Welcome to the National Forest Foundation blog. Explore the various articles to learn more about our forests and places to play.
The National Forest Foundation receives generous donations from individuals, small businesses and corporations to support tree planting on our National Forests. We work closely with the U.S. Forest Service to complete these important projects. So what happens when a partner like Boxed Water gives us a call and says they’d like to support tree planting?
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Consumers are increasingly interested in supporting businesses that have a strong commitment to environmental sustainability. Creating meaningful sustainability initiatives that strike a balance between your business and the environment can be challenging. The NFF’s Trees for US program offers a proven solution: strategic reforestation partnerships designed to benefit your business AND restore America’s forests.
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2015 was a big year for the NFF’s Trees for US program. With the help of our corporate partners, small business partners and generous individuals that contributed to our program, we planted an incredible 1.5 million trees across our National Forests. The following list is just a small sample of projects the NFF supported in 2015.
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NFF Director of California Program, Vance Russell, reflects on giant sequoias and introduces a new way scientists are trying to save another big tree - redwoods.
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Ninety percent of American families pull out their wallets and buy their Christmas tree from a lot or a “cut your own” Christmas tree farm. But if you are craving a woodsier Christmas tradition, consider channeling your inner Paul Bunyan and pull out your saw instead. Getting your tree from a National Forest can be a fulfilling and adventurous family outing, but it does require a few extra considerations.
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Rising tall from dark, murky waters, the bald cypress tree is a stately symbol of the swamp. Associated with the bayou, Spanish moss, pelicans, egrets and alligators, the bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) is the state tree of Louisiana. Its feathery foliage, wide and buttressed base and irregular crown dominate many southeastern wetlands, and its range extends throughout the southeastern U.S. from southern Delaware to eastern Texas.
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Wes Swaffar, NFF Senior Manager for Ecosystem Services, visted a Trees for US planting site on the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Montana.
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Widely accepted as the world’s largest tree (by volume), the giant sequoia is one of the three redwood species still living today.
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From the Midwest, across Canada, north into Alaska and across the West through to Arizona and New Mexico, quaking aspens dot the edge of conifer forests in clusters or “clones.”
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It’s easy to forget just how much everything in nature is connected. We may joke about the “circle of life” and the “food chain,” but these simple concepts couldn’t be more applicable to the Whitebark Pine, Pinus albicaulis.
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The Eagle Creek Fire continues to burn in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, damaging beloved restoration sites, wildlife habitat and other resources.