From helping to regenerate forests burned by wildfire in California to planting trees in war-torn Sarajevo, to restoring habitat for Siberian tigers in the Russian Far East, American Forests is mobilizing people and organizations of all kinds to improve local and global conditions for generations to come. Students in hundreds of classrooms are helping to plant Global ReLeaf trees in conjunction with American Forests' environmental education program, A Tree for Every Child. The planting of live oak, canyon oak, and holly leaf cherry tree saplings will help regenerate the forest. IKEA sponsored the ecosystem restoration project conducted through American Forests' Wildfire ReLeaf program, which plants native trees in burned areas. Every dollar donated online plants a native tree and counts toward the million-tree goal.
Individuals can also log in the trees they plant at home or in community action projects.
Since 1990, American Forests has been planting trees for Global ReLeaf in areas damaged by human or natural causes. Global ReLeaf has planted trees in more than 500 projects and extends through every state and territory in America, as well as 21 countries worldwide. In 1996 the organization set a goal to plant 20 million trees for the new millennium. To date more than 17 million trees have been planted and American Forests expects to plant the 20 millionth this fall. American Forests, founded in 1875, is the oldest national nonprofit citizen conservation organization.