# American Forests

> Oldest US national conservation nonprofit, restoring forest landscapes and advancing urban Tree Equity

Source: https://treerm.org/org/american-forests · Updated 2026-11-07 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: National
- Headquarters: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Founded: 1875
- Website: https://www.americanforests.org
- Volunteer sign-up: https://www.americanforests.org/take-action/
- Donate: https://support.americanforests.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1600&mfc_pref=T&1600.donation=form1
- Countries where they plant: Canada, United States
- Activity types: Reforestation (primary), Urban forestry, Seed collection, Education & advocacy, Disaster & fire recovery
- Trees on record: 80,000,000 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

American Forests is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit founded in 1875 that works on large-landscape reforestation, urban and community forestry, and forest policy. Its Resilient Forests program funds post-wildfire replanting and seed collection on national forests with the US Forest Service, and its Tree Equity Score tool and Tree Equity Workforce Network support canopy expansion in cities. The organization reports planting tens of millions of trees in large landscapes to date.

## Programs

- **Resilient Forests** — Reforestation: Large-landscape reforestation and post-wildfire replanting with the US Forest Service and other partners, including seed collection and REPLANT Act implementation.
- **Urban and Community Forestry / Tree Equity** — Urban forestry: Tree Equity Score tool, Tree Equity Workforce Network, and city partnerships to expand canopy in underserved neighborhoods.
- **Policy** — Education & advocacy: Federal forest policy advocacy, including the REPLANT Act.

## Metrics

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Trees planted | 2026 | 80,000,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.americanforests.org/where-we-work-explore-our-impact-map/) Impact map page: '80M trees planted in large landscapes' to date (undated; accessed Nov 2026). 2024 annual report gives no single annual trees-planted total. |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Links

- x: https://twitter.com/AmericanForests
- instagram: https://instagram.com/AmericanForests
- facebook: https://facebook.com/AmericanForests
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-forests/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/americanforests

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