Forest Conservation

THE MISSION OF THE RAINFOREST FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS AND TRADITIONAL PEOPLES OF THE WORLD'S RAINFORESTS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROTECT THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND FULFILL THEIR RIGHTS BY ASSISTING THEM IN:SECURING AND CONTROLLING THE NATURAL RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR THEIR LONG TERM WELL BEING AND MANAGING THESE RESOURCES IN WAYS WHICH DO NOT HARM THEIR ENVIRONMENT, VIOLATE THEIR CULTURE OR COMPROMISE THEIR FUTURE; ANDDEVELOPING THE MEANS TO PROTECT THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RIGHTS AND TO OBTAIN, SHAPE AND CONTROL BASIC SERVICES FROM THE STATE.

TO GENERATE SCIENCE BASED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE DIVERSE ROLES THAT TREES PLAY IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND TO USE ITS RESEARCH TO ADVANCE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT BENEFIT THE POOR AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

Christopher Adam Bell Foundation Inc falls under the Forest Conservation category: Organizations involved with forest lands and the protection of the nations forests from insects, disease, fire, erosion, air pollution and other destructive forces.

THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FORESTS WAS FOUNDED IN 1901 TO PROTECT THE STATE'S MOST IMPORTANT LANDSCAPES AND PROMOTE THE WISE USE OF ITS NATURAL RESOURCES. IN 2019, THE NATIONAL LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION RENEWED THE FOREST SOCIETY'S STATUS AS AN ACCREDITED LAND TRUST. ACCREDITATION INCLUDES THE FOREST SOCIETY IN A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 400 ACCREDITED LAND TRUSTS ACROSS THE NATION, AND DEMONSTRATES ITS COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND TO MAINTAINING THE PUBLIC'S TRUST IN ITS CONSERVATION WORK.

THE ALABAMA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION WORKS TO PROMOTE GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF OUR RENEWABLE FOREST RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY, OUR MEMBERS, AND THE FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.

FIRE PROTECTION

THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, SOCIALLY BENEFICIAL AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE WORLD'S FORESTS. IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, APPROXIMATELY 155 MILLION ACRES AND 4,300 COMPANIES ARE FSC CERTIFIED.

PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC AND RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR ABUSED CHILDREN.

TO CULTIVATE A GREENER, HEALTHIER URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND A RENEWED SENSE OF COMMUNITY BY INVOLVING SILICON VALLEY RESIDENTS IN THE UNDERSTANDING, PLANTING, AND CARE OF THE URBAN FOREST.

To create a global, open-source marketplace to digitally track and compensate farmers for growing individually managed trees to support reforestation and alleviate poverty.

EDUCATION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

PRESERVES AND REVITALIZES OUR INLAND NORTHWEST FORESTS, WATER, AND WILDLIFE THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, EFFECTIVE ACTION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

OUR WORK BRINGS THE RIGHT TREES TO THE RIGHT PLACES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. OUR PROGRAMS BRING TOGETHER COMMUNITIES TO ENCOURAGE GREEN SPACES, URBAN FORESTS, AND GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS WITH SHADE AND OTHER BENEFITS. WE LOVE ARIZONA AND WORK TOGETHER WITH VOLUNTEERS, PARTNERS, AND BUSINESSES TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY ENJOYABLE.

To educate the residents of Michigan on the need to properly select, plant and maintain trees. This is accomplished by working with communities and schools on tree related projects, planting trees on public property with volunteers, and providing educational presentations, workshops and materials related to trees.

TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY & MEMBERS ABOUT FORESTRY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST ENHANCEMENT THROUGH MULTIPLE-USE MANAGEMENT.

Campaigns for the forests, their inhabitants, and the natural systems that sustain life.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS DELIVERED IN COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, IN-SITU CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

PRESERVATION OF NATURAL LANDS

PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN TRIALS FOR THE USE OF WINTER AND SUMMER RECREATION.

THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION IS TO DELIVER MEANINGFUL CONSERVATION IMPACT THROUGH THE EMPOWERMENT OF FAMILY FOREST OWNERS. WORKING TOGETHER WE STRIVE TO CULTIVATE THE MANY CONSERVATION BENEFITS FAMILY-OWNED FORESTS PROVIDE -- AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR VALUE TO AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, COMPANIES, AND LANDOWNERS ALIKE.

American Forests creates healthy and resilient forests, from cities to wilderness, that deliver essential benefits for climate, people, water and wildlife. See Schedule O for continuation

OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOODS OF IMPOVERISHED FARMERS BY REVITALIZING DEGRADED LANDS.

THE SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE (SFI) INC. IS A SUSTAINABILITY LEADER THAT STANDS FOR FUTURE FORESTS. SFI IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SUPPLY CHAIN ASSURANCES, DELIVERS CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP, AND SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SFI STANDARDS AND ON-PRODUCT LABELS HELP CONSUMERS MAKE RESPONSIBLE PURCHASING DECISIONS. SFI OVERSEES THE SFI FOREST PARTNERS PROGRAM, WHICH AIMS TO INCREASE SUPPLY OF CERTIFIED FOREST PRODUCTS, THE SFI CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH FUNDS RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND PROJECT LEARNING TREE, WHICH EDUCATES TEACHERS AND YOUTH ABOUT FORESTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE TO SUSTAIN RESILIENT ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES.FOR OVER TWO DECADES, FOREST TRENDS HAS PIONEERED THE IDEA THAT CREATING ECONOMIC VALUE IN OUR FORESTS AND NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL INCENTIVES FOR SUSTAINING THEM.NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS ARE NOW WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE SOLUTION FOR CLIMATE MIGRATION AND RESILIENCE. BUT SOCIETY NEEDS TO MOVE FASTER IN THE "NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE" OF THE PLANET, OR WE RISK HITTING CLIMATIC TIPPING POINTS THAT PUT PARIS AGREEMENT GOALS OUT OF REACH.BY 2030, WE WANT GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND POLICY FORCES ALIGNED WITH THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RESILIENT ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES.

TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RELATING TO TROPICAL FORESTS AND OTHER ECOSYSTEMS, TO WILDLIFE, AND TO THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS PLAY IN MAINTAINING CRITICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING STABILIZING THE GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM.

SCIENTIFIC/EDUCATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE PACIFIC RIM BY STRENGTHENING LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP IN CHINA, THE ARCTIC, ALASKA, AND CALIFORNIA. WE PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO CONSERVATION LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE SEEK TO HOLD GOVERNMENTS, CORPORATIONS, AND BANKS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE HAVE PROTECTED OLD GROWTH FOREST AND ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENGAGED OIL, GAS, MINING, AND TIMBER COMPANIES TO ADDRESS LOCAL CONCERNS; CLEANED UP POLLUTING FACTORIES; AND IMPROVED SOCAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES AT GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF OUR CORE EXPERTISE IN CONSERVING FORESTLAND AND ADVANCING EXEMPLARY FORESTRY, NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION (NEFF) HELPS THE PEOPLE OF NEW ENGLAND TO SUSTAIN THEIR WAY OF LIFE, PROTECT FOREST WILDLIFE HABITAT AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, AND MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

THE MISSION OF FIRE SAFE COUNCIL OF NEVADA COUNTY IS TO CREATE FIREWISE COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE EMERGECY PREPAREDNESS FOR CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE; TO NETWORK WITH OTHER FIRE SAFE COUNCILS, FIREWISE COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND FOUNDATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF NEVADA COUNTY.

THE MISSION OF THE SACRAMENTO TREE FOUNDATION IS TO GROW THRIVING COMMUNITIES THROUGH STEWARDSHIP OF OUR URBAN FOREST. WE ENVISION AN URBAN FOREST CANOPY THAT BENEFITS OUR ENTIRE REGION AND EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN UNDERSERVED AND UNDER-CANOPIED. WE INVEST IN OUR URBAN FOREST BECAUSE WE FULLY APPRECIATE THE VALUE IT BRINGS: PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS, ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY, MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS, AND A RENEWED SENSE OF PLACE. WECELEBRATE A PERSON THAT PLANTS A TREE, A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CARES FOR A FOREST, AND A REGION THAT ENSURES A THRIVING CANOPY-NOW AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

CREATE AND INSPIRE CHAMPIONS OF SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY.

GREEN FORESTS WORK EXISTS TO RE-ESTABLISH HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE FORESTS ON FORMERLY MINED LANDS IN APPALACHIA.

SANCTUARY FOREST, INC. IS A LAND TRUST WHOSE MISSION IS TO CONSERVE THE MATTOLE RIVER WATERSHED AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT AND AESTHETIC, SPIRITUAL, AND INTRINSIC VALUES IN COOPERATION WITH OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

KNLT IS WORKING TO PROTECT, CONNECT AND RESTORE WILDLANDS. OUR EFFORTS ARE AIMED AT PROTECTING BIODIVERSE AND CLIMATE RESILIENT LANDSCAPES IN WAYS THAT BENEFIT LOCAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES. WE WORK ON CONSERVATION PROJECTS STATEWIDE WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE PINE MOUNTAIN AND CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN WILDLANDS CORRIDORS. SINCE 1995, WE HAVE PROTECTED OF 55,000 ACRES OF WILDLANDS THROUGHOUT KENTUCKY.

PPFF'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP OF PENNSYLVANIA'S STATE PARKS AND FORESTS.

TO PRESERVE AND HELP PEOPLE USE THE DOCUMENTS OF FOREST & CONSERVATION HISTORY. THE SOCIETY IDENTIFIES, COLLECTS, INTERPRETS, AND DISSEMINATES HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF HUMANS AND FORESTS, CONTRIBUTING TO INFORMED NATURAL RESOURCE DECISION-MAKING.

TO ENRICH COMMUNITIES BY GROWING AND PLANTING TREES THROUGH THE POWER OF PEOPLE AND PARTNERSHIPS. THIS EFFORT SUPPORTS OUR VISION OF A MORE RESILIENT TREE CANOPY IN MISSOURI'S COMMUNITIES THAT SUPPORTS HEALTHY PEOPLE, HEALTHY HABITATS, AND A HEALTHY PLANET.

COORDINATE KNOWLEDGE-SHARING AND COOPERATION AMONG STATE FORESTRY AGENCIES AND PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF TREES AND FORESTS IN THE NORTHEAST AND MIDWEST.

SERVE AS THE PRIMARY HUB OF WILDFIRE PREVENTION, MITIGATION AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES IN THE HAWAII PACIFIC REGION THROUGH PROACTIVE, COLLABORATIVE AND FORWARD THINKING PROJECTS.

EcoForesters is a nonprofit group that strives to conserve and enhance the resiliency and sustainability of Appalachian forests by developing and implementing ecologically sound management strategies, educating the public on positive impact stewardship, and preparing the next generation of natural resource professionals.

DOVETAIL PARTNERS, INC. PROVIDES AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPACTS AND TRADE-OFFS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS, INCLUDING CONSUMPTION CHOICES, LAND USE AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES.

SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE PROTECTS AND RESTORES REDWOOD FORESTS AND CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH THEIR PEACE AND BEAUTY SO THESE WONDERS OF THE NATURAL WORLD FLOURISH.

PROMOTE WATERSHED HEALTH, STABILIZE AND STRENGTHEN THE NATURAL RESOURCE-BASED ECONOMY, AND BROADEN COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF THE TIES BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH.

TO FURTHER THE ACTIVITIES OF JESUS CHRIST ON EARTH BY UNDERTAKING RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND CHARITABLE ACTIONS TO PEOPLE IN SOUTH ASIA.

Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative's mission is to protect, promote, and restore native Hawaiian dry forest.

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES LIFETIME CARE FOR NON-RELEASABLE WILDLIFE AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE PUBLIC.

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CREATE HOPE THROUGH A MOVEMENT IN WHICH PEOPLE JOIN HANDS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND HUNGER AND CARE FOR OUR EARTH.

CONSERVATION

THE PURPOSE OF HAWAII FOREST INSTITUTE IS TO IMPROVE AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF HAWAII'S FORESTS THROUGH FOREST RESTORATION, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, AND SUPPORT FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN FORESTRY, REFORESTATION, FOREST SPECIES, FOREST HABITATS AND FOREST PRODUCTS.