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Water Quality

    Corporate Partnerships

    The Time for Trees, Water Stewardship Dialogues

    By Ben Wilinsky | June 29, 2020

    The Arbor Day Foundation convenes three days of Water Dialogues, bringing together corporate water stewards Science has demonstrated that water and forests are essential to human health, social and economic development, and the broader ecosystem. As populations grow and pressures on the environment increase, water availability and quality challenges will also increase for everyone.   This week, the Arbor Day Foundation convened more than 50 corporate water stewards, representing 38 leading corporations, to discuss how trees and forests can be part of the solution to addressing these shared water challenges. Over three days and three distinct sessions, we discussed the intersection between corporate water stewardship and forests. Below are four…

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  • Landscape Design

    Designing Conservation Buffers

    The USDA National Agroforestry Center’s publication, Conservation Buffers: Design Guidelines for Buffers, Corridors, and Greenways offers over 80 illustrated guidelines for designing conservation buffers. Conservation buffers are strips of vegetation placed in the landscape…

    By Gary Bentrup | June 30, 2010