American Forests Programs Catalog 2019 by American Forests

DISCOVER YOUR WHY.

PROGRAMS & PROJECTS

2019-2021

WELCOME TO DISCOVERING YOUR WHY. Some of the most recognized and respected corporations in the world are making a difference for the planet â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and building goodwill with their customers and stakeholders â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by partnering with American Forests to plant trees in urban and rural areas, expand wildlife habitat, restore forest ecosystems and address climate change. The groups that partner with American Forests range from the financial industry to energy to retail. Our corporate partners are multi-milliondollar companies, small, family-run businesses, and everything in between. For more than a century, businesses have supported the work of American Forests. We partner with companies to offer special opportunities in cause-related marketing, community impact efforts, and employee volunteer events. In a world in which global environmental challenges and a changing climate impact everything from our economy to the quality of our lives, American Forests offers pragmatic strategies and tangible ecological solutions that make a difference and provide greater good for all.

JAD DALEY President and CEO, American Forests

LETâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S REFOREST AMERICA TOGETHER.

“THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT MATTER, THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE FUTURE.”

WHAT’S INSIDE American Forests has planted over 60 million trees in the last 30 years, and this year we plan to plant an additional 3.5 million trees. Through our American ReLeaf program, we are investing in new landscape-scale restoration to transform eight native forest ecosystems across America. Our Priority Landscapes are natural systems like mountain ranges and watersheds that deliver a full suite of benefits to water, climate action, people and wildlife. These landscapes have been identified in order to target our actions to the most important yet threatened of America’s native forests. In each landscape, we employ a new change model linking partnership, science-based planning, policy advocacy, tree planting, and other forest restoration and issue-based communications. Additionally, American Forests is committed to building vibrant cities through urban forests and green space through our Community ReLeaf programs. From ensuring equitable distribution of tree canopy to creating much-needed tree care industry jobs, we are working with our diverse group of partners to help bring equity to communities across the U.S. to ensure all people in cities and towns receive the benefits that trees provide. This booklet was created to showcase American Forests’ new and ongoing projects in 2019. And some of these programs need your help! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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INITIATIVE | Water Quality, Carbon Storage, Wildlife Habitat

RESTORING FORESTS FOR WATER QUALITY

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Northern Great Lakes, (Province) Ontario PLANTING PARTNER Essex Region Conservation Authority SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 203 Acres FINANCIAL ASK Project Fully Funded for 2019. $1 to $160,000 ($1 plants 1 tree)

Reforesting private agricultural lands to expand habitat in an internationally-recognized hotspot for migratory birds. ACTIONS Plant 160,000 native broadleaf trees and conifers.

TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@ americanforests.org

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INITIATIVE | Water Quality, Endangered Species, Climate Adaptation

OCELOT HABITAT RESTORATION

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas PLANTING PARTNER US Fish and Wildlife Service - South Texas Refuge Complex SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 225 Acres FINANCIAL ASK $1 to $83,907 ($1 plants 1 tree) TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

One of the most biodiverse areas in North America, the Texas thornscrub ecosystem has been fragmented by agricultural use and rapid development. This project will help restore critical habitat for migratory birds and butterflies, as well as for endangered mammals like the ocelot. ACTIONS Plant 83, 907 trees and shrubs composed of ~25 unique thornscrub species like Texas ebony.

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KIRTLAND’S WARBLER RESTORATION

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Northern Great Lakes, Michigan PLANTING PARTNER Michigan Department of Natural Resource SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 1213 Acres FINANCIAL ASK $1 to $1.8 million ($1 plants 1 tree) TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

These plantings are on state-owned lands actively managed (harvested) to maintain young jack pine forests that the endangered Kirtland’s warbler need to breed. Managing the forests in this way also generates significant wood products and supports a strong local forest economy. ACTIONS Plant 1.8 million Jack Pine and Red Pine.

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INITIATIVE | Wildfire Recovery, Climate Adaptation, Threatened Tree Species

MILLIE FIRE WHITEBARK PINE REFORESTATION RESTORATION

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Northern Rockies and Cascades, Montana PLANTING PARTNER US Forest Service - Custer-Gallatin National Forest SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 201 Acres FINANCIAL ASK $1 to $82,500 ($1 plants 1 tree) TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

Reforest lands burned in the 10,000 acre Millie Fire area, a popular recreation drainage south of Bozeman, Montana. Another important aspect of this restoration project is planting whitebark pine seedlings that are resistant to white pine blister rust (an exotic fungus that is killing whitebark pine and threatening the future of this tree species). Whitebark pine is a candidate species under the U.S Endangered Species Act and is already listed as Endangered in Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Species at Risk Act. ACTIONS Plant 82,500 trees total; 71,000 Douglas-fir and 11,500 Blister Rustresistant Whitebark Pine.

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SKYLAND FIRE WHITEBARK PINE RESTORATION

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Northern Rockies and Cascades, Montana PLANTING PARTNER US Forest Service - Flathead National Forest SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 90 Acres FINANCIAL ASK $1 to $25,000 ($1 plants 1 tree) TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

Plant 25,000 blister-rust resistant whitebark seedlings on 90 acres in the 45,000 acre Skyland Fire area that borders Glacier National Park. Whitebark pine is a candidate species under the U.S Endangered Species Act and is already listed as Endangered in Canada’s Species at Risk Act. The whitebark pine is a food source for many animals including the grizzly bear and Clark’s nutcracker. ACTIONS Plant 25,000 Blister Rust-resistant Whitebark Pine.

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INITIATIVE | Wildlife Habitat, Forest Diversity, Carbon Storage

RESTORING STRIPPED MINELAND IN WEST VIRGINIA

Using innovative management strategies this project will allow young oak trees to grow faster which will in turn allow them to produce acorns sooner and increase wood growth for timber production. ACTIONS Plant 27,500 Red Oak, White Oak, Butternut, Sugar Maple and Yellowpoplar.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

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GAULEY RED SPRUCE RESTORATION

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Ozarks and Appalachians, West Virginia PLANTING PARTNER US Forest Service - Monongahela National Forest SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 150 Acres FINANCIAL ASK $1 to $30,000 ($1 plants 1 tree) TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

Using innovative management strategies this project will accelerate the growth of red spruce trees growing in the forest understory. Red spruce habitat is needed by endangered and rare species such as Cheat Mountain salamanders, northern flying squirrels, saw whet owls, golden crowned kinglets, hermit thrush and magnolia warblers. ACTIONS Plant 30,000 Red Spruce.

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INITIATIVE | Wildlife Habitat, Forest Diversity, Carbon Storage

RESTORING OAK FORESTS IN INDIANA

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Ozarks and Appalachians, Indiana PLANTING PARTNER US Forest Service - Hoosier National Forest SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 500 Acres

Using innovative management strategies we will kick-start the regeneration of native oak and hickory seedlings. ACTIONS Plant 500,000 Oak and Hickory.

FINANCIAL ASK $1 to $500,000 ($1 plants 1 tree) TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES WILDFIRE RELEAF

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Sierra Nevada and SoCal Ranges, California PLANTING PARTNER Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 50 Acres FINANCIAL ASK $1 to $20,000 ($1 plants 1 tree)

Reforest private lands impacted by wildfires in the San Bernardino mountain range. Without active planting efforts large areas of this landscape are expected to convert to shrub fields which are fire prone and filter less water than conifer forests. ACTIONS Plant 20,000 Jeffrey Pine.

TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INITIATIVE | Beetle-kill and Drought Recovery, Climate Adaptation, Water Quality, Carbon Storage

CREATING RESILIENT FORESTS IN THE TAHOE WATERSHED

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Sierra Nevada and SoCal Ranges, California PLANTING PARTNER US Forest Service - Tahoe National Forest SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 30 Acres FINANCIAL ASK $1 to $6,310 ($1 plants 1 tree) TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

Within forest stands, when compared to reference conditions, there is an over representation of stands with vegetation loaded near the ground, creating high levels of ladder fuels that reduces resilience to fire and may impact the quality and quantity of wildlife habitat. This project will help enhance conifer stand resilience to future climate conditions. ACTIONS Plant 6,310 Ponderosa Pine, Jeffrey Pine and Blister Rust-resistant Sugar Pine.

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BLUE RUSH REFORESTATION

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Sierra Nevada and SoCal Ranges, California PLANTING PARTNER US Forest Service - Sierra National Forest SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 250 Acres FINANCIAL ASK $1 to $60,000 ($1 plants 1 tree) TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

In response to high levels of insectrelated tree mortality to reduce hazardous fuels, mitigate hazardous trees, and improve forest helaht by increasing carbon storage throught reforestation. This project will reforest areas impacted by prolonged drought and bark beetle outbreaks. ACTIONS Plant 60,000 trees total; 48,000 Ponderosa Pines, 6,000 Blister Rustresistant Sugar Pines and 6,000 Giant Sequoias.

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KING FIRE RESTORATION

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Sierra Nevada and SoCal Ranges, California PLANTING PARTNER US Forest Service - Eldorado National Forest SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 1000 Acres FINANCIAL ASK $1 to $160,000 ($1 plants 1 tree) TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

This planting project will help reforest areas burned in the 2014 King Fire. Without reforestation efforts large areas of this landscape are expected to convert to shrub fields which are fire prone and filter less water than conifer forests. ACTIONS Plant 160,000 Ponderosa Pine, Douglas-fir, Blister Rust-resistant Sugar Pine and Giant Sequoias.

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INITIATIVE | Climate Adaptation, Wildlife Habitat, Carbon Storage, Wildfire Risk

HELPING LONGLEAF PINE ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Southeastern Plains and Piedmont, Georgia PLANTING PARTNER US Forest Service - ChattahoocheeOconee National Forest SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 428 Acres FINANCIAL ASK $1 to $289,440 ($1 plants 1 tree) TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

This project will help longleaf pine move northwards as its habitat shifts with climate change. The Oconee ranger district is located about 10 miles north of the historic range of longleaf pine. We are also replanting shortleaf pine in areas where they are expected to bounce back from a disease that has killed much of the existing shortleaf forest. ACTIONS Plant 289,440 trees total; 272,500 Longleaf Pine and 16,940 Shortleaf Pine.

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PENASCO FIRE SOUTHWESTERN WHITE PINE RESTORATION

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico PLANTING PARTNER US Forest Service - Lincoln National Forest SPONSOR (Seeking inspired funders) AREA 100 Acres FINANCIAL ASK $1 to $10,000 ($1 plants 1 tree) TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

The Sacramento mountain range in southern New Mexico is projected to be a refuge for conifer species as the climate warms over the coming century. This planting is designed to create a forest that will be resistant to prolonged droughts and more intense wildfires. We are also helping to establish new stands of blister-rust resistant Southwestern White Pine. ACTIONS Plant 10,000 trees total; 5,000 Ponderosa Pine, 2,500 Douglas-fir and 2,500 Blister Rust-resistant Southwestern White Pine.

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BALTIMORE COMMUNITY RELEAF PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE Develop An Urban Wood Market

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Baltimore, Maryland PLANTING PARTNER City of Baltimore, US Forest Service, Humanim SPONSOR Bank of America AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Seeking additional $5,000 To $200,000 TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

More wood comes out of urban forests than our national forests, but much of it is sent to the landfill where its carbon is released into the atmosphere. In partnership with the Baltimore wood project, American Forests is helping to develop an urban wood economy using downed trees. We have purchased a sawmill for the city of Baltimore, restored vacant land using reclaimed wood and planting trees in the community, and are working with carver vocational tech high school students to develop wood products from the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vast supply of downed trees. Additional support would allow us to provide more equipment and career opportunities for the students and expand the market for urban wood utilization. ACTIONS Develop an Urban Wood Market.

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BOSTON COMMUNITY RELEAF PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE Incubate A New Local Nonprofit, Conduct A Citywide Tree Inventory, And Restore Tree Canopy Through A Vacant Lot Food Forest And Other Planting Projects.

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Boston, Massachusetts PLANTING PARTNER Speak for the Trees SPONSOR Bank Of America, Alliance Data, American Tower Corporation AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Seeking additional $5,000 To $150,000 TIMELINE Spring 2019/Spring 2020 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

Boston is unique among large cities for its lack of a regional urban forestry nonprofit. Such anchor institutions are critical for championing regional efforts, advocating for better ordinances, building coalitions and attracting diverse funding. American Forests is helping incubate a new entity that is conducting a citywide street tree inventory and implementing green space restoration projects with community leaders and volunteers. Additional support would help us expand the tree inventory and tree planting projects. ACTIONS Incubate A New Local Nonprofit.

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CHICAGO COMMUNITY RELEAF PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE Model Career Pathways For Low-Income People Of Color And Help Restore Greater Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tree Canopy.

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Chicago, Illinois PLANTING PARTNER Chicago Region Trees Initiative, Openlands SPONSOR JPB Foundation, Bank Of America, Coca-Cola, Enablon AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Seeking additional $15,000 To $200,000 TIMELINE Spring 2019/Spring 2020 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

American Forests has helped the Chicago Region Trees Initiative develop data used for a long-term plan to restore and maintain a healthy urban forest. Chicago has also been chosen as the pilot city to demonstrate and refine our national tree equity: career pathways toolkit that will help low-income people of color gain and retain careers in the tree care industry. We seek additional support to develop planting and maintenance projects for those trainees to implement in areas our data show have the highest need and potential impact. ACTIONS Create Career Pathways.

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COLUMBUS COMMUNITY RELEAF PROJECT INITIATIVE Build Vacant Lot Tree Nurseries

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Columbus, Ohio PLANTING PARTNER Green Columbus SPONSOR JP Morgan Chase AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Seeking additional $5,000 To $100,000 TIMELINE Spring 2019/Spring 2020 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

Building on the success of our first vacant lot nursery that distributes free trees to the surrounding neighborhood, we seek to create two new vacant land tree nurseries to help the Branchout Columbus initiative reach its goal of planting 300,000 trees to replace the loss of trees from disease and increase Columbusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tree canopy by 5%. Additional support would allow us to expand tree nursery and community engagement capacity. ACTIONS Two Tree Nurseries Will Be Built On Vacant Double Lots (6,000 Square Feet Each) And Grow At Total Of 3,000 Trees Over The Next Two Years.

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DETROIT COMMUNITY RELEAF PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE Build Tree Nurseries And Local Capacity

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Detroit, Michigan PLANTING PARTNER Greening of Detroit, City Office of Planning and Development SPONSOR US Forest Service, Bank of America, Ste. Michelle Wines, Ilmore Engineering AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Seeking additional $5,000 To Unlimited TIMELINE Spring2019/Fall 2020 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

American Forests has helped develop urban tree canopy data and restore tree canopy, including creation of the Osborn outdoor education center on vacant lots. Our current work is focused on finalizing a citywide urban forestry strategy and developing two tree nurseries that lay the foundation for innovative policy and finance efforts to undertake large-scale restoration and create a strong urban forestry economy for career trainees. Additional support would be strategically used to implement social impact bonds and city forest credits to plant many trees and reclaim vacant lands at a transformative scale. ACTIONS Create Two Tree Nurseries And Expand Innovative Financing For Large-Scale Vacant Land Restoration Citywide.

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HOUSTON COMMUNITY RELEAF PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE Implement Regional Framework

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Greater Houston, Texas PLANTING PARTNER City Of Houston, Houston-Galveston Area Council, Trees For Houston, Texas A&M Forest Service SPONSOR Bank Of America, US Endowment For Communities And Forests AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Seeking additional $5,000 To $300,000 TIMELINE Spring 2019/Fall 2020 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

American Forests worked with local partners to develop a comprehensive regional framework and tree canopy data to help the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s urban forest adapt to and help mitigate impacts from extreme weather. We are now focused on implementing that strategy. Additional support would allow us to implement more priority projects identified in the Houston area urban forests regional framework. ACTIONS Implement The Highest Priority Planting Projects Identified In The Houston Area Urban Forests Regional Framework (Houstonforests.Com).

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MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY RELEAF PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE Plant And Maintain One-Million Trees

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Miami-Dade, Florida PLANTING PARTNER Million Trees Miami, Miami-Dade County SPONSOR Bank Of America, Coca-Cola, Bacardi AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Seeking additional $5,000 To $300,000 TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

To address the front-line of climate change impacts, American Forests has helped MiamiDade develop urban tree canopy analyses, create an online canopy planner tool, and plant trees throughout the county at schools, an autism academy, bus stops, trails, parks, streets and vacant lots. We are currently focused on maximizing tree planting on hurricane recovery. ACTIONS Implement Planting Projects County-Wide And Build Local Capacity To Plant And Maintain One-Million New Trees.

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PHOENIX-TEMPE COMMUNITY RELEAF PROJECT INITIATIVE Create Cooling Zones For Walkability

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Phoenix, Arizona PLANTING PARTNER Phoenix Parks And Recreation, City Of Tempe SPONSOR Bank of America, Microsoft AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Funding met through 2019. Please inquire for 2020 on. TIMELINE Spring/Fall 2019 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

Extreme heat is a major deterrent to outdoor activity and walkable development patterns in desert cities. With “cooling zone” planting projects developed and being studied in the metro area by academics, our work with the Greenbiz conference continues to expand tree canopy in public spaces most in need. Additional support would allow us to expand this work in greater Phoenix. ACTIONS Strategically Plant Trees And Other Vegetation In Public Parks.

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SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY RELEAF PROJECT INITIATIVE Transition Street Trees To Public Management And Expand Tree Equity

TIMELINE Spring 2019/Spring 2020

San Francisco residents approved a law to transition ownership of street trees from private to public space. This has created an extraordinary opportunity to ensure all residents can benefit from tree canopy. With a high-profile kickoff planting with the mayor at the global climate action summit, additional support would allow us to build a new database management system currently being designed and plant additional trees in low-income neighborhoods that have suffered from decades of disinvestment.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

ACTIONS Update Data Management Capacity And Plant Trees In Low Income Neighborhoods Lacking Canopy Benefits.

--------------------------------------------LOCATION San Francisco, California PLANTING PARTNER Friends Of The Urban Forest, City Of San Francisco SPONSOR Alliance Data AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Seeking additional $5,000 To $300,000

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WILMINGTON COMMUNITY RELEAF PROJECT INITIATIVE Provide Tree Care Industry Training

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Wilmington, Delaware PLANTING PARTNER Delaware Center for Horticulture SPONSOR JP Morgan Chase AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Seeking additional $5,000 To $150,000 TIMELINE Spring 2019/Spring 2020 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

One of our newest Community Releaf cities, American Forests is helping local partners develop their career training capacity by developing a series of opportunities, including a demonstration tree nursery for training. Additional support would allow us to expand both the career opportunities and nursery capacity of this project while implementing volunteer plantings in a city with significant needs. ACTIONS Provide Career Training And Develop A Training Tree Nursery On Underutilized Land.

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ATLANTA COMMUNITY RELEAF PROJECT INITIATIVE Updating the tree protection ordinance through a canopy analsis

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Atlanta, Georgia PLANTING PARTNER Biohabitats, Trees Atlanta SPONSOR City of Atlanta, Bank of America AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Seeking additional $25,000 To $100,000 TIMELINE Spring 2019/Fall 2020 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

The City of Atlanta has undertaken a sweeping effort to tevelop a framework focused on protecting and restoring ecological systems within and around the city. American Forests has provided tree canopy analysis in the past to guide restoration on and around schools. Our current work is focused on updating the tree protection ordinance and additional support would allow us to implement projects that advance the urban ecology framework’s goals. ACTIONS Update the city’s tree protection ordinance and support implementation of the Atlanta urban ecology framework.

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SEATTLE COMMUNITY RELEAF PROJECT INITIATIVE Develop Central Puget Sound Action Plan

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Seattle, Washington PLANTING PARTNER Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Davey Tree, City Forest Credits SPONSOR US Forest Service, Bank of America AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Seeking additional $5,000 To $150,000 TIMELINE Spring 2019/Spring 2020 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

American Forests is helping launch a new carbon+ credits funding mechanism called city forest credits nationwide. Our initial pilot is being implement in shoreline, Washington as we embark on developing an urban forestry action plan for the Central Puget Sound. Additional support would allow us to expand reclamation of the shoreline open space near public housing and expand this project into a full partnership city to enact long-term impact through our planning and partnership process. ACTIONS Pilot City Forest Credits And Develop An Action Plan To Guide Reforestation In The Central Puget Sound.

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WASHINGTON, DC COMMUNITY RELEAF PROJECT INITIATIVE Expand Earth Conservation Corps training model for young adults into a pre-employment career pathway program

--------------------------------------------LOCATION Washington, DC PLANTING PARTNER Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Earth Conservation Corps SPONSOR US Forest Service AREA Neighborhood FINANCIAL ASK Seeking additional $150,000 $300,000 TIMELINE Spring 2019/Spring 2020 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT For more information on financial partnerships, please contact our Corporate Giving Manager Sarah Schmid at sschmid@americanforests.org

American Forests has had a significant impact on building a thriving urban forestry community in our hometown. However, many segments of the population are still left out. Our recent efforts in the DC-area have focused on job opportunities related to community engagement, with a current goal of expanding Earth Conservation Corpsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; training model for 18-24 year old young adults into a successful pre-employment career pathways program for those being left behind by the economy. A new funder would be able to launch this project that has been scoped out and transform the lives of low income DC-area youth. ACTIONS Develop a Pre-Employment Program that Creates a Pathway to Employment.

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