Trees and forests are integral to our American way of life. They give us shade and shelter, refuge and refreshment, clean air and water. From tree-lined neighborhood streets, to sun-dappled urban parks, to national parks blanketed in green, we count on them to be there for the next generation. But today, many of America’s trees and forests are being destroyed by invasive insects and diseases. These invaders are removing entire species of trees from our forests and neighborhoods, threatening our air, water and way of life.

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Protect:  We target important forested landscapes and regions with the goal of maintaining biodiversity through direct conservation measures: Land Protection: Through programs such as Parks in Peril, conservation transactions such as that with International Paper and supportive public policies such as the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, we collaborate with governments and private partners to expand protection of both public and privately owned forest lands.

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