American Forests
American Forests is a 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation organization, established in 1875, and dedicated to protecting and restoring healthy forest ecosystems. The current headquarters are in Washington, D.C.
Activities
The mission of American Forests is to "protect and restore forests, helping to preserve the health of our planet for the benefit of its inhabitants." American Forests' activities comprise five separate program areas: Global ReLeaf forest restoration, Urban Forests, Endangered Western Forests, Big Trees and Public Policy.
The Global ReLeaf program plants millions of trees each year in large-scale forest restoration projects, expanding critical wildlife habitat, cleaning our air and water, and removing millions of tons of pollution and greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Every year, Global ReLeaf partners with local individuals, organizations, agencies and corporations to plant trees to improve the health of the planet and support forest stewards across the country and around the world. The program launched in 1988. Since then, nearly 50 million trees have been planted in all 50 states and 44 countries around the world. No other national non-profit has planted more trees in the US than American Forests.