Our national and private forests are home to tremendous biological diversity and provide important value to communities across the country. Not only do they collect and filter our drinking water, clean the air we breathe, and provide habitat for wildlife, they also generate jobs and provide special areas for recreation.
Despite the importance and popularity of our forests, they face unprecedented threats: real estate development, unsustainable timber harvesting, and—worst of all—severe climate change-driven megafires. These supersized fires, which burn more than 100,000 acres at a time, were once very rare but now occur every single year.
We cannot stand by and watch as our forests are destroyed acre by acre. Take action now and demand that Congress protect our local forests today!
Congress is considering increasing support for the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, which provides grants to local governments, tribal entities, and nonprofit organizations to create community forests. These forests are locally owned and managed by communities for communities. They encourage economic development and sustainable forest management while protecting water quality, wildlife habitat, and enhancing recreational opportunities.
Since 2001, we’ve helped create more than 30 community forests across the country, covering more than 30,000 acres. But the work to protect our nation’s forests is far from over. Help us protect more of America’s forests by taking action today.
Thank you for standing with us to save America’s forests.
Yours in conservation,
