Reconnecting People and Forests

Carbon + Climate Change, Conservation, Forest Benefits, Forest Management, Forest Products, Products

Reimagine. Rethink. Reconnect.

Rising to the Challenge.

"Every generation has a big question that they have to answer. I think, fundamentally, our generation has to answer 'what is our carbon future going to look like?'"

#forestproud is a diverse community united by a shared ethic of forest stewardship. Together, we are committed to solving key societal challenges by making choices that keep forest as forests.

With a rapidly urbanizing population comes a new set of challenges for society. Challenges that include: an increase in pollution and waste; increasing demands on aging infrastructure; growing demand for affordable (vertical) housing; and a pressing need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and non-renewable materials. We can seize the initiative and work together as a community of innovators, problem-solvers, and responsible stewards, providing scalable solutions to some of today’s most pressing urban challenges through forests.

Reimagining Our Cities

Biomass + Renewable Energy, Carbon + Climate Change, Careers, Cities, Forest Management, Innovation, Mass Timber, People, Products, Urban Forests

FORESTS: Reimagining Our Cities

For the first time in history, more than 50 percent of the world’s population lives in a city.

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Reconnecting People and Forests

Conservation, Forest Management, People

Exploring America’s Forests: Oregon

Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell combines two of his passions – music and trees – to bring stories of sustainable forestry to the public on “America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell.” This first episode focuses on Oregon – building timber skyscrapers in Portland; adapting to ‘fire forests’ in Bend; and habitat restoration in the Siuslaw National Forest on the Oregon Coast.

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Reconnecting People and Forests

Careers, Forest Management, Innovation, People, Products

FOREST TO OCEAN | Grain Surfboards

Grain Surfboards has been crafting one-of-a-kind wooden surfboards from sustainably managed Maine forests since 2005. With an emphasis on quality and sincere commitment to sustainable practices, each board is made one at a time, by hand, to create a product that has a soul and tells a story.

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