Home to iconic biodiversity such as the brown bear, white-tailed deer, and countless songbirds, United States forests face a range of threats, including forest fires, disease, insect infestations, historic clearing, growing urban sprawl, and more. Our US projects are done in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, state forestry agencies, conservation districts, and many other organizations, and allow us to work across several states and ecosystem types.

One Tree Planted has planted trees in 38 US states, and our projects restore forests in the wake of major wildfires, repair damage caused by industry and resource extraction, and support endangered species, including the Southern Resident Orca of the Pacific Northwest.

Severe threats to United States forests continue to escalate in size, frequency, and intensity. Uncharacteristic wildfires, insect infestations, diseases, drought, flooding, invasive species, and climate change endanger native forests and create a need for restoration. Severely degraded areas are vulnerable to invasive species, which, along with climate change, increases the risk of forest conversion.

Planting trees in the right place, at the right time, with the right species, can change the current trajectory of forests in the United States. Resilient forests are one of the best natural climate change solutions, and we need more of them to face it head on. Climate-informed reforestation, including both natural regeneration and tree planting, is vital to growing more resilient forests that will help address the wildfire crisis, sequester carbon, and enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services. By planting trees today, we are able to restore historically degraded ecosystems and grow the strong, climate resilient forests of tomorrow.

Redeem your points now to have a tree (or multiple trees) planted in a location of your choice by One Tree Planted.

WHY ARE TREES IMPORTANT TO THE ENVIRONMENT?
Trees help clean the air we breathe, filter the water we drink, and provide habitat to over 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity.

Forests provide jobs to over 1.6 billion people, absorb harmful carbon from the atmosphere, and are key ingredients in 25% of all medicines. Have you ever taken an Aspirin? It comes from the bark of a tree!