The Arbor Day Foundation Canopy Report: How America Sees Trees
How do Americans view trees, green space, and sustainability in 2025? Find out in this exclusive look at the Arbor Day Foundation’s second Canopy Report, based on a nationally representative Harris Poll. The co-authors of the Canopy Report, Mike Kuhl and Jeff Salem joined the 1t.org US Collaborative to dive into the results and explore […]
Nature-Based Solutions Provide Security Today for a Better Tomorrow
by Francis Smeins This blog post was originally posted by US Nature 4 Climate on their website. We live in a rapidly changing world, and with change comes uncertainty. The growing instability of our climate — and the erratic weather patterns that come with it — have made supply chains less reliable, economic forecasts less […]
Growing Forward: Five Years Of The Trillion Trees Pledge In Wisconsin
by Wisconsin DNR Secretary Karen Hyun Four and a half years ago, Wisconsin made a bold commitment to the future of our state and our planet. On Earth Day 2021, Gov. Tony Evers announced Wisconsin’s Trillion Trees Pledge – an ambitious initiative to plant 75 million trees and conserve 125,000 acres of forestland by […]
The Largest Rolodex for Reforestation in the US
By Kevin O’Hara I’ve been leading the 1t.org US Chapter for four years now. Lately we’ve been reflecting on what it really means to steward this platform and what we should be doing for the greatest impact on healthy, resilient forests. In that time, we’ve planned national summits bringing hundreds of restoration leaders into one […]
The Future of Fire: Bringing Together Place-Based Knowledge and FireTech
What do robots, mushrooms, and Girl Scout Camp all have in common? They’re all part of innovative solutions that merge tech and place-based knowledge to transform our approach to wildfires. Fires are the single largest threat to forests in North America with an estimated 7 million acres burning each year. While fire is a natural […]
Five Years of 1t.org US: From Ambition to Action
by Kevin O’Hara Five years ago, 1t.org US was born out of a simple yet powerful vision: to create an ambition platform — a space where companies, governments and nonprofits could make bold, public pledges to conserve, restore and grow trees and forests. And we did just that. We captured a wave of energy and […]
Putting Science in Context: Strategic Reforestation for Climate Impact
Does The World Need Another Reforestation Map? Last month the Nature Conservancy and other leading institutions published a new study in the journal Nature Communications with a deeper look at where reforestation can have the highest climate impact. Senior Reforestation Scientist, Susan Cook-Patton, and Forest Spatial Data Scientist, Kurt Fensenmeyer, joined the 1t.org US Community […]
A Night of Wisdom, A Journey of Hope
By Kevin O’Hara, Lead of 1t.org US Chapter On March 25, we were honored to gather in Washington, D.C. for the 1t.org US Forest Partners Convening, a pivotal moment to reflect on our journey and reimagine our impact at the halfway point of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. What made the evening truly unforgettable […]
Humanity’s Relationship with Trees and Why It Matters More Than Ever
by John Perlin As members of the global 1t.org community, we are not strangers to the concept that trees are valuable to our environment. They are a crucial nature-based solution to climate change, and we’re on a mission to scale conservation and restoration globally, unlocking private-public sector partnerships, and spotlighting innovations that are ready to […]
Recap: New Year, New Funding for Forests
The 1t.org US Community Collaborative kicked off 2025 with a briefing to amplify upcoming funding opportunities for the start of the new year. With several high-profile funding opportunities for forests and high-integrity carbon projects available now and closing soon, the timely and exciting discussion with Salesforce, the Symbiosis Coalition, and the US Endowment for Forests […]