Broad Coalition Calls on Congress to Back Bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act

We’re calling on Congress to pass the Fix Our Forests Act and advance smart, science-based solutions that restore forest health, reduce wildfire risk and protect communities and economies across the country. 

For climate: Why we need trees for cool, clean air 

For 150 years, American Forests and our partners have stood for ensuring that all people have access to clean air and the other climate benefits of trees.

American Forests Applauds Introduction of the Cool Corridors Act 

As extreme heat becomes the deadliest weather-related hazard in the United States, claiming an estimated 12,000 lives annually, the Cool Corridors Act represents a vital step forward in protecting public health, strengthening community resilience and improving urban quality of life.

American Forests Responds to Rollback of Roadless Rule 

American Forests responds to the U.S. Department of Agriculture announcing plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which had protected nearly 59 million acres of national forest from new road construction and development.

The lungs of the Earth: Why we need trees to breathe

We need trees to breathe, to survive, to thrive. In the race to protect our forests, we can't afford to hold our breath. If you believe every breath counts, then you believe every tree matters.

Cracking the code for whitebark pine

Scientists’ efforts to use DNA sequencing may speed up the clock on whitebark pine restoration.

Statement from American Forests on the United States’ Second Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement

American Forests will continue to engage with leaders at all levels of government who share in our mission to bring the health, economic and environmental benefits of trees and forests to all communities, while contributing to the collective global efforts to combat climate change.

Reviving longleaf pine: A critical habitat for southeast wildlife

Longleaf pine is home to several hundred species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, as well as more than 900 diverse plant species. American Forests and the Florida Forest Service have been working to bring these forests back to critical southeast ecosystems.

What a win for forests looks like at COP29: A path to global climate action

As a leader in U.S. forest conservation since 1875, American Forests is at COP29 to demonstrate sustained U.S. leadership on climate issues, underscore the vital roles of trees, forests, and forest products in our economy and society, and foster global collaboration on forest-climate solutions. 

American Forests President and CEO Jad Daley named to the 2024 TIME100 Climate list 

Jad Daley, President and CEO of American Forests, has been named to the 2024 TIME100 Climate list as one of the top 100 innovative leaders driving climate action. 

Beating the heat with the right trees in the right places

A word from our president and chief executive officer

Trees on the move

A climate-informed restoration strategy may help forests better adapt to climate change.

QA: What nurseries need to reforest a city 

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

Building resilience: How Tree Equity can address extreme heat and promote climate justice 

American Forests helped to unlock the historic $1.5 billion for urban and community forestry in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), and American Forests is putting these dollars into action as a national pass-through funding partner of the USDA Forest Service through our Tree Equity Catalyst Initiative.

The state of the seed

American Forests introduced Seed September in 2022 as a month to raise awareness of the scarcity of one of our most important small resources. Two years later, this much is still true: we need seeds and trees more than ever before.

New greenhouse seeds hope for Montana’s reforestation effort

Partnership between American Forests and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is helping grow 239,000 seedlings annually.

American Forests joins leading nonprofits in call for congressional action on extreme heat and Tree Equity

With the extreme heat season approaching, U.S. Representatives Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) convened a panel of leading nonprofits, including American Forests, to raise awareness of the significant threat posed by extreme heat and its disparate impact on communities of color and disadvantaged communities,

Keeping our summer dreams alive

A word from our president and chief executive officer

Four ways to love trees back this Earth Month

Trees provide us with cooler cities, cleaner water, improved well-being and biodiversity. Here are four ways you can love trees back this Earth Month.

Phoenix Metro Urban Forestry Roundtable works to cool America’s hottest city 

The Phoenix Metro Urban Forestry Roundtable is working to make Tree Equity a reality through cross-sector partnership and a holistic approach to urban forestry in the age of extreme heat.

Making Tree Equity a reality: U.S. cities participate in first Tree Equity Learning Lab

What does creating Tree Equity in American cities actually look like? This fall, American Forests set out to answer this question. It turns out that every city has a different answer.

American Forests Announces Reforest America Carbon Program

The Reforest America Carbon Program is a new opportunity for public, private, and tribal land managers to access carbon finance in order to plant and maintain climate-adapted carbon-rich forests that remove carbon from the atmosphere.

The solution is under our feet

American Forests is conducting first-of-its-kind research on forest soil carbon: where it is, how we can protect it, and how we can increase it.

Two Arizona cities take major steps towards realizing Tree Equity

American Forests partners with the cities of Phoenix and Tucson to help achieve Tree Equity.

Climate-smart restoration

What is climate-smart restoration?

Forest Facts

Here are ten forest facts that explain how trees work their carbon-sequestering magic, both in large landscapes and your neighborhood.

Offshoots: U.S. plants roots in global trillion trees movement

By Jad Daley The U.S. needs healthy and resilient forests more than ever, given that they are the best nature-based

Forest Footnotes: Fall 2020

#BlackBotanistsWeek — celebrating black people who love plants #BlackBotanistsWeek, a social media campaign, helped promote, encourage and create a safe

Earthkeepers: Rhode Island Governor, a Tree Equity champion

Raimondo volunteers at a tree planting event in Woonsocket, R.I. on Arbor Day 2019. Credit: Office of Governor Gina M.

Earthkeepers: Rhode Island Governor, a Tree Equity champion

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo receives American Forests’ inaugural Tree Equity Champion Award for her bold urban forestry strategy.

Movement Building: Global coalition strives to put forests at the forefront of climate solutions

Forests, and other natural solutions, can account for more than one-third of the global reduction in carbon emissions that is

Movement Building: Global coalition strives to put forests at the forefront of climate solutions

How Nature4Climate, a global coalition, helps prioritize forests as an imperative natural solution to climate change.

Replanting Paradise

The endeavor to grow forests that can take on the future impacts of climate change By Austin Rempel Wolfy Rougle,

Replanting Paradise

The endeavor to grow forests that can take on the future impacts of climate change

Donor Profile: Lex Sant

Learn what drives Lex Sant’s passion for nature-based solutions to climate change.

Donor Profile: Lex Sant

By Jill Schwartz Photo courtesy of Lex Sant. LEX SANT cuts to the chase. “Trees are awesome.” It’s that simple.

Washington Outlook: Lawmakers Warm Up to Natural Solutions to Address Climate Change

Learn how American Forests has worked diligently during this Congress to ensure policymakers understand the important role of forests as a climate solution.

Washington Outlook: Lawmakers Warm Up to Natural Solutions to Address Climate Change

By Kate Michael Credit: S.Borisov. IN THE LAST CONGRESS, lawmakers repeatedly debated whether climate change is real. During this Congress

Offshoots: Finding Our Voice for America’s Forests

By Jad Daley In 2015, when this aerial photo was taken, the Sierra National Forest had nearly 6 million dead

Washington Outlook: Forests to Help Solve Climate Crisis

Credit: Brittany Dyer. OUR FORESTS are an important part of the solution to our climate crisis. America’s existing forests and

Last Look: Mass Timber Construction

Wood Is Good to Act on Climate All renderings courtesy of Hickock Cole Hickok Cole, a forward-focused design practice with

American Forests in Action on Climate Change

A Natural Alliance

States step up land protection and restoration to fight climate change.

A Natural Alliance

States Step Up Land Protection and Restoration to Fight Climate Change By April Reese Stored within our lands are massive

Reforest America

Learn how climate change is threatening our forests and how American Forests ambitiously plans to reforest those disturbed landscapes across the country.

Reforest America

By Jad Daley and Eric Sprague Credit: Michael Woestehoff. PICK UP A NEWSPAPER OR GO ONLINE, and you are likely

Bittersweet

How climate change is affecting the sugar maples of New England By Sarah Mae Brown Sugar maples help create fall

Urban Forestry Takes on the World. But First, Rhode Island

Discover how the state of Rhode Island is positioning itself as a national leader on how urban forests can help combat climate change.

Urban Forestry Takes on the World. But First, Rhode Island

By Ian Leahy Urban forests comprise 17 percent of the total U.S. carbon sink, or 1.8 percent and rising of

American Forests: On the Forefront of Climate Action

American Forests: On the Forefront of Climate Action Climate change has been a hot topic over the last week. Students

Offshoots: A Burning Question for Our Forests

By Jad Daley Regrowth occurring in a fire-scarred area on the Sierra National Forest following the 2015 Willow Fire. Credit:

Project Showcase: Piloting City Forest Credits in Shoreline

Learn about our first CityForest Carbon+ Credit project in Shoreline, Wash.

Project Showcase: Piloting City Forest Credits in Shoreline

By Ian Leahy Two young volunteers help plant 200 trees at the 3-acre Ballinger Open Space site in Shoreline, Wash.

Donor Profile: The Doris Duke Charitable

How the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has helped us to strengthen our mutual commitment to address climate change.

Donor Profile: The Doris Duke Charitable

(L to R) American Forests’ president and CEO, Jad Daley, and vice president & chief of staff, general counsel, Rebecca

Washington Outlook: Urging Congress to Protect Our Forests

ON CAPITOL HILL, spring is about more than cherry blossoms. It’s when Congress begins the critical process of budgeting and

Trees on the Move

Discover how, in the wake of our changing climate, tree species are migrating and transforming the forests we care about.

Trees on the Move

As Tree Species Migrate, the Forests We Care about Transform By Miranda Weiss American beech and eastern hemlock have been

Climate Change is Weakening Our Forests with Alarming Speed

We cannot solve climate change without forests to help capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions made by humans. Forests

Forest Digest: February 3, 2019

California Wants Faster Forestry Approvals in Wildfire Fight – Insurance Journal California wildland managers said this week that they want

Brittany Dyer Named American Forests California State Director

“Our forests are entering a new and more complicated era,” said Daley. “By creating new field staff positions, American Forests

Forest Digest: January 27, 2019

California’s trees are stressed, dying, and burning — here’s what you can do – Medium American Forests CEO Jad Daley and SAG

Forest Digest: January 20, 2019

Colorado State Forest Service: Study shows our forests are in trouble from beetle kill – The Denver Channel Colorado is

Nature’s Impact: A Q&A with Elizabeth McLaughlin

American Forests (AF): What inspires your commitment to environmental issues? Elizabeth McLaughlin (EM): My personal commitment to environmental issues is

Forest Digest: January 13, 2019

Do the Western national forests need to be liabilities? – Washington Examiner National forests are valuable assets, but the cost

Forest Digest: January 6, 2019

Access to national parks, forests limited after government shutdown – KOMO NEWS The ongoing government shutdown has resulted in limited

Forest Digest: December 23, 2018

Your white Christmas is on the way out – Quartz Climate change is winning the war on Christmas – temperatures

Recap: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

The 51st annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting was hosted December 10-14, 2018, in Washington, D.C., where more than

Forest Digest: November 25, 2018

Check out what’s going on in forest and environmental news this week! U.S. impacts of climate change are intensifying, federal

Forest Digest: November 18, 2018

Check out what’s going on in forest and environmental news this week! New Study Reveals Natural Solutions Can Reduce Global

Forest Digest: November 11, 2018

Ozone layer finally healing after damage caused by aerosols, UN says — The Guardian New evidence shows the ozone layer

Forest Digest: November 4, 2018

Check out what’s going on in forest and environmental news this week! Forest report points to opportunity for recovery —

Forest Digest: October 14, 2018

Check out this week’s roundup of forest and environmental news! Is climate change making hurricanes worse? — The Guardian Closely

Forest Digest: October 7, 2018

First commercial flight partly fuelled by recycled waste lands in UK — The Guardian Using a new blend of fuel partially

Forest Digest: September 30, 2018

Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100 — The Washington Post In a 500-page environmental impact

Forest Digest: September 23, 2018

Recently discovered African bird already facing extinction due to forest destruction – The Independent Willard’s sooty boubou was recently confirmed

Global Climate Action Summit – Our Thoughts

Last week, we attended the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. Amid all the excitement, here are the perspectives

Forest Digest: September 16, 2018

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

American Forests at the Global Climate Action Summit

From September 12-14, thousands of people from around the U.S. and the world traveled to San Francisco, California, for the

Forest Digest: September 9, 2018

Global Climate Action Summit Set For Sept. 12-14 – SFGATE American Forests will be joining hundreds of other international leaders,

First of 10 Million Trees to be Planted at the Global Climate Action Summit

American Forests Leads the Way In Accepting U.S. Climate Alliance’s New Challenge Version en español American Forests, the nation’s first

Forest Digest: September 2, 2018

Carbon Offsets for Urban Trees Are on the Horizon – CityLab City Forest Credits are an exciting new way to

American Forests Is First Nonprofit to Accept U.S. Climate Alliance’s Natural and Working Lands Challenge

Washington, D.C. (August 23, 2018) — American Forests, the nation’s oldest forest conservation organization, is proud to announce that it

Forest Digest: August 19, 2018

Trump says blazes ‘not a global warming thing’ – E&E News Recent comments from the administration may deny the connection

Forest Digest: July 29, 2018

The fires ravaging parts of Europe show our forest policies are failing – Climate Home News With recent forest fires in

States Surge Ahead On Plans to Slow Climate Change With Land

American Forests hosts unprecedented collaborative action on the part of government and concerned experts   Washington, DC. (July 16, 2018) — Last week, 16 U.S. Climate Alliance

Forest Digest: July 8, 2018

Climate Change Is Making It Harder to Revive Damaged Land – Mother Jones  Due to changing climate, reviving damaged land has

Forest Digest: July 1, 2018

Rising seas: ‘Florida is about to be wiped off the map’ – The Guardian In a new book, Elizabeth Rush details

Forest Digest: 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

Forest Digest: June 17, 2018

DC to kick off federal census of its urban forest – SmartCitiesDrive Washington D.C. will become the first city to

Forest Digest: June 3, 2018

Check out what’s happened this past week in forestry news!  The US is losing 36 million urban trees a year – Treehugger  

American Forests Announces New Partnership with U.S. Climate Alliance

Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2018) — As the U.S. Climate Alliance celebrates its first anniversary today, June 1, American Forests

Forest Digest: May 27, 2018

Check out what’s happened this week in the world of forestry! What Cities Are Doing About the ‘Shocking’ Loss of

Forest Digest: May 6, 2018

Check out what’s happened this past week in forestry news! Urban Tiny Forests Are Good for Biodiversity – Science and

Forest Digest: April 8, 2018

Credit: E. Hermanowicz/EUFORGEN Check out what’s happened this week in forestry news! Rare coastal martens under high risk of extinction

Forest Digest: April 1, 2018

Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Check out what’s happened this week in forestry news! Draining peatlands gives global rise to greenhouse

Forest Digest: March 18, 2018

Check out what’s happened this week in forestry news! The National Forests Of The Future Need To Be In Cities

Forest Digest: March 11, 2018

Eastern Bristlebird Credit: David Cook Check out what’s happened this week in forestry news! Birdsong loss would echo silence in

Forest Digest: December 3, 2017

Credit: Adam Roades Find out what’s happened this past week in the world of forestry! On Florida Coasts, Ghost Forests

Forest Digest: November 19, 2017

Credit: Chuck Fazio Find out what’s happened this past week in the world of forestry! Trees in Some Cities Grow

Timberline

By Ian Vorster Kearsarge Pinnacles & lake from Kearsarge Pass. Credit: Ian Vorster. A LITTLE POCKET MEADOW AT the apex

Trees and Hedges Keeping Cities Healthy

By Melanie Friedel, American Forests Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, fluorides, carbon dioxide, ozone. What do all of these