American Forests’ Post

Meet Shelley Villalobos, American Forests’ California Reforestation Pipeline Manager! Shelley is currently a lead at Cone Camp - a training organized by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), USDA Forest Service and American Forests that gives foresters and forestry technicians the information and skills needed to survey, monitor and facilitate seed-bearing cones from California native conifers. Hear from Shelley then learn more about Cone Camp here: https://lnkd.in/epxnWeXN 

🌿 Explore the transformation of Texas' landscapes! We’re collaborating with researchers and the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the Rio Grande Valley to bring biodiverse native forests back to a region dubbed “the Magic Valley”. Discover how we're overcoming challenges and creating habitats with greater resilience to climate change: https://bit.ly/4cfN2Hd

🌡️ As temperatures soar to unprecedented highs, the threat of wildfires intensifies. The impacts of #ExtremeHeat are deadly to our communities and our planet. 🌳 American Forests is committed to advocating for urban trees, forests and sustainable solutions, like #Tree Equity, to mitigate these risks. https://bit.ly/3LCqSU2

American Forests' Senior Director of Careers & Opportunities, Vikram Krishnamurthy, is joining over 2,000 employment and education professionals from across the country at Jobs for the Future’s #JFFHorizons conference. We’re all working to remove barriers to employment, preparing young people for the future of work and creating opportunities for #GoodJobs. American Forests is proud to be engaging with cross-sector partners as we build the climate and green workforce for #TreeEquity. Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Discover the inspiring story of the Kirtland's warbler's return! Through innovative reforestation efforts, we're restoring critical habitats and supporting biodiversity. Learn how strategic tree planting is reviving habitats and securing a future for this formerly endangered species: https://bit.ly/45LbQEz

We recently visited our partners over at PRT Growing Services Ltd.'s nursery in Hubbard, Oregon, where PRT is growing 1.4 million seedlings on behalf of American Forests and the USDA Forest Service. These seedlings, which include ponderosa pine, larch and western hemlock, will be headed to national forests in Oregon and Washington, where they will support vital reforestation efforts -- many in areas affected by destructive wildfires in 2020. 

On this historic day for our country, we thank President Joe Biden and the whole Biden-Harris administration for some of the most consequential policy actions in history to protect and restore our trees and forests so they can deliver natural climate solutions, water, habitat, recreation, forest products and much more. From the forest measures in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), including the bipartisan REPLANT Act that is funding reforestation of burned and degraded land across our national forests, to the many forest provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), including the world’s largest ever investment in cooling tree cover for cities, we are grateful to the Biden-Harris administration for making forest solutions a top priority for both executive action and legislation. These historic investments will create healthy and resilient forests that sequester carbon and clean our water, reduce risk of wildfire, and create #TreeEquity to bring “nature’s air conditioning” to heal vulnerable urban communities across the country. We look forward to continuing to work closely with the President, Vice President, and future administrations to deliver forest solutions for our country, working all together as “One Nation Under Trees.” #Forests4Climate Learn more about these historic investments 👇 🌲REPLANT: https://bit.ly/47HTxjL 🌳IIJA and IRA: https://bit.ly/3YegA3Y

Happy Sunday! 🌞 🌲Take a moment to relax and recharge in nature. There's nothing like a peaceful walk in the forest to start your Sunday off right! 📸 Rebecca Long