Every dollar of your membership plants another tree toward our goal of 40 million trees by 2007.

Planting trees in the right places for the right reasons is the best dollar-for-dollar investment you can make to improve our environment. We plant to repair hurricane or flood damage - have cleaner air -- reclaim abandoned strip mines or farms - prevent erosion into salmon streams - fight back invasive species of trees - and make cooler, cleaner cities. Trees reduce greenhouse gases by absorbing carbon dioxide, save energy, help filter our water, and so much more!

Benefits of Membership

• A year of our quarterly magazine American Forests, which tells the stories of our tree-saving and tree-planting projects around the world.
• A personalized certificate recognizing your contribution.
• Your personal copy of the biannual publication, The National Register of Big Trees.
• Discounts on all American Forests' publications and conferences.
• Information about how you can help in grassroots efforts in your local area.
• The satisfaction of knowing that you are making a cost-effective, meaningful contribution to helping the planet.
• And every gift above $15 is tax-deductible.

Types of Membership

• 25 Trees - Forest Member
• 100 Trees - Forest Protector
• 250 Trees - Forest Steward
• 500 Trees - Forest Guardian
• 1000 Trees - Forest Legacy
• Learn about other ways individuals and corporations can help through donations, endowment funds, and bequest.

Membership Renewals

Renew at different levels. Every dollar plants a tree!

• 25 Trees - Forest Member
• 100 Trees - Forest Protector
• 250 Trees - Forest Steward
• 500 Trees - Forest Guardian
• 1000 Trees - Forest Legacy

Frequently Asked Questions

First, we've been around longer than anyone! We are the nation's oldest nonprofit citizens conservation organization, founded in 1875. Second, we've got a track record that goes back far beyond the current environmental era. We helped create the conservation movement in the United States. We helped create the National Park and National Forest systems. We pioneered sustainable forestry and urban forestry. And today, we are in the midst of one of the largest ecosystem restoration programs ever . . . to plant 20 million trees for the new millennium.

Because of that 20 million tree effort, we are the biggest tree-planting conservation organization in the US. We know that trees are an economical, long-term solution to many of our tough environmental problems, including air pollution, water pollution, farm fertilizer runoff, climate change, urban heat islands, habitat restoration, and more. And so while many groups are preserving ecosystems - we improve and recreate them through reforesting. Also, AMERICAN FORESTS concentrates its efforts on the land where people live, work and relax.

AMERICAN FORESTS is one of the oldest and most respected conservation organizations in America. Since 1875, we've been effective stewards of charitable donations and have leveraged them into effective conservation projects. And we make you a promise . . . for every $1 you give, we'll plant a tree! We're a founding member of Earth Share, the umbrella group for environmental workplace giving. We keep our expenses within the guidelines for non-profits, so we can get as many trees in the ground as possible.

Email us at info@amfor.org.