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#forestproud

What does #forestproud mean?     It means keeping forests as forests to fight climate change.   It means choosing renewable and sustainable materials.  It means replanting trees and regrowing forests.     #forestproud

5 Years with Largest Wildfires

5 years with the largest wildfires by acres burned: 2006, 2007, 2015, 2017, and 2020

5R’s | Forest Circular Economy

The five R's of the Forest Circular Economy: Regrow, Reuse, Recycle, Repair, and Replant.

7 Benefits of Prescribed Fire

1. Removing hazardous fuels 2. improve forest health 3. economic gain 4. reduce risk to communities 5. aesthetics 6. farm and brush management 7. wildlife habitat improvement

Biochar?

Bioenergy Because…

Bioenergy Because...(1) it complements other renewable energy (2) it reduces our dependence on fossil fuels (3) it can help us rethink our carbon future (4) nothing should be wasted (5) low-value wood can provide carbon benefits (6) forests are better than parking lots (7) it's renewable energy that's reliable (8) when done sustainably, bioenergy is renewable energy (9) waste can provide carbon benefits

Carbon Storage in Landscapes

Natural climate solutions increases carbon storage in landscapes

Circular Economy

What is the Circular Economy? Our current economic system is based on the consumption of finite resources that creates waste. A circular economy actively seeks way to design out waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use, and regenerate natural environments. This approach works at a global as well as a local level. The circular economy redefines growth balancing economic benefits with social and economic benefits.

Circular Economy & Forest Products

The circular economy happens in two cycles: the biological and the technical. Bio-based materials like wood, pulp, food, and cotton are consumed and then fed back into the system through process like composting. Technical cycles are where products and materials are restored and recovered through reuse, repair, or (in the last resort) recycling. Forest products work in both cycles to help us design waste our of our economic system and regenerate and restore natural environments.

Clean Water, Clean Planet

Clean Water = Clean Planet. With more than half of the drinking water in the U.S. originating in a forest, healthy forests are essential to clean water. And clean water is essential to a healthy planet.

Climate Problem –> Solution

Forest products offer renewable and sustainable alternatives to plastics, steel, concrete, and fossil fuels. Together, forests and forest products provide innovative and powerful solutions for climate change. #forestproud

Consumers & Climate Solutions (Canada)

DYK? The chain reaction to planting trees starts with purchasing decisions. Buying renewable and sustainable forest products incentivizes landowners to keep their lands forested. Without demand for forest products, forests are at risk of permanent clearing for other uses (aka: Deforestation). Strong markets are essential for keeping forests as forests. Conscious consumers like you are the key to natural climate solutions.

Consumers & Climate Solutions (U.S.)

DYK? The chain reaction to planting trees starts with purchasing decisions. Buying renewable and sustainable forest products incentivizes landowners to keep their lands forested. Without demand for forest products, forests are at risk of permanent clearing for other uses (aka: Deforestation). Strong markets are essential for keeping forests as forests. Conscious consumers like you are the key to natural climate solutions.

Cost of Wildfire Management

Wildfire suppression costs are increasing.

Deforestation

Deforestation is the permanent conversion of forest to another use (e.g. agriculture, development, etc.). Globally, it is a major contributor to climate change as there are less trees and fewer forests to absorb and sequester carbon. Fortunately, deforestation is not a problem in North America. Thanks to sustainable forestry and forest management choices focused on long-term forest health, we grow, harvest, and regrow forests on a never-ending cycle.

Drinking Water & Forests

DYK? More than half of the drinking water in the U.S. comes from a forest. Healthy forests = Clean water.

Forest certification helps you make better choices

Forest Cover in Canada

DYK forests cover 38% of Canada? That is more than 1/3 of the total area of the country. It is among the most forested countries in the world.

Forest Cover in the U.S.

DYK? Forests cover about 1/3 (33%) of the U.S.?

Forest Supply Chain

Ever wonder what happens to a tree from a sustainably managed forest? Download this animated clip or pull the full video here: https://vimeo.com/549621459

Forestland Conversion

The leading cause of deforestation in the U.S. is land conversion. If landowners cannot make a living growing trees and managing forests, then the land will be converted to another use - agriculture, housing development, etc.

Forests + forest products store carbon, fight climate change

Forests absorb and store carbon from our atmosphere. When we create products from those trees, that absorbed carbon stays locked away for the lifespan of the product. By replanting trees and regrowing forests, forests and forest products help us fight climate change.