Protect Pisgah Rally Draws Hundreds
Protect Pisgah Rally draws hundreds—and surrounds the Forest Service headquarters with 34,000 hearts August 1, 2022 I expected only a few...
LET TREES
GROW
PROTECT THE CLIMATE
We work to protect mature and old-growth trees and forests from logging across America's public lands as a cornerstone of U.S. climate policy.
America's Threatened Climate Forests
The greatest immediate threat to mature and old-growth forests and trees on federal lands is logging. This report spotlights federal forest-management practices that are liquidating mature and old-growth forests and trees every day.
17.2
Billion metric tons of carbon stored in U.S. federal forests. Federal forest protections are critical to safeguarding communities from the future impacts of climate change.
35
Million metric tons of carbon sequestered from the atmosphere by federal forestlands. There is no other technology that can match forests for carbon removal at this scale.
>95%
Forest carbon is stored in forest ecosystem pools vs. harvested wood products. This is why it's important to protect these critical carbon reservoirs.
We are calling on the Biden Administration to enact a strong, lasting rule across federal public lands that protects mature and old-growth trees and forests from logging, allowing the recovery of old-growth forests that have been lost. These forests are essential to removing climate pollution and storing carbon, safeguarding wildlife, and providing clean drinking water for our communities.
January 27,
2021
President Biden takes executive action to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad.
April 22,
2021
United States includes forest protections as part of its Nationally Determined Contribution.
June 11,
2021
The Biden Administration commits to protecting 9 million acres of Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska and ending commercial old-growth logging.
November 2, 2021
President Biden announces new plan to conserve global forests at COP26.
April 22, 2022
President Biden takes executive action to inventory and conserve mature and old-growth forests on federal lands.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
IN THE NEWS...
Washington Post (April 21st, 2022)
Biden to issue Earth Day order to safeguard old-growth forests
Time (March 21st, 2022)
Conserving Forests Is the Fastest, Most Effective Way to Stabilize Our Climate
Seattle Times (March 14th, 2022)
The marvel of old-growth forests that once cloaked the Pacific Northwest
Washington Post (February 15th, 2022)
Top environmental groups call on Biden to protect mature trees and forests on federal lands from logging
Smithsonian (January, 2022)
The Old Man and the Tree
Washington Post (December 30, 2021)
This tree has stood here for 500 years. Will it be sold for $17,500?
