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Kim Peacock

    Tree Campus K-12 Urban and Community Forestry

    Tree Campus® K–12: Inspiring a passion for trees at Wasatch High School

    By Kim Peacock | October 14, 2022
    Buildings and nursery of IDEAL Farms at Wasatch High School

    This year, the Arbor Day Foundation launched an exciting new program nationwide: Tree Campus K–12. The program focuses on engaging elementary, middle, and high school students in nature, and 67 schools were recognized in this inaugural year of the program. To receive recognition, these schools needed to fulfill the requirements of four goals: Even though each school was working toward the same set of goals, the ways in which they met them were unique. Teachers and students were finding their…

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  • Lauren Marshall, Senior Manager, Program Innovation
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    A Lifelong Passion for Trees

    Meet Lauren Marshall, Senior Manager, Program Innovation Lauren Marshall is one of the newest additions to the Arbor Day Foundation team. With experience in both rural and urban forestry, she brings important insights and…

    By Kim Peacock | May 16, 2022
  • people planting trees on a farm in Nicaragua
    Global Reforestation

    Planting Trees in Nicaragua

    Restoring Forestlands and Supporting Farmers The largest country in Central America, Nicaragua offers a beautifully diverse landscape. Beaches, volcanoes, forests, and mountains all coexist in a space slightly larger than the state of New…

    By Kim Peacock | April 12, 2022
  • Smokey Bear has been helping to prevent forest fires since 1944.
    Wildfire Recovery

    5 Things Smokey Bear Wants You to Know

    Smokey Bear has been talking to us about forest fires since 1944, and today is his birthday! Over the last 77 years, he has been sharing his message about wildfire safety and prevention. In…

    By Kim Peacock | August 9, 2021
  • Arbor Day

    Celebrating Arbor Day in Your Own Way

    Often, the focus of celebrating Arbor Day falls on events organized by communities across the country and around the world. Tree-themed activities, ceremonial tree plantings, giveaways, even parades. But Arbor Day is a holiday…

    By Kim Peacock | April 9, 2021
  • Tree City USA

    Spokane’s Path to 40% Canopy Cover

    One Tree City USA community is integrating the Foundation’s Community Canopy program to reach their tree canopy goals. Trees are something the people of Spokane, Washington, are passionate about. They embrace the benefits trees…

    By Kim Peacock | February 15, 2021
  • Rain Forest Rescue

    Replanting Rain Forests During a Pandemic

    Critical work continues in Madagascar with a focus on safety. Like almost everything else, tree planting has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that began sweeping the globe in the early months of…

    By Kim Peacock | December 17, 2020