Community takes action on extreme heat in El Mirage, Arizona

By Jake Simon | April 25, 2024

Tree Equity is a major challenge in Arizona because of extreme heat - our partnership with the Arizona Sustainability Alliance is one of American Forests’ place-based efforts meant to ensure that we bring communities into the center as we expand equitable tree cover nationally. 

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

By Jake Simon | March 14, 2024

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.

Unprecedented funding for American Forests, America’s forests

February 5, 2024

Largest-ever congressional investment in urban forestry now includes $50 million award to American Forests’ Tree Equity Catalyst Initiative and Fund.

Tree Equity is helping to combat extreme heat in Phoenix 

By Jake Simon | October 27, 2023

Advancing Tree Equity at a national scale and meeting American Forests’ goals of advancing Tree Equity in at least 100 cities by 2030, forms the basis of our local-to-national program model. Our approach to place-based partnerships, like in Phoenix, flips several existing urban forestry management paradigms on their head.  

Tree Equity is growing in Phoenix

By Jad Daley | June 1, 2023

A word from our president and chief executive officer

Trees are a fixture of urban life

June 5, 2022

A glimpse into the role of trees in our everyday lives.

The quest for Tree Equity in a desert city

October 4, 2021

How Masavi Perea is working to advance environmental justice while cooling Phoenix neighborhoods.

Two Arizona cities take major steps towards realizing Tree Equity

October 4, 2021

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

Place-Based Partnerships: Coming together to plant trees and help them thrive in desert cities

February 19, 2021

The city of Phoenix is committed to planting trees to help double its vegetative land cover to 25% over the

American Forests Announces Partnership with Microsoft to Host Native Desert Plant Restoration in Arizona

February 21, 2019

American Forests Announces Partnership with Microsoft to Host Native Desert Plant Restoration in Arizona Washington, D.C. February 19, 2019 –