“Every year an amount of land the size of Greece is logged – some 32 million acres… Deforestation both reduces biodiversity and increases the presence of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.”
– Reuters, November 15, 2005
“Most of the world’s most valuable forests, especially in the tropics, are vanishing as fast as ever.”
– Simon Counsell, Rainforest Foundation, 2006
Help plant trees, protect native flora, and reclaim land for the wild that has been damaged by human activities. Help support at least one of the following groups.
Action for Community and Ecology in the Rainforests of Central America; POB 57, Burlington, VT 05402; 802-863-0571; http://www.ACERCA.org
American Chestnut Foundation, http://www.ACF.org
There were once billions of chestnut trees in North America. Now there are relatively few. Help bring them back; plant chestnut trees!
American Forests, http://www.AmFor.org
Ancient Trees, Citizen’s Campaign for Old Growth Preservation, POB 714, Ukiah, CA 95482; 707-923-1194; http://www.AncientTrees.org
Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters Forest, 2530 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA 94702; 510-548-2220; http://www.HeadwatersPreserve.org/
Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Japan; http://www.BGCI.org
Budongo Forest Project, http://www.Budongo.org
California Community Forests Foundation, http://www.CalTrees.org
California Native Plant Society, http://www.CNPS.org
Cascadia Rising EcoDefense, POB 12583, Portland, OR 97212; http://www.CascadiaRising.org
Center for Native Ecosystems, http://www.NativeEcosystems.org
Center for Watershed Protection, http://www.Pipeline.com/~mrRunOff/
http://www.ChicagoWilderness.org
Children’s Eternal Rainforest, Monteverde Conservation League, POB 124 - 5655 Monte Verde Puntarenas, Costa Rica; http://www.ACMCR.org/Rain_Forest.htm
Circle of Life Foundation, POB 3764, Oakland, CA 94609; 510-601-9790; http://www.CircleOfLifeFoundation.org
This was founded by Julia Butterfly Hill who lived near the top of a California redwood tree for two years and brought international attention to the horrors of the lumber industry and the state of the environment. Hill authored a book titled The Legacy of Luna. Shortly after she left the ancient tree, someone with a chainsaw cut into the base of it.
Desert Harvesters, Tucson, AZ; http://www.DesertHarvester.org
Strives to promote, celebrate, and enhance local food security and production by encouraging the planting of indigenous, food-bearing shade trees (such as the Velvet mesquite) in water-harvesting earthworks, and then educating the public on how to harvest and process the bounty.
Earth First!, Direct Action Fund, POB 210, Canyon, CA 91516;
http://www.EarthFirstJournal.org
Earth First!, POB 1415; Eugene, OR 97440; 541-741-9191; http://www.EarthFirstJournal.org
Earth First! Journal, POB 3023, Tucson, AZ 85702-3023; 520-620-6900, http://www.EarthFirstJournal.org
Earth Watch Institute, http://www.EarthWatch.org
Eastern North American Native Forest Network, POB 57 Burlington VT 05402; http://www.Forests.org
Forest Guardians, http://www.FGuardians.org
Dedicated to protecting the ancient rainforests of British Columbia and endangered forests of North America by redirecting U.S. markets toward ecologically sound alternatives.
Forest Voice, http://www.ForestCouncil.org
Published by Native Forest Council (listed below).
Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, http://www.FTPF.org
http://www.FutureForests.com
Granby Wilderness Society, POB 2532, Grand Forks, B.C. V0H 1H0 Canada; 250-442-2125; http://www.GrandbyWilderness.org
Green Anarchy, POB 11331, Eugene, OR 97440; http://www.GreenAnarchy.org
Green Korea United, http://www.GreenKorea.org
http://www.Greenpeace.org
Heartwood Forest Council, http://www.Heartwood.org/ForestCouncil.htm
“Heartwood's Forest Council is an annual event that seeks to bring together forest activists from throughout the eastern United States to share skills, learn about forest issues, and to support local forest protection efforts.”
Heritage Forests Campaign, 1200 Eighteenth St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036; 202-887-8800; http://www.OurForests.org
Illegal Logging at Suaq Balimbing, http://wwww.Duke.Edu/~MYM1/Suaq.htm
http://www.MangroveRestoration.com
Mountain Justice Summer, http://www.MountainJusticeSummer.org
Focused on the tremendous ecological disaster being caused by mountaintop removal mining in the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
The National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, England, http://www.NCCPG.com
National Forest Protection Alliance, POB 8264, Missoula, MT 59807; http://www.ForestAdvocate.org
National Tree Society, POB 10808; Bakersfield, CA 93389; 805-589-6912; http://www.Natural-Connection.com/Institutes/National_Tree.html
National Tropical Botanical Garden, http://www.NTBG.org
Native Forest Council, POB 2190, Eugene, OR 97402; http://www.ForestCouncil.org
North Coast Earth First!, POB 219, Bayside, CA 95524
Working to protect the ancient forests of Northern California. The Federal Fish and Wildlife Service allows lumber companies to cut down these ancient forests, killing many forms of wildlife. Please help stop this!
Northern Nut Growers Association, http://www.NorthernNutGrowers.org, or NutGrowing.org
Pawpaw Foundation, 147 Atwood Research Facility, Kentucky State University, Frankfort KY 40601-2355; http://www.PawPaw.KYSU.Edu
Theodore Payne Foundation, http://www.TheodorePayne.org
Plantlife International: The Wild Plant Conservation Charity, England; http://www.Plantlife.org.UK
Rainforest Foundation, 270 Lafayette St., Ste. 1107, New York, NY 10012; 212-431-908; http://www.SaveTheRest.org
Rainforest Alliance, 665 Broadway, Ste. 500, New York, NY 10012; 212-677-1900; 888-My-Earth; http://www.RA.org; http://www.Rainforest-Alliance.org
http://www.RainForestPortal.org
Redwood Action Team, POB 34, Garberville, Ecotopia 95542; http://www.Stanford.Edu/Group/RATS
Save America Forest, POB 1023, Bowie, MO 20715
Save America’s Forests, 4 Library Crt., SE, Washington, DC 20003; 202-544-9219; http://www.SaveAmericasForests.org
Save the Redwoods League, 114 Sansome St., Rm. 605, San Francisco, CA 94104; http://www.SaveTheRedwoods.org
Swamp Watch Action Team, http://www.SwampWatch.org
Tasmanian Wilderness Society, http://www.EN.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Wilderness_Society
Tree Musketeers, http://www.TreeMusketeers.org
A kid-centered urban forestry-planting organization empowering young people to work to rescue Earth.
Tree People, 12601 Mulholland Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; http://www.TreePeople.org
Trees for Life, 1103 Jefferson, Wichita, KS l67203; http://www.TreesForLife.org
Trees for the Future, http://www.TreesFTF.org
Trees Foundation, POB 2202; Redway, CA 95542; http://www.TreesFoundation.org
United Plant Savers, POB 400, East Barre, VT 05649; http://www.UnitedPlantSavers.org
U.S. Forests Service Urban Forest Ecosystem Research Unit, http://www.FS.Fed.US/NE/Syracuse
http://www.TheWatershedProject.org
World Rainforest Information Portal, http://www.RainforestWeb.org