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April 24, 2015

Arbor Day Foundation Works with USDA on Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture & Forestry

Today, with partners including the Arbor Day Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a comprehensive and detailed approach to support land owners in their response to climate change.

April 23, 2015

Colorado Community Tree Recovery Campaign Distributes Free New Trees This April and May

The Colorado Community Tree Recovery Campaign – a partnership between the Arbor Day Foundation, the Colorado State Forest Service, Black Forest Together and the Big Thompson Canyon Association – marks the second year of a multi-year campaign to provide 10,000 trees this year to Colorado residents free of charge to replace trees damaged and destroyed by the 2013 Black Forest Fire and Big Thompson Canyon flooding.

April 23, 2015

Nebraska Forest Service Issues $350,000 Challenge Grant to Support Renewal of Lied Lodge & Conference Center's Fuelwood Plant

The Nebraska Forest Service has issued a $350,000 challenge grant through the TREES Heat Nebraska program to support the fuelwood plant as part of the Lied Lodge & Conference Center's nearly nine million dollar Renewal Project.

April 22, 2015

Arbor Day Foundation Rings Nasdaq Opening Bell as Prelude to Arbor Day

Dan Lambe, Arbor Day Foundation president, rang today's Nasdaq opening bell as a prelude to Arbor Day (April 24) and calling attention to the importance of trees. Lambe was joined at Nasdaq by Matt Harris, Arbor Day Foundation chief executive.

Reuters

As El Niño intensifies impacts on communities and ecosystems, restoring forests is a key to building resilience.

The New York Times

Healthy, mature trees bring significant environmental and property benefits to our yards, and they deserve the ongoing expert care that keeps them strong and thriving.

USA Today

It's been a brutally hot summer throughout the U.S., and it's even worse in many urban pockets. Trees can help.

The Guardian

Parks, trees and green spaces are critical to kids’ health and wellbeing, but in many cities, residents have unequal access.

ABC News

How Los Angeles is replanting trees after devastating wildfires.

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