America’s Most Recyclable Resource: Forests
On November 15th, Keeping Forests recognizes the importance of America Recycles Day America Recycles Day was started by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to highlight the impact of recycling. Four of the five most recycled products are forest products
Communicating the Forest-Water Connection
It’s needed to grow the food we eat, to produce industrial products, and to maintain human hygiene – from taking showers to flushing toilets. In Texas, 2.3 billion gallons of water are used by Texans for domestic consumption, EVERY DAY. As the need for water increases, so does the cost to clean it. This is where forests can help.
Highlighting Investments in Forests for Water Conservation through the Savannah River Clean Water Fund
Keeping Forests, through a partnership with the Georgia Forestry Foundation, recently released a short documentary to bring awareness to the importance of forests to drinking water quality and quantity while highlighting the Savannah River Clean Water Fund, a forests and water conservation success story.
‘The Forest Filter: A Vital Step to Clean Water’ to Highlight Ecosystem Services Marketplace
Savannah River Clean Water Fund is an ecosystem services project that includes portions of Georgia and South Carolina along the Savannah River. The program includes a broad group of stakeholders, including five drinking water utilities participating as buyers in efforts to sustain the local forests’ ability to provide water ecosystem service benefits for communities and companies operating in the Savannah River Watershed.
Colin McDonald of the Texas Water Foundation
On a calm, clear December morning, Colin McDonald set out on a charter with the Keeping Forests team across the Tensaw River in search of the Champion Cypress tree. Throughout the adventure, McDonald was able to share many of his thoughts about what makes forests one of the hardest working ecosystems.
How to Be a Friend of the Southern Forests
Keeping Forests boasts a diverse coalition of landowners, corporations, NGOs, and public institutions that convene to innovate and scale ideas to help us conserve Southern Forests – see how you can play a role.
10 Proven Ways to Talk about Working Forests
As part of our Champions and Leaders Strategy, we aim to equip leaders from across multiple sectors with messaging that they can use to bolster their communication efforts while also helping their audiences connect with the role Southern Forests play in issues they already care about.
Southern Forests Lead to Increased Water Quality and Cost Savings Downstream
Keeping Forests has partnered with the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) and NC State University to answer a key question — what is the value of forests to water quality and quantity?
Our Forest Values
Our Forest Values represent the broad and interwoven benefits created by working Southern Forests including carbon capture, fiber, water, biodiversity & habitat, recreation, forest economies, human health and heritage & culture.
2022 Annual Meeting
To everyone who attended Keeping Forests Annual Meeting in Mobile, thank you for making this event a success! Your collaboration, ideas, and resources have energized our efforts for 2023, and we are excited to see what we can accomplish together in the new year.
