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.
During a contentious election year at the federal level, state and local governments have some of the best opportunities to make progress on issues that affect our environment, our health, and the quality of our lives.
The longer a forest remains untouched by human development, the more that life can grow and thrive there. That's why we're so pleased with the U.S. Forest Service's latest action.
Amazon, Costco, Walmart and other major toilet paper brands can and should do more to prevent forest degradation
Even if humanity solved global warming, we’d still have a problem.
Mature and old-growth forests play a critical role in fighting climate change — and we're working to protect them.
MAY 27, 2022: Doug Phelps, president and executive director of The Public Interest Network, announces the Fund for the Public Interest Foundation.
