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Disaster Recovery

Explore disaster recovery stories showing how trees help communities rebuild after wildfires, storms, and other natural disasters through restoration and resilience efforts.

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Community

Every Tree Has a Story

Connected by trees, people share the memories, moments, and meaning they hold.

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Tree Planting

From Ashes to Action: Restoring Forests After Wildfire

Restoration work today shapes the forests we’ll depend on tomorrow

A woman carries a potted tree while loads of young trees in pots are lined up on a cart in a garden setting.

Disaster Recovery

Defining Milestones in Community Recovery

How disaster recovery became part of who we are.

A landscape with a barren, sandy foreground and a background of damaged trees leaning in various directions under a partly cloudy sky.

Disaster Recovery

Renewing Hope After Hurricane Michael

In the wake of Hurricane Michael, the Arbor Day Foundation sprang into action, partnering with the Florida Forest Servi...

A community event under a large tree, where volunteers plant greenery in pots, surrounded by lush foliage and a tent.

Disaster Recovery

Rooted in Aloha: Lahaina Gathers to Replant, Rebuild, and Remember

After Maui’s deadliest fire, Lahaina gathers to heal and rebuild — planting trees of hope and aloha.

Community

Video: How Trees Are Powering Harvey Recovery

Replanting trees in communities in Texas after Hurricane Harvey.

A deforested landscape with scattered trees and stumps, a winding road, and cloudy skies, reflecting environmental changes.

Disaster Recovery

The Long Road to Wildfire Recovery: What It Really Takes to Replant a Forest

Wildfires can devastate vast landscapes in a matter of hours, leaving behind charred soil, fragile ecosystems, and comm...

Man walking through trees scorched by wildfires.

Disaster Recovery

Yes, You Should Invest In Reforesting Fire-Affected Land

Wildfire, a force of nature known for its brutality, is becoming even more adept at destruction amid the conditions of

Several individuals in yellow shirts planting a tree in an urban setting.

Disaster Recovery

How We Can Re-Root Communities Left Reeling After Wildfire

There’s a lot of science behind the benefits a tree can bring. But there’s an emotional factor here, too.

Disaster Recovery

Rooted in Resilience: Recovering from a Derecho

Explore how communities are rebuilding and restoring forests after the devastating derecho storm.

Disaster Recovery

Regreening Wilmington

Explore the initiatives aimed at revitalizing Wilmington's urban forests and how you can get involved in the regreenin...

Disaster Recovery

5 Things Smokey Bear Wants You to Know

Discover essential tips from Smokey Bear to help prevent wildfires and protect our forests.