Rooted in community: The people powering the Tree Equity movement 

By Ciana Williams | February 19, 2026

Through providing funding, technical tools and resources, and coalition support, American Forests empowers communities to make Tree Equity a reality, closing gaps, unlocking innovation and building resilience where it’s needed most.

For communities: How trees + social equity create healthy, resilient communities 

By Lee Poston | October 14, 2025

For 150 years, American Forests and our partners have stood for ensuring that all people — regardless of race or income — have access to the benefits of trees.

QA: What nurseries need to reforest a city 

September 17, 2024

We need 500 million more trees to achieve Tree Equity across America – and urban nurseries will need support to meet this incredible demand.

American Forests opens $12 million grant funding opportunity for faith-based and frontline environmental justice organizations advancing Tree Equity 

September 17, 2024

American Forests has opened our second funding opportunity for faith-based and frontline environmental justice organizations advancing Tree Equity. Awards will be made through a competitive request for proposals (RFP) process.

A blank canvas for Tree Equity

June 2, 2023

A new mural in Houston is the first U.S. installment in a series that will draw attention to Tree Equity and the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

Innovation: American Forests launches Tree Equity Score tool to help cities expand tree cover

October 5, 2020

Trees in the U.S. absorb 17.4 million tons of air pollutants, preventing 670,000 cases of asthma and other acute respiratory

Innovation: American Forests launches Tree Equity Score tool to help cities expand tree cover

October 5, 2020

How a new tool to assess Tree Equity Score will help cities expand tree cover.

Making Boston Vibrant

January 4, 2019

In October, volunteers from the Dorchester area of Boston gathered to plant fruit trees to complete the set-up for the

Using Data to Dial Down the Temperature in Dallas

December 22, 2018

Governing sites that, “Tree planting and preservation are three and a half times more effective in lowering temperatures as ‘cool materials

Forest Digest: September 16, 2018

September 16, 2018

House committee vote boosts Coloradans’ hopes Land and Water Conservation Fund will be renewed – The Denver Post Last Thursday,

Forest Digest: June 24, 2018

June 24, 2018

Check out what’s happened this past week in forestry news! ‘The entire habitat is gone’: Hawaii’s natural wonders claimed by

The Green Factory

June 1, 2018

Urban forestry is ready and able to help tackle unemployment in urban communities across the U.S. By Christopher Horn Arron

Project Showcase: Getting Back on Track in Miami after Hurricane Irma

February 6, 2018

By Ian Leahy Damage to Miami Beach following Hurricane Irma. Credit: Daniel Di Palma. A DEVASTATING HURRICANE is a strong

Vibrant Cities Lab

October 13, 2017

A State-of-the-Art Platform to Help City Leaders Harness Urban Forests By Ian Leahy Urban forests can provide tens of thousands

Earthkeepers: Conservation Begins With Your Boots On The Ground

June 19, 2017

By Doyle Irvin “I’M A DINOSAUR,” Brenda Richardson emphatically reassures me. “I still believe in picking up a phone or