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2023 in Review: Over 5 Million Trees Planted on Over 13,000 Acres

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Why Start a Fundraiser to Plant Trees?

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Seven Words to Add to Your Reforestation Vocabulary

With so many scientific and technical terms being thrown around, the conversation around reforestation can be tricky to follow....

How Cutting Down Trees Can Improve Forest Health

For a forest to be healthy and resilient, each tree needs enough nutrients, water, and sunlight to thrive. When trees grow too...

The Lifecycle of a Tree

When we talk about planting trees in National Forests, one may picture adult trees. Yet, reforestation is often about planting...

Snagtastic: Why Wildlife Need Dead Trees Too

Our reforestation program plants millions of trees each year following disturbances, but did you know that disturbances can...

2023 Tree Planting Projects

We Did It! We Reached Our 50M Campaign Fundraising Goal!

In Earth Month 2023, the NFF reached its fundraising target for the 50 Million For Our Forests campaign. With funds secured,...

Eight Ways to Celebrate Earth Month

Five Ways We Are Down to Earth

2022 in Review: >8 Million Trees Planted on >24,000 Acres

In 2022, the NFF and 50 Million For Our Forests campaign planted 8,061,125 trees – the most we have ever planted in a single...

Five Reasons to Give the Gift of Trees This Holiday Season

This holiday season, what is a gift that will bring your loved ones together while doing some good for National Forests? Giving...

Reforestation Beyond the Trees

Planting seedlings on National Forests is the focus of the NFF’s Reforestation Program. Sometimes we get an exciting...

Tree & Forest Activities to do with Children

Trees do so much for us: they filter water, clean the air, and cool us down on hot summer days. They can also bring us closer...

2022 Tree Planting Projects

Read about a handful of the tree planting projects we are funding in 2022.