Forests
Keeping our forests healthy, whole and wild.
The trees that make up our forests are some of the oldest living things on Earth, many of them older than America itself. These forests provide crucial habitat for thousands of species. They provide limitless opportunities for recreation, exploration and wonder. What’s more, our forests absorb and store carbon dioxide, which makes them crucial allies in our race against climate change. Together we can protect our forests from road-building, logging, development and other threats.
The Latest on Forests
STATEMENT: Matsui, Huffman, Sarbanes and 45 Members of the House Support U.S. Forest Service Old-Growth Initiative
Biden administration announces plan to protect old-growth forests
Updates
Old-growth trees are being logged in Wisconsin
Conservation groups urge alternatives to environmentally harmful reservoir project
Texas cities get $31.6 million to plant trees
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Petition to Costco to incorporate Scope 3 emissions into its carbon emissions reduction plan
For millennia, ancient forests have watched over us and sustained us. Can we do the same for them?Will Harlan, Center for Biological Diversity
Will Harlan
"So when it comes to clean water, the first line of defense starts with mature and old growth forests. Preserving old growth trees coincides with improving water quality."Victoria Frankeny, Tualatin Riverkeepers
Victoria Frankeny
Protecting the intact public forests that remain are the keys to allowing forests to perform their natural role in regulating climate, while protecting communities from wildfires.Ric Bailey, North Cascades Conservation Council
Ric Bailey
Grassroots climate groups like mine, 350 Eugene, understand that forest defense is climate defense, and we're fierce.Patty Hine, 350 Eugene
Patty Hine
We must courageously acknowledge the disappearance of these towering trees, and then turn loss into decision. The old-growth forest is literally just a thought form away. We are the children of the children of the generation who cut the forest down. We can be the generation that chooses to bring it back.Nancy Stranahan, Arc of Appalachia
Nancy Stranahan
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Statement: Biden administration announces new plan to restore public lands
Bureau of Land Management also seeks input on forests
We’re waiting for the Home Depot to put forests first
It’s been nine months since Home Depot shareholders voted for the company to increase efforts to eliminate deforestation and forest degradation.
Why should The Home Depot protect the boreal forest?
Students across the nation are calling on The Home Depot to put forests first. Why?