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; AND DEVELOPING 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.

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

PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC AND RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR ABUSED CHILDREN.

TO PROVIDE PATHWAYS FOR PEOPLE TO SUPPORT AND RECOGNIZE RESPONSIBLE FOREST MANAGEMENT.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

CONSERVATION

ACQUIRE, OBTAIN, MAINTAIN, FUND, MATERIALS OR LABOR FOR DONATION TO OR USE BY, OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTERPRETATION, EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND FOREST PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ACHIEVING THE POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE OREGON BOARD OF FORESTRY.

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.

THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE TO PROMOTE THE INCREASED USE AND APPRECIATION OF THE UNIQUE BEAUTY OF THE BROUGHTON SHEBOYGAN MARSH THROUGH EDUCATION AND RECREATION