Trees are a fixture of urban life

June 5, 2022

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

Urban trees are experiencing a moment…and a movement

March 7, 2022

Kesha Braunskill helps push the urban trees movement to the limelight.

Grafting the future of the ash tree

By Katherine Gustafson | March 7, 2022

A research biologist is leading the charge to protect species of ash trees from the ravaging threat of the emerald ash borer.

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

By Molly Henry | December 21, 2021

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.

We partnered with TAZO Tea to create an urban forestry workforce

October 21, 2021

American Forests and TAZO Tea teamed up in 2021 and launched the TAZO Tree Corps, a paid, locally-hired workforce that is planting and taking care of trees to help mitigate climate change, address environmental injustice and bring jobs to people of color and those in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

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.

Forest Footnotes

October 4, 2021

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

The economic lifeblood of trees

June 6, 2021

SUZANNE RADFORD KNOWS the power of forests to help heal the sick and stressed. Those incredible capabilities enabled her to

Seeing the city for the trees

February 21, 2021

The importance of engaging youth in urban forestry.

Seeing the city for the trees

By Morgan Heim | February 21, 2021

The importance of engaging youth in urban forestry.

The Understory: What is an urban heat island?

February 19, 2021

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Innovation: Innovative financing brings carbon markets to cities

February 11, 2021

How City Forest Credits offers an innovative way to bring carbon markets to cities.

Innovation: Innovative financing brings carbon markets to cities

February 11, 2021

TreeFolks’ reforestation staff members sort saplings at a planting event along the Blanco River in Austin, Texas. Credit: Matthew Bradford.

Movement Building: City of Boise makes admirable commitment to plant trees

February 11, 2021

Boise, Idaho is making an outsized commitment to reforestation.

Movement Building: City of Boise makes admirable commitment to plant trees

February 11, 2021

The city of Boise has pledged to plant 100,000 trees (one for every household) and 235,000 tree seedlings (one for

Donor Profile: Sheryl Gold

October 5, 2020

Advocate inspires with decades-long support of forests Sheryl Gold in her East Hampton, N.Y., backyard. Gold has been an advocate

Youth Profile: Joshua Simon

October 5, 2020

Southern roots lead to career in urban forestry Joshua Simon is a master’s student studying environmental social science at the

Forest Footnotes: Fall 2020

October 5, 2020

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

Growing trees, growing jobs

October 5, 2020

How growing trees and building healthy forests can breed jobs during the unemployment crisis.

Growing trees, growing jobs

October 5, 2020

How restoring forests across the United States can help address the unemployment crisis By Michele Kurtz After being incarcerated, William

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.

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: Turning Waste to Wealth with a Wood Reuse Economy

May 31, 2020

The environmental and economic benefits to cities of reusing wood.

Innovation: Turning Waste to Wealth with a Wood Reuse Economy

May 31, 2020

LARGE TREE BRANCHES and used timber piled up at Baltimore’s 5-acre forestry waste station called Camp Small. Many of the

Planting Tree Equity

February 11, 2020

Learn how economic inequity and tree cover in cities are inextricably linked, as well as what American Forests does to create Tree Equity.

Planting Tree Equity

February 11, 2020

In cities across the country, marginalized communities suffer from a lack of trees. American Forests helps people see that disparity

Earthkeepers: Restoring the Roots of Rock

By Ian Leahy | February 10, 2020

How the music industry’s future depends on healthy forests and what American Forests, the U.S. Forest Service and Fender Musical Instruments are doing to ensure the stability of both.

Earthkeepers: Restoring the Roots of Rock

February 10, 2020

By Ian Leahy Fender Musical Instruments knows the importance of protecting the species that produce the wood that is transformed

Project Showcase: From Baltimore Wood Waste to Careers in Modern Design

October 11, 2019

Read about our work to incubate an urban wood business in Baltimore.

Project Showcase: From Baltimore Wood Waste to Careers in Modern Design

October 11, 2019

By Ian Leahy American Forests and Bank of America planted trees in a vacant lot in Baltimore and used urban

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

October 5, 2019

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

October 5, 2019

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

What is Urban Forestry? A Quick 101

August 7, 2019

What is Urban Forestry? Urban forests make up a significant amount of America’s tree canopy. In fact, over 140 million

Leadership Profile: Kesha Braunskill

February 19, 2019

Leadership Profile: Kesha Braunskill – Making Black History Now in 2019 American Forests is pleased to highlight those who have