Rooting for Austin Rose: Growing the next generation of forestry leaders

By Ashlan Bonnell | April 14, 2026

Austin Rose joined American Forests in 2022 as a reforestation technician contractor. Just four years later, he’s preparing to lead a crew in Washington’s Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. By investing in workforce development, American Forests is restoring landscapes today while cultivating the leaders who will protect them tomorrow.

American Forests Applauds Bipartisan Senate Committee Advancement of the Fix Our Forests Act 

December 1, 2025

Last month, a milestone was achieved - the Fix Our Forests Act advanced from the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, with bipartisan support; a critical step closer to becoming law.

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

October 16, 2025

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. 

American Forests Responds to Rollback of Roadless Rule 

June 27, 2025

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.

Digging Deep Together

June 4, 2025

2024 was the year American Forests dug deep together into the science-led, partnership-driven, large-scale impact work that propels our mission forward.

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

By Ashlan Bonnell | April 22, 2025

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.

A breath of fresh air: Why communities need resilient forests for outdoor recreation 

By Cameron Walker | April 22, 2025

From filtering our air to providing spaces for outdoor recreation, trees help us breathe. But for some communities, the resilience of surrounding forests is more directly linked to the economic stability and everyday livelihoods of residents.

Cracking the code for whitebark pine

By Cameron Walker | February 10, 2025

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

Reviving longleaf pine: A critical habitat for southeast wildlife

January 16, 2025

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.

Running toward resilience: The power of partnerships for reforestation

By Dani Reyes-Acosta | January 14, 2025

On a rain-soaked run, award-winning storyteller and athlete Dani Reyes-Acosta reflects on resilience, restoration and the vital connections between recreation and forest health.

Two years later: The fight to save the whitebark pine continues

By Cameron Walker | December 16, 2024

In the two years since the whitebark pine’s listing, we've developed new partnerships with agencies including the National Park Service, put together a restoration plan that is shaping current whitebark pine recovery efforts, and expanded our support of research into whitebark resilience.

Statement from Jad Daley, President and CEO of American Forests  on the 2024 election

November 6, 2024

American Forests remains committed to driving meaningful progress and action across the political spectrum, advancing data-driven practices that maximize the benefit of trees to strengthen communities, create jobs and build climate resilience for generations to come.    

Growing back together

By Cameron Walker | October 15, 2024

Collaborative efforts in south central Oregon help to restore a fire-stricken landscape.

Beating the heat with the right trees in the right places

October 14, 2024

A word from our president and chief executive officer

J.M. Kaplan Fund supports American Forests in advancing nature-based climate solutions

By Katherine Gustafson | October 14, 2024

The J.M. Kaplan Fund’s legacy of long-term stewardship helps to advance nature-based climate solutions.

Terratenientes locales: Actores clave en la restauración de los bosques nativos de El Valle del Río Grande

By Katherine Gustafson | September 20, 2024

En una alianza por la naturaleza, American Forests y la ganadera Betty Pérez trabajan con propietarios locales para recuperar el bosque espinoso nativo del sur de Texas.

Trees on the move

By Cameron Walker | September 18, 2024

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

Restoring a future for our forests through the REPLANT Act 

By Brian Kittler | August 8, 2024

In the year since we announced our REPLANT partnership with the Forest Service, we’ve been hard at work. American Forests has been meeting with each of the nine Forest Service regions across the country to help them plan what they need to grow their restoration programs over the next decade.

New greenhouse seeds hope for Montana’s reforestation effort

By Cameron Walker | June 7, 2024

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

American Forests applauds Senate and House Agriculture committees for advancement of Farm Bill

May 3, 2024

American Forests applauds the leadership of the Senate and House Agriculture committees in advancing their section by section proposals for a new Farm Bill this week.

Restoration science in action

February 5, 2024

Direct seeding technique opens up great possibilities for whitebark pine restoration on three national parks.

Rebuilding forest resilience in a fire-ravaged landscape

December 20, 2023

South central Oregon is pioneering a strategy for bolstering forest resilience to wildfire and climate change.

A giant task: fixing California’s reforestation pipeline

October 1, 2023

How innovative reforestation efforts in California are serving as a blueprint for other regions.

Reforestation can happen in the desert, too

June 1, 2023

A riparian forest planting in New Mexico reveals a striking transformation.

Forest Footnotes

March 7, 2022

Exciting developments, outside of American Forests, in the field of forestry.

An equine lifeline brings hope to a fire-scarred watershed

By Lee Poston | March 7, 2022

Two women and a band of horses bring watershed restoration to fruition after Colorado’s devastating 416 Fire.

American Forests Announces Reforest America Carbon Program

November 17, 2021

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.

What is reforestation and forest restoration?

October 6, 2021

There's much more to growing a healthy forest than just putting seedlings in the ground. Reforestation, forest restoration and natural regeneration are related but separate ways to regrow a forest.

Sharing is caring

By Lee Poston | October 4, 2021

Discover the potential impact of the innovative forest management approach of shared stewardship.

Family foundation working to boost nursery capacity

October 4, 2021

Learn about the Paul and June Rossetti Foundation’s impactful support of nursery research.

New legislation to help support private landowners, slowing climate change in the process

October 4, 2021

Learn about new legislation that will support private landowners as a way to help slow climate change.

Forest Footnotes

October 4, 2021

Exciting developments, outside of American Forests, in the field of forestry.

Climate-smart restoration

October 4, 2021

What is climate-smart restoration?

A true trailblazer for whitebark pine

October 4, 2021

How Diana Tomback has devoted her career to saving the whitebark pine and trailblazing a path for future research.

Landowners key to restoring the native forests of the Rio Grande Valley

By Katherine Gustafson | June 6, 2021

American Forests is partnering with rancher Betty Perez and other private landowners to restore native thornforest habitat in South Texas.

Landowners key to restoring the native forests of the Rio Grande Valley

By Katherine Gustafson | June 6, 2021

American Forests is partnering with rancher Betty Perez and other private landowners to restore native thornforest habitat in South Texas.

Bringing Songbirds Back To Hawaii, One Forest at a Time

By Katherine Gustafson | February 21, 2021

How restoring the forests of Mauna Kea is essential to the continued survival of Hawaiian songbirds.

Bringing Songbirds Back To Hawaii, One Forest at a Time

By Katherine Gustafson | February 21, 2021

How restoring the forests of Mauna Kea is essential to the continued survival of Hawaiian songbirds.

Place-Based Partnerships: La Sal del Rey planting prepares rare Texas thornforests for an uncertain future

October 5, 2020

La Sal del Rey sits atop an estimated 4 million tons of salt and is seven times saltier than the

Place-Based Partnerships: La Sal del Rey planting prepares rare Texas thornforests for an uncertain future

October 5, 2020

American Forests partners with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore thornforest in Texas.

Earthkeepers: A Return to His Initial Passion

May 31, 2020

Kittler recently traveled to northern Montana, just outside Glacier National Park, to meet the partners American Forests works with in

Earthkeepers: A Return to His Initial Passion

May 31, 2020

Learn about the experience that sparked Brian Kittler’s initial passion for forestry and the road that led him to American Forests.

Save Our Summits

May 31, 2020

The Fight to Protect High Mountain Forests By Jill Schwartz All images by Morgan Heim and Jenny Nichols unless otherwise

Save Our Summits

By Jill Schwartz | May 31, 2020

Venture to the Northern Rockies to learn what is being done to protect whitebark pines and all trees in high-elevation forests.

Two Threatened Cats, 2,000 Miles Apart, with One Need: A Healthy Forest

May 29, 2020

By Katherine Gustafson Credit: Brad Latham DEEP IN THE RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST in southwest Colorado, a Canada lynx steps

Two Threatened Cats, 2,000 Miles Apart, with One Need: A Healthy Forest

By Katherine Gustafson | May 29, 2020

Discover how two cats from very different habitats share an unlikely connection through the Rio Grande River and their need for forest restoration.

Project Showcase: Out of the Ashes

February 5, 2019

By Liz Harper ReLeaf has had a visible impact on areas like this hillside on the Hubert Eaton Scout Reservation

Donor Profile: Bruce and Carol Barge

February 5, 2019

Carol and Bruce Barge at their home in Napa Valley, Calif., accompanied by their dog, Carly. BRUCE AND CAROL BARGE

Forest Digest: October 7, 2018

October 7, 2018

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

Breaking Ground on Broken Ground in West Virginia

December 23, 2015

For the Mower Tract in West Virginia, American Forests teamed up with the U.S. Forest Service in Spring 2015 to