June marks two national celebrations: National Great Outdoors Month AND National Rivers and Water Month. Great Outdoors Month is an initiative designed to get people active outdoors. The timing couldn’t be better as it’s the start of summer and end of the school year, what better way to mark the occasion than playing in the sun? National Rivers and Water Month is also set in June. It’s a time to pause and reflect on all that clean rivers and streams do for us. More than 180 million Americans depend on watersheds including rivers for their drinking water. We know the importance of a healthy forest to provide clean water. Read From Forest to Faucet – the importance of trees in helping to keep your drinking water safe and clean When watersheds are damaged or impaired, it doesn’t only affect wildlife in the forest that depend on it for their water supply, but if affects nearby communities whose drinking water comes from the forest. To celebrate these initiatives, here are seven forests across America we’re working in with critical watershed restoration projects. Spend your summer relishing in one of these beautiful forests —or one nearby — and celebrate the wonders of nature. … Continue reading Celebrate Great Outdoors and Water Month in one of These Forests