American Forests

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Jul 11, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$5,193,735

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Strategic initiatives and public outreach - forests and trees impact the lives of every individual on the planet. By engaging a strong, active community of research and engagement through its strategic initiatives and public outreach program, american forests is able to better accomplish its mission of protecting and restoring forests. In the area of research, american forests is developing a number of new initiatives and programs that will help support new and continuing scientific endeavors, including a research institute. To engage people in its work, american forests partners on public events, like its 2011-2012 project with japanese embassies across america for cherry tree plantings in their respective cities, and is developing volunteering activities around key campaigns. Some other major initiatives bridge research and engagement, such as a campaign focused on america's endangered western forests, in which american forests is partnering with leading scientists studying these forests while also creating events for individuals to help aid the efforts to save these forests.

Activity 3

Communications - beyond supporting the work occurring in the conservation and public policy and strategic initiatives and public outreach programs, american forests' communications program focuses on educating its community about the issues, challenges and developments in the forestry world. This goal is accomplished through the daily blog, loose leaf; the monthly e-newsletter, forest files; and quarterly magazine, american forests. In addition, american forests' national big tree program is a prime education effort, promoting more than 700 of america's biggest trees across hundreds of species. Every year, the program receives hundreds of nominations for big trees and uses the publication of its national register of big trees to communicate the important role big trees play in ecosystems across america.

Filer

EIN

53-0196544