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April 21, 2020

Arbor Day Foundation Announces 2020 Arbor Day Award Winners

The Arbor Day Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2020 Arbor Day Awards, recognizing five individuals and organizations for their exemplary tree planting and environmental practices.

April 13, 2020

Arbor Day Foundation Launches Campaign to Celebrate Arbor Day at Home

The Arbor Day Foundation has announced a social media campaign to plant 50,000 trees on behalf of people celebrating Arbor Day while following social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic. Through April 24 -- the 148th observance of Arbor Day -- the Foundation will plant one tree for each Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook user who posts a picture of a tree using the hashtag #ArborDayAtHome, up to 50,000 trees.

March 2, 2020

The Arbor Day Foundation Recognizes Inaugural Class of Tree Campus Healthcare Facilities

The Arbor Day Foundation today recognized sixteen hospitals across the United States as the first-ever Tree Campus Healthcare facilities. The healthcare institutions earned this recognition by demonstrating a commitment to improving community wellness through tree planting, education, and community engagement.

February 4, 2020

The Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Recognize Tree Cities of the

The Arbor Day Foundation along with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today announced the first cities to be recognized through the Tree Cities of the World program. Calendar year 2019 was the first year of eligibility in this worldwide initiative to recognize cities for their commitment to urban forestry management.

Inc.

Let's Reject Greenhushing and Put Corporate Climate Action in the Spotlight

Corporate green commitments, once proudly announced from the rooftops, are now quietly whispered about and often tucked from view.

Grist

The secret ingredient in Biden’s climate law? City trees.

Planting trees in cities sounds simple. Here's why the Forest Service is spending $1.5 billion on it.

Washington Post

Mapping America’s access to nature, neighborhood by neighborhood

A city is a science experiment. What happens when we separate human beings from the environment in which they evolved?

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