American Forests is excited to welcome Jerome Foster II to our team! Jerome will be joining as a Tree Equity Ambassador! Jerome’s passion for a cleaner, healthier planet is evident in his environmental activism, leading him to be the youngest The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Councilmember. He is the co-founder of Waic Up, uniting information seekers and everyday readers of the news to learn the truth about our world and feel empowered to take action. Jerome has spoken at numerous events on the importance of climate action, most recently at the Bloomberg Green Festival where he was named a 2024 Bloomberg Green Champion! Please join us in welcoming Jerome to the American Forests team where he will work on youth and environmental justice strategies and engage youth in workforce pathways for #TreeEquity.
American Forests
Non-profit Organizations
Washington, DC 21,020 followers
We lead the movement to reforest America, from cities to large, forested landscapes.
About us
Founded in 1875, American Forests is the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the U.S. Its mission is to restore threatened forest ecosystems and inspire people to value and protect urban and wildland forests. In the past 25 years alone, American Forests has planted nearly 50 million trees in more than 1,000 high-impact forest restoration projects. These projects have restored hundreds of thousands of acres of wildlife habitat, protected vital watersheds and sequestered millions of tons of greenhouse gases. American Forests is also one of the nation’s leading advocates for expanding urban tree canopy and green space, and a key funder of urban forest initiatives that have transformed communities across the country. Learn more at www.americanforests.org.
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http://www.americanforests.org
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1875
- Specialties
- Environmental restoration, Protecting and restoring forests, Urban Forestry, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Forestry, Forest Restoration, and Tree Equity
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1220 L St NW
Washington, DC 20005, US
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In the Washington, DC area? Don't miss out on the Smart Growth Network Quarterly Discussion happening next week, July 18 at 2:30 pm ET. Along with Smart Growth America, in collaboration with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), American Forests' Senior Manager of Community Engagement, Joshua Simon, will be speaking on the panel to discuss the importance of #TreeEquity. 🌳 Learn more and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/evTc6Au8
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Congratulations to Forest Climate Working Group member American Forests for being awarded $10.6M from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to restore Caldor Fire-affected watersheds! https://lnkd.in/e26_945f
American Forests is awarded $10.6M from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to restore Caldor Fire-affected watersheds - American Forests
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Sustainability has been fundamental to our company and culture for nearly 100 years. Since launching our current sustainability strategy in 2020, we’ve broadened our approach and grown our leadership to meet the evolving needs of all our stakeholders, from our customers and employees to our neighbors, investors, partners, community leaders and everyone we serve. Today, we’re more committed than ever to making sure the actions we take contribute to a stronger, brighter future for our people, our communities and the ecosystems we manage across North America. We invite you to learn about all the ways we are implementing our strategy in our recently released 2023-24 Sustainability Highlights report. #SustainableForestry #TheWeyerhaeuserWay https://lnkd.in/eQVA-ssT
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In honor of #NationalForestWeek, we're throwing it back to when we first announced our REPLANT keystone partnership with the USDA Forest Service. Powered by the REPLANT Act, we're collaborating with the Forest Service to expand reforestation across national forests and help restore a backlog of 4M burned acres! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eWCd4KvH Jad Daley
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🌳 Tree Equity is essential for climate justice 🌍 Thank you to Michael Sheldrick for highlighting the history and importance of the #TreeEquity movement in One Green Planet. We are proud of how the movement around Tree Equity Score has grown over the last 3 years. With Tree Equity, we can ensure everyone, regardless of their zip code, has equal access to the benefits trees provide. 🌿 Read One Green Planet’s article here: https://lnkd.in/e74ugPfM
3 Inspiring Examples of Climate Justice Around the World
http://www.onegreenplanet.org
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Urban trees provide shade, clean air and so much more! 🌳🏙️ Complete #TreeEquity across the U.S. means that all people have the life saving benefits of trees 🌳 Learn more: https://bit.ly/47H0IZw
Tree Equity Score
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President and CEO @AmericanForests I Movement Builder for #TreeEquity & #Forests4Climate I Policy Wonk I Published Author from Op-eds to Science Journals I Running with #ADHD I Bluegrass Mando Player I Crazed Dog Lover
Hey LinkedIn peeps, did you know that 10 out of 10 dogs recommend 🌳 as a cooling solution? Drawing on their field experience, 🐕 are aware that you can’t air condition a sidewalk or a park without Nature’s AC. Taking their advice will also benefit seniors walking to the pharmacy to get their medicine, people trying to exercise safely in summer months, and many others who need heat resilient spaces outside of their homes. Let’s take the guidance of our canine advisors and go huge on 🌳 to cool our 🌆. American Forests #TreeEquity
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It's #NationalForestWeek. Every July, the National Forest Foundation celebrates all the ways National Forests and Grasslands care for and inspire us during National Forest Week™.
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