When it comes to trees, President Biden makes Earth Day count
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.
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.
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16,000 Environment America supporters speak up to save the Tongass
For centuries, the trees of the Tongass have stood firmly rooted in their forest home. But as threats of logging and development encroached, nearly 16,000 supporters stood to save the forest.
Saving our largest old-growth forest
Right now, the 800-year-old trees of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska are vulnerable to logging.
We need to protect older forests and trees on public land
The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management should prohibit logging of older forests and trees on public lands and include forests as part of the solution to addressing the climate emergency, drought and wildlife extinction
We can protect tropical forests
The threat of tropical deforestation is escalating but we can make a difference through national and state policy