American Forests
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734 15th St. NW, Ste. 800 Washington, DC 20005 DC Tel. 202-737-1944 Fax 202-737-2457 |
Type: Private - Not-for-Profit
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http://www.americanforests.org
Talk about old growth -- founded in 1875, American Forests is the oldest nonprofit citizens' conservation agency in the US. The environmental restoration organization assists communities in planning and implementing tree planting and forest conservation activities. Its efforts include planting memorial trees, replanting trees in areas devastated by wildfires and war, and planting trees to help Siberian tigers in Russia. The group has planted trees for about 500 projects across more than 20 countries. It also encourages individuals to plant trees at homes and businesses in urban areas in the US. American Forests was founded by a group of citizens concerned about the waste of America's forests.
Officers:
Executive Director: Deborah Gangloff
VP Marketing and Development: Social Assistance
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American Forests
Parks and Conservation-Related Organizations - US
734 15th St NW Suite 800
PO Box 2000
Washington, DC
www.americanforests.org
Phone: 202-737-1944; Fax: 202-737-2457; Toll Free: 800-368-5748
Focuses on assisting communities in planning and implementing tree and forest actions to restore and maintain healthy ecosystems and communities. Also works with community-based forestry partners in both urban and rural areas to help them participate in national forest policy discussions. Since 1990, the American Forests' Global ReLeaf campaign has been planting native trees in rural and urban ecosystem restoration projects across the United States and around the world. Established: 1875. Members: 20,000. Dues: $25/year. Publications: American Forests (quarterly); free to members.
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American Forests is a 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring healthy forest ecosystems. Their stated mission is to "protect and restore forests, helping to preserve the health of our planet for the benefit of its inhabitants".[1] The organization was established in 1875 as the American Forestry Association by physician and horticulturist John Aston Warder and a group of like-minded citizens in Chicago.
The organization has an extensive history in the conservation movement, including advocating for the creation of forest reserves, passage of the Weeks Act, and creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps. In 1924, the American Forestry Association started what would be come a national tradition by donating the first living national Christmas tree to the white house.
Since 1940 the organization has maintained the National Register of Big Trees, a list of the largest trees of each native and naturalized species in the United States. Candidates for the National Register are nominated by coordinators, big-tree hunters and volunteers across the U.S. in what has become an annual competition between individuals, counties, and even states to hold the most champion trees. [2]
In 1990, American Forests created their Global ReLeaf program, which plants trees to restore forested ecosystems across the U.S. and around the world. They have currently planted more than 40 million trees through this program.
The organization also works to advocate for the protection and restoration of rural and urban forests through public policy, and engage members of a community in the management of their natural resources through various community coalitions. [3]
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- Inventory of the American Forestry Association Records, 1875 - 1997, in the Forest History Society Library and Archives, Durham, NC
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