14, 2023 — Grist
WA, Seattle launch campaign to plant thousands of urban trees
April 14, 2023 — The Seattle Times
Washington state establishes collaborative for tree equity
April 14, 2023 — EcoWatch
Seattle one of first cities to join Washington’s tree equity partnership
April 14, 2023 — The Center Square
Washington launches new statewide tree-equity collaboration
April 13, 2023 — Crosscut
Washington Tree Equity Collaborative launched with Roxhill Park event
April 13, 2023 — West Seattle Blog
DNR partners with nonprofit to plant more trees in Seattle
April 13, 2023 — Fox 13 Seattle
The gray ghosts of change: Can the Grizzly ‘Bear Tree’ be saved?
April 3, 2023 — Mountain Journal
March
Threat of western wildfires elevates forestry’s role in 2023 farm bill
March 10, 2023 — AgDaily
February
Austin could tap into federal dollars to help with tree trimming efforts
February 13, 2023 — KXAN
Scientists, land managers work to restore whitebark pine nationwide
February 12, 2023 — Bozeman Daily Chronicle
January
Treeless neighborhoods and poverty: the deadly link and how to address it
January 18, 2023 — Bionic Planet
Youth climate activism needs nurturing. Here are 4 ways to make it happen
January 13, 2023 — Time
2022
December
Whitebark pine that feeds grizzlies is threatened, US says
December 14, 2022 — AP News
An ecologically crucial Sierra pine becomes one of few tree species protected by the feds under the Endangered Species Act
December 14, 2022 — San Fransisco Chronicle
Fish and Wildlife lists Montana’s dwindling whitebark pine as threatened
December 14, 2022 — Missoula Current
Whitebark pine trees, facing fungal threat, get federal protection
December 14, 2022 — E&E News
November
Opinion: To help fight the climate crisis, we should plant more trees
November 16, 2022 — CNN
Can Cities Combat ‘Green Gentrification’?
November 10, 2022 — Bloomberg
Boise is trying to fight climate change, inequality with trees. Here’s how it works
November 2, 2022 — Idaho Statesman
Pledges to plant trees are great news for the fight against climate change—but we don’t have enough seeds
November 1, 2022 — Fortune
October
Detroit planning to plant 75,000 trees in the city
October 13, 2022 — Michigan Radio
75K trees to be planted across Detroit
October 12, 2022 — AXIOS
Detroit tree equity plan promises trees, jobs, and millions to improve the look and health of neighborhoods
October 11, 2022 — WXYZ
Detroit launches tree partnership, pledges to plant 75K trees over five years
October 11, 2022 — The Detroit News
September
As heatwave smothers California, not everyone can cool down
September 8, 2022 — Aljazeera
August
Towns May Grow Millions More Trees with $1.5B for Urban Forestry
August 25, 2022 — Stateline
As Congress funds high-tech climate solutions, it also bets on a low-tech one: Nature
August 14, 2022 — The Washington Post
Inflation Reduction Act puts our oldest climate-fighting technology to work
August 8, 2022 — The Hill
U.S. wildfire and heat risks to get new spending under Biden plan
August 3, 2022 — Thomson Reuters Foundation
July
At Yosemite, a Preservation Plan That Calls for Chain Saws
July 27, 2022 — The New York Times
U.S. to plant 1 billion trees to address backlog, climate change
July 26, 2022 — UPI
Urban heat islands are why it can feel 20 degrees hotter in different parts of the same city
July 23, 2022 — USA Today
Whitebark pine seedlings planted atop Paulina Peak in effort to save species
July 15, 2022 — The Bulletin
Can Planting a Trillion New Trees Save the World?
July 13, 2022 — The New York Times
June
Satellite images of Las Vegas show just how extreme urban heat islands can get
June 19, 2022 — Popular Science
May
Here’s how WA state is using forests to store carbon and fight climate change
May 18, 2022 — Tacoma News-Tribune
April
‘Life and death infrastructure’: Volunteers plant trees for a new Phoenix ‘cool corridor’
April 17, 2022 — Arizona Republic
2021
December
Billions in tree funds could help cities prep for climate change
December 3, 2021 — Stateline
How urban forestry can help battle climate inequality
December 1, 2021 — Fast Company
November
A Willfully Misunderstood Earmark Can Help Reduce Climate-Change Heat Deaths
November 29, 2021 — The New Yorker
Money headed to White Mountain National Forest for tree planting
November 26, 2021 — Concord Monitor
Democrats’ plan to boost ‘tree equity’ is actually a good idea
November 24, 2021 — The Verge
Forests feel spending boost from infrastructure bill
November 21, 2021 — Casper Star Tribune/Missoulian
October
Biden’s $27 billion bet on forests
October 29, 2021 — Vox
What is tree equity and what does it mean for Build Back Better bill?
October 17, 2021 — The Focus
Saving the forest – restoring land destroyed in Camp Fire means planting different trees in different places
October 12, 2021 — San Francisco Chronicle
Nature-Based Solutions Are A Next Step In The Race To Net Zero
October 6, 2021 — Forbes
September
Saving a mountain icon
September 27, 2021 — Greenbiz
August
Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Will Try and Rebuild America’s Forests
August 5, 2021 — Vice
July
Low-Income Communities Have Fewer Trees, And Climate Change Is Pointing Out That Disparity
July 14, 2021 — Wisconsin Public Radio
Trees: The Critical Infrastructure Low-Income Neighborhoods Lack
July 6, 2021 — PEW Stateline
June
Opinion: Since When Have Trees Existed Only for Rich Americans?
June 30, 2021 — The New York Times
This group says San Diego needs 4 million more trees to achieve ‘tree equity’
June 27, 2021 — The San Diego Union-Tribune
The U.S. Neighborhoods With the Greatest Tree Inequity, Mapped
June 25, 2021 — Bloomberg CityLab
Finally Quantified: Tree Equity Has an Impact on Poorer Neighborhoods
June 25, 2021 — TriplePundit
Heat Waves Are A Local Health Hazard: Firms Should Plant Trees In Poor Neighborhoods
June 23, 2021 — Forbes
Low-income neighborhoods have fewer trees. Here’s why that’s a problem
June 22, 2021 — Fast Company
Nonprofit to release ‘tree equity’ scores for urban areas
June 22, 2021 — Associated Press
D.C. Gets High Marks For Tree Equity — A ‘National Success Story’
June 22, 2021 — DCist
May
Planting a million trees in the semi-arid desert to combat climate change
May 14, 2021 — Environmental Health News
Purpose At Work: How TAZO And American Forests Built A Partnership Solving Multiple Social Issues
May 10, 2021 — Forbes
April
Meet America’s Biggest Trees and Prepare to Feel Awed by These Amazing Giants
April 29, 2021 — Better Homes & Gardens
A tiny, invasive bug and the climate crisis are changing how guitars are made, and shifting the course of music history
April 24, 2021 — Insider
Earth Day 2021: Why reforestation is a crucial part of saving the environment
April 22, 2021 — ABC News
Phoenix Pledges Tree Equity For All Neighborhoods By 2030
April 22, 2021 — 91.5 KJZZ
Reforestation is Great But We are Running Out of Seeds
April 6, 2021 – Wired
March
Amid Climate Crisis, a Proposal to Save Washington State Forests for Carbon Storage, Not Logging
March 21, 2021 – Seattle Times
Scaling Up Tree Nurseries is Key to Unlocking U.S. Reforestation Potential
March 12, 2021 – Mongabay
New Maps Show Which Berkeley Neighborhoods Have the Most and Least Trees
March 11, 2021 – Berkeleyside
There’s a Surprising Wrinkle in the Quest to Plant 68 Billion Trees
March 5, 2021 – Fast Company
Planting Trees Helps Fight Climate Change – But We Need Billions More Seedlings
March 2, 2021 – National Geographic
For this Community, Trees Bring More than Shade. They Represent Justice.
March 2, 2021 – The Christian Science Monitor
How Systemic Racism Affects Trees in Your City
March 1, 2021 – NowThis
February
R&B Singer SZA, TAZO Tea Want to Train, Hire Detroiters for Urban Forestry Jobs
February 21, 2021 – Detroit Free Press
SZA Wants to Turn Your Attention to Environmental Racism
February 18, 2021 – Huffington Post Black Voices
SZA Announcement
February 17, 2021 – CBS This Morning
This New Tree Corps Will Hire People to Plant Trees in Low-Income Neighborhoods
February 17, 2021 – Fast Company
January
Here’s Where We Could Plant 68 Billion Trees in the U.S.
January 26, 2021 – Fast Company
2020
November
Tree Equity: U.S. Cities Urged to Focus Planting in Areas Most at Risk
November 17, 2020 – Thomson Reuters Foundation
The First Step to Bridging the Urban Canopy Gap? Counting and Mapping Trees.
November 20, 2020 – Grist
October
American Forests CEO Jad Daley: We are One Nation Under Trees
October 28, 2020 – Mongabay
August
Build Back Better: U.S. Tree-Planting Push to Curb Warming, Boost Jobs
August 27, 2020 – Thomson Reuters Foundation
This is Why the U.S. Needs to Lead the World’s Reforestation Project
August 27, 2020 – Forbes
Amid Devastating Forest Fires, One Trillion Trees Movement Puts Down U.S. Roots
August 27, 2020 – GreenBiz
U.S. Gets Started on Trillion Trees Project
August 27, 2020 – Washington Examiner
February
Money Trees: U.S. Cities Find New Ways of Valuing Urban Forests
February 20, 2020 – Thomson Reuters Foundation
