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2021 Year in ReviewAmerica’sPowerhouse
Americans arerecognizinga new powerin our forests:They are anessentialpathway toslowing climatechange andadvancingsocial equity.People in cities are seeing how trees can save and improve livesby providing shade, absorbing pollutants and easing our mindson stressful days. Our groundbreaking Tree Equity Score tool,launched in June, makes it easier for people to advocate fortrees in the city neighborhoods that need trees the most.And people who live in, and care for, large forest landscapesare discovering that restoring forests devastated by climatechange-induced wildfires, droughts, pests and diseases willhelp slow climate change. Our new Reforestation Hub is keyto figuring out which forests to restore first.American Forests is energized by the growing movement ofpeople on the frontlines and all the way up to Congress whoare discovering the power of forests. We are working togetheron local, national and even global initiatives to tap the powerof collective action. This includes our 1t.org US Chapter that isthe most inclusive and ambitious forest movement in our nation’s history, resulting already in pledges to conserve, restoreand grow 50 billion trees by 2030.We celebrate 2021 and turn to a new year knowing we havenever needed our forests more, and that our country has neverneeded American Forests more to provide bold servant leadership in difficult times.I am extremely proud that, with your incredible generosity, we are using trees and forests to turn our challenges intoopportunities for a stronger nation, including healthier communities and thousands of green jobs. Thank you. Our workhas just begun.Jad DaleyPresident and CEO
Tree EquityUrban ForestryWe created a toolthat calculatesTree Equity scores.American Forests is laser-focused on creating Tree Equity incities across the United States.Tree Equity is about ensuring that all people benefit fromeverything trees do, like provide life-saving shade and helppurify the air we breathe. But how do we know if there areenough trees in a neighborhood so everyone can reap thosebenefits? Our Tree Equity Score tool, launched in June,answers this question. It calculates a score for all 150,000neighborhoods and 486 municipalities in urban America —cities and nearby towns that have at least 50,000 people.Tree Equity Score is already being put to use. The Cityof Tucson, for example, is using it to make decisions onwhere and how much to invest in trees and other green infrastructure. And the Phoenix City Council used it to buildsupport for creating a Tree Equity program, the first suchprogram in the country.To learn more go to treeequityscore.org.Innovation LabWe unearthed thechallenges—and solutions—to seedling production.PAGE 33 STUDIO / AMERICAN FORESTSDAY’S EDGE PRODUCTIONS / AMERICAN FORESTSAmerican Forests and TAZO Tealaunched the TAZO Tree Corps inFebruary, a paid, locally-hiredworkforce that is planting andtaking care of trees to help mitigate climate change and bringjobs to socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods andcommunities of color.The TAZO Tree Corps offers twoweeks of paid tree-care training topeople of color and then transitionsthem to full-time employment withThe Davey Tree Expert Company.Fellows receive support servicesto help them navigate barriers toretention, including housing, transportation and childcare, and willalso be trained in justice advocacy.The project pioneers a new modelto build and retain a diverse urbanforestry workforce and help citiesachieve Tree Equity. This year, itlaunched in Minneapolis, the SanFrancisco Bay Area and Detroit. In2022, the TAZO Tree Corps will expand employment opportunities toRichmond, Va., and The Bronx, N.Y.For the launch, singer-songwriterSZA created a video urging youngpeople to join the TAZO Tree Corpsand educating around the urgencyto fight for climate justice.CHRIS CELENTANO, CDC PHOTOGRAPHY / AMERICAN FORESTSWe partneredwith TAZO Teato create anurban forestryworkforce.As the number of commitments being made to planttrees in the United States skyrockets, one key question often surfaces: Will there be enough trees? At themoment, no. Planting on only half the land that couldpotentially be successfully reforested would requirea whopping 34 billion tree seedlings. To meet thatdemand, the country’s tree nurseries would need toincrease annual production 2.4-fold.New research, co-led by American Forests, shineslight on this challenge and digs into the reasons whynursery production is low. The research is the mostcomprehensive look to date at the barriers nursery operators face in ramping up seedling production, includingfinding and keeping people who can do the work andtaking on the economic risk to build capacity. But publicinvestment and incentives for landowners could help byexpanding seed collection and workforce developmentand improving pre- and post-planting practices.
Sequoia CircleReforestationWe developeda new tool tostrategicallyreforest America.To help combat the climate crisis and advance social equity, billionsof trees need to be planted in the United States. But where are thebest places to plant them? Areas, for example, where trees can thriveso they provide as many benefits as possible to people and the planet.The Reforestation Hub helps answer this question. This onlinetool, launched by American Forests and The Nature Conservancy inFebruary, has the most comprehensive reforestation data ever assembled for the U.S. Users can find reforestation opportunities in theircounty or state, and run this data through filters, including currentland use and ownership. This tool shows how many new trees areneeded and how much carbon the revived forest could store.It identifies up to 133 million acres in the country that couldbe reforested.Special thanks to our Sequoia Circle members for theirgenerous leadership-level gifts made in 2021But we didnʼt dothis work alone.Corporate PartnersSpecial thanks to our Lead Corporate Partners for their gifts in 2021And to our generous Corporate Partners for their 2021 contributionsA Living TributeFavorite World PressProspettiva FinancialAAA Remodeling &DevelopmentFlorist 1 LLPPrudential Financial, Inc.FluidStanceQTS Data CentersAmazon SmileFoundationAmbassador SolutionsFred’s Tents & CanopiesAmicaGenScriptAmour VertGLD ProductsB4 AdventureGolden Rush, LimitedLiability Co.BeeSure by EcoBeeBluu PatioBroadridgeIkon PassJoulesBulk BookstoreKimball InternationalHabig Foundation IncCanton CooperageLandscape StructuresCarlisle TyrFilLeafScoreCarooCharmant USA, Inc.ChubbClaudia Pearson, Inc.Clif Family Winery &FarmCRIS RITCHIE PHOTO / ISTOCKPHOTO.COMForever 21, Inc.Lee IndustriesLemonadeLincolnLofty Oaks AssociationMark Thomas Co.Real Estate ExpertsREI Co-opRodney StrongVineyardsSchroeder & TremayneInc.SFE EnergyShakleeSoftbox SystemsSplendor Design GroupSustainable nimo CompaniesMicrosoftThe Module CompanyDutchCrafters AmishFurnitureMountain Glass Arts, Inc.The Phantom LaboratorymthreeToadal Fitnesse.popNautilus MagazineEastside Distilling’sBurnside WhiskeytoniesN-Hance, Inc.Opici Wines & SpiritsEnablonParadigm IncEquity LifeStylePropertiesPassion PlannerFarmers InsurancePettit Kohn IngrassiaLutz & DolinFoundation PartnersSpecial thanks to our Foundation Partners for their generous grants made in 2021AnonymousNorman E. Alexander Family MFoundationBella Vista FoundationBrunckhorst FoundationClimate Resilience Fund (a projectof Multiplier)ClimateWorks FoundationCommunity Foundation forSoutheast MichiganJames A. “Buddy” DavidsonCharitable FoundationDoris Duke Charitable FoundationFred A. and Barbara M. Erb FamilyFoundationHead and Heart FoundationThe Jacob and Terese HersheyFoundationThe JPB FoundationJ.M. Kaplan FundLatrobe FundThe Gladys and Ralph LazarusFoundationLinden Trust for ConservationPatrick J. McGovern FoundationMeadows FoundationMighty Arrow FoundationLaura Jane Musser FundNational Fish and WildlifeFoundationFrank E. and Seba P. PayneFoundationPaul and June Rossetti FoundationSant FoundationSeed FundSummit FoundationSustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.Teach a Man to Fish FoundationThe Raul Tijerina Jr. FoundationThe Trull FoundationWalton Family FoundationWhite Pine FundWildlife Conservation SocietySpecial thanks to our Evergreen Society members who have includedAmerican Forests in their estate plansThe Mall at Green HillsEd Bohlke DeserveLevel CoachingLaVerna E. MeyerKaren Schwaab/Schwaab CharitableScott MeyerGiving FundTimothy and KarenMark ShafferMichel/The TimRon and Eva Sher/and Karen MichelSher Family FundCharitable FundAlistair SherretGary MillerJackie and Ron Miller Carolyn V. SunnyShineRupa MokkapattiJohn B. SlaterJeffrey MorseNancy Lynn SquierScott L. MosherEllen and Albert StarkAlexandra MurdochFoundation FundBarbara Murray/The Scott SteenMurray Giving FundRobert StephenJonathan and DianeWilliam and BettyNathanson/TheStockwellNathanson FamilyBill and Lisa SykesCharitable FundFamily FundHarriet H.Pamela Tate*NatsuyamaAnn and Wes Nichols Margaretta TaylorRudolph ThomasJeff NoblinLori ThompsonSusan O’ConnorJack and Natalie Ohly Heather ThorneAyse TobeyJon M. OwingsBart and DeborahMegan and GavinTolbertOxman/OxmanFamily CharitableNick and JudithFundTopitzes FoundationAustin ParkerJustin TraxlerRebecca TurnerSharon G. ParkerJohn P. Van WeerenAnna PaulinaFoundationRobert VanderhyeMark Peterson andMary WaalkesRyia Ross Peterson,Wagner* and JeffPeterson FamilyWagnerFoundationWilliam J. WaldermanDarin PirtleKatharyne WaldonCarole and IraJohn A. WardPittelmanLynda and BillClara Poffenberger*Webster/WebsterJeffrey* and SherylFamily FundPrietoWendy Weiner/Elisa* and PeterWeiner-Dam DonorRapaport/TheAdvised FundRapaport FamilyVal Welman/WelmanCharitable Trust UAD Family FundAnne Rhodes LeeSandra and DavidWhitmoreJames Richardsonand Susan LynchJeff and DawnWiesingerJohn RieckerHelen Jo WilliamsAnthony RobbinsAletta T. WilsonDaniel RobertKenneth P. WongRobin and TerenceRocheJoan WoodsAndrew Rubenstein/Steven and SallieSteven and BeverlyZalkindRubensteinJohn Zapp/GoldenCharitableRule FundFoundationPaul Rutkowski/The* Members of the BoardRutkowski Familyin 2021.FoundationDonors of 250- 999Hannah Ryanrecognized in the onlineKate Santorineosversion at americanforests.Burak Saracorg/2021-year-in-review/Evergreen SocietyMettler-Toledo RaininOne Jeanswear GroupClarence E.Heller CharitableFoundationHolmes Family FundBetsey HoltzmannJames C. HorganCharitable TrustFred and CharlotteHubbell/F&C HubbellFamily CharitableFundSara HuddlestonDavid Hunter*/HunterCharitable TrustCharles D. HuppuchPeter HutchinsJeri JarvisHoward E. JessenAnthony and RinnaJohnsonJane JohnsonPenelope JonesRoland JonesWarren T. Jones/Triple T FoundationJoan A. Jude/Jamesand Sallye JudeCharitable TrustRichard* andRhonda KabatMr. and Mrs. WarrenJ. Kaplan/Mr. andMrs. Warren J. KaplanGiving FundMegan KesslerDouglas M. KinneyJames T. KnowlesCarl W. KohlsCarol KurtzRobert KvaasKenneth R. LathamChristine L. LavineMarie and Frank LeBihanThomas B. Lemann/Parkside FoundationKevin LeongKathy and Dave LettDena and Ron LevineBradley LindemannCaleb LindemannBruce M. Lisman*Justin LloydMiller/New VisionsFoundationJohn Long/LongFamily Charity FundDavid MakowerChris MannAmanda MartinTim D. MathewsonMike McCormick andCarolyn McDowellTracey McGrathBradley and JenniferMeekerTapRoots Wisdom, Inc.Melitta USAEcosiaLaura Donnelley/The Good WorksFoundationValerie Duforet-Royand Sudeepto RoyGerald and AragonD’SpainHelen Kay EastonCampbell EdlundChristina EisenbeisAdam ElghazzawiJeffrey* and AudreyElliottDan A. Emmett/Emmett FoundationMatt EricksonThe Esmond NissimFoundation, Inc.Danielle and StevenEvansWilman FarberGifting AccountLloyd and PatriciaFetterlyKathleen and TomFinn/Finn FamilyFundJoni FlynnWilliam M. FordJames and SueFoundAlan and MaggieFrontRobert FryeMack FuhrerDiana GalkaFrank GaspariGerard C. GaynorKatharyn AlvordGerlichDaniel Gerner/The Gerner FamilyCharitable FundEllen and JohnGiffordDouglas G. Golann/The FullgrafFoundationDrew and MyraGoodman/TheGoodman FamilyRichard GraceSally Graham TrustDavid GreulichJames and SharonGrierLaura GrossmanJosephine HadlockKingMarilyn J. HallHarvey HaneyColin HartPeter Haugk/PeterHaugk CharitableFundWilliam* and TheresaHazeltonTanager Creative, Inc.ComputershareNouveau EyewearAnonymousBob and Julie AbelShari AlbertSteven AllenChristine Amini/Sohrab Amini, M.D.Endowment FundBarbara and EugeneAndersonNeil AndersonRebecca BaillieKathleen and J.Stephen BargeFrank Batten Jr.Holly Beale*Marc and LynneBenioffGwendolyn BinderBetsey and VincentBiondo/The Betseyand Vince BiondoFamily FundWilliam Bohnett*Ann Boisclair andJeffrey JensRema BoscovE. Zimmermann* andTerry BoulosRobert Bourdon/H2-OMDoris E. BouwenschSusan BrockJudith Buechner/Judy BuechnerAdvised FundBlake and DorothyCadyJ. Martin CarlsonGerda CarmichaelCarol CarpenterCarlos CarranzaTiia CarswellPatricia Cherney/Evergreen FundLily Chiu and RiazMoledina/MoledinaCharityDavid R. CliftonShaw CoatesArnold CohenMelinda Cox/Classof 1973 Patrick HenryHigh SchoolJames J. CramerEliot and Patti Daley/The Daley Hope FundJad Daley*Robert DaneseBarbara DavidSuzanne DavisAnn Marie andRoderick DeArmentLee and LorrieDobbinsSarah DonelsonTrue North GearTurmerryUnity Christ ChurchUrban ForestryOrganizationVerdani PartnersWill & BearAnonymousGregory AlexanderJoye AnglebergerShirley BaileyMarilyn BlackneyGerri BrunnerTori ChildersWolfgang CirilloAlan CurtisMichael EllettAndrea FischMartha GarriguesSheryl GoldGertrude GregoryWilliam HirtRichard IversenAlan KarpfBarbara KubikAnnabel LemkeWilliam MckeeverTina MontaltoRobin Noel-EbertsJohn PhillipsJames RodellDeborah RosenthalSarah SchmidJohn ScofieldAshley SorensenJabe StaffordWilliam StrykerJeremy TaylorLaurence ThayerRudolph ThomasLynda WebsterAgency PartnersSpecial thanks to our State and Federal Agency Partners for theirgenerous support in 2021Arlington County, Virginia GovernmentBureau of Land ManagementCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection(CALFIRE)City of ProvidenceCounty of Mariposa Resource ConservationSierra Nevada ConservancyState of California, Wildlife Conservation BoardUSDA Forest ServiceU.S. Endowment for Forestry and CommunitiesYosemite - Sequoia Resource Conservationand Development Council
In 2022, American Forests will remain laserfocused on the most pressing moral and strategicimperatives of this moment — slowing climatechange and advancing social equity — alwaysthrough the power of forests. But we will do so ata faster pace and larger scale than ever before.In alignment with our new four-year strategicplan, we will accelerate climate-resilient reforestation across all public forests, fully leverageforests and forest products as climate changesolutions, advance Tree Equity in cities and useour new brand to inspire more people to becomeforest champions. And we will do it all throughour powerful partnerships and coalitions, suchas the 1t.org US Chapter.Forests hold solutions for today’s unique andurgent challenges, but they need our help. Let’smeet this moment together.Tax ID #53-0196544CFC #10632americanforests.orgP 202.737.1944follow us @americanforestsAmerican Forests1220 L Street NW, Suite 750Washington, DC 20005Nonprofit Org.US POSTAGEPAIDXXXXXXX, XXPermit No.82352Looking Ahead
support for creating a Tree Equity program, the first such program in the country. To learn more go to treeequityscore.org. We unearthed the challenges—and solutions —to seedling production. As the number of commitments being made to plant trees in the United States skyrockets, one key ques-tion often surfaces: Will there be enough trees .
