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    Trees and Their Essential Role in Biodiverse Ecosystems

    By Kyle Zart | December 19, 2022
    Monarch butterfly resting on a tree

    Biological diversity is essential to the health and wellness of our planet and all the plants, animals, and humans who share it. Ecosystems with higher levels of biodiversity have superior air and water quality, are more resistant to drought and disease, produce higher food-yields, and even contribute to the development of new and improved medicines. Thanks to harmful activities like habitat encroachment, resource exploitation, and various forms of pollution, humans are putting key ecosystems under increased stress and damaging their…

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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
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    Ensuring the Benefits of Trees for All

    Focus on Low- to Moderate- Income Tree Planting Can Lead to Large-Scale Impact Traditionally, urban areas with the lowest canopy cover are low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. People living in these areas don’t have the…

    By Christine Hutfles | February 15, 2021
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    Happy American Adventures Month

    Did you know that August marks American Adventures Month? American Adventures month was started by adventurer Peter Kulkkula as an initiative to celebrate and explore American lands. With more than 400 national forests and…

    By Sheereen Othman | August 2, 2018
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    Favorite Tree Friday: The Blackhaw Viburnum

    Each month an Arbor Day Foundation staff member shares their favorite tree. We have taken our Favorite Tree Friday series and invited guest bloggers to share their favorite tree with us. This month Dr. Bridget Coughlin,…

    By Bridget Coughlin | November 18, 2016
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    Favorite Tree Friday: The Southern Red Oak

    Each month an Arbor Day Foundation staff member shares their favorite tree. We have taken our Favorite Tree Friday series and invited guest bloggers to share their favorite tree with us. This month Maria LaRosa from The Weather…

    By Maria LaRosa | October 21, 2016
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    6 Ways to Upcycle Dead Trees

    There will be a time when your tree fulfills all that it could in its active lifetime: giving shade, wind cover, privacy, food and so much more. But the death of a tree doesn’t…

    By Sheereen Othman | October 13, 2016
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    Favorite Tree Friday: The American Dogwood

    Each month an Arbor Day Foundation staff member shares their favorite tree. We have taken our Favorite Tree Friday series and invited guest bloggers to share their favorite tree with us. This month Rebecca Subbiah of…

    By Rebecca Subbiah | August 26, 2016