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Learn how climate change is threatening our forests and how American Forests ambitiously plans to reforest those disturbed landscapes across the country. Discover how U.S. states are joining forces to protect and restore our forests to fight climate change. And, how climate change is affecting the iconic sugar maples of New England, maple syrup and the vivacious fall foliage they provide. Plus, discover how the state of Rhode Island is positioning itself as a national leader on how urban forests can help combat climate change.
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Fall 2019 Articles
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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
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Earthkeepers: Washington State’s Commissioner of Public Lands, a Forest Resilience Champion
By Kate Michael Crosscut’s Editor-at-Large Knute Berger (left) walks with Hilary Franz and Larry Leach (right), assistant regional manager of
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Project Showcase: Reforesting the Sky Islands of New Mexico
By Austin Rempel Plantings targeted areas where the fire killed all the seed-bearing trees, and seedlings were planted in clumps
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Project Showcase: From Baltimore Wood Waste to Careers in Modern Design
By Ian Leahy American Forests and Bank of America planted trees in a vacant lot in Baltimore and used urban
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Partner Profile: Eddie Bauer
Jad Daley, president and CEO of American Forests, and Daniela Lukomski, marketing manager at Eddie Bauer, pose next to a
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Donor Profile: Ara Erickson
Photo courtesy of Ara Erickson. GROWING UP in Southern California, from an early age, Ara Erickson’s roots were tied to
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From the Field: Chicago
Chicago Rose Tileston, Manager of Urban Forest Programs Enablon employees and students from Elmwood Elementary School joined American Forests to
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From the Field: Detroit
Detroit Jennifer Broome, Vice President of Philanthropy Jennifer Broome, vice president of philanthropy, raises a glass to toast the participants
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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
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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
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American Forests in Action on Climate Change
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A Natural Alliance
States Step Up Land Protection and Restoration to Fight Climate Change By April Reese Stored within our lands are massive
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Reforest America
By Jad Daley and Eric Sprague Credit: Michael Woestehoff. PICK UP A NEWSPAPER OR GO ONLINE, and you are likely
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Bittersweet
How climate change is affecting the sugar maples of New England By Sarah Mae Brown Sugar maples help create fall
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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
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