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Innovation & Intersection FORESTSAMERICAN FALL 2017 INNOVATION & INTERSECTION PEOPLE, PLACES AND PROFESSIONS AT THE CENTER OF VIBRANT CITIES One Tree Planted for Every Tree Sold When you shop fresh ingredients for your holiday feast, pick a tree, too. Because with every in-store purchase of a full-size Christmas tree, Whole Foods Market® makes a donation to American Forests to plant new evergreens in state and national forests. So go ahead: deck the halls, set the table, and help us fi ll the forest. wholefoodsmarket.com VOL 123 NO 3 CONTENTS FALL 2017 Departments 16 24 2 Offshoots A word from our Vice President of Conservation Programs 4 Treelines From Washington, D.C. to our Facebook community, here’s what we’ve been up to and talking about on the Hill and online. Plus, FOREST FRONTIERS: LAURENCE Wiseman, Chair of the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, shares what led him to work in urban forestry and the challenges facing the field. NEW ONLINE: Discover why our Facebook community believes wildlife conservation is so 32 40 important. WASHINGTON OUTLOOK: A look at the impact of proposed budget cuts on important forestry and conservation programs. 40 Vibrant Cities Lab By Ian Leahy Introducing a new state-of- the-art platform designed to bring together urban forestry professionals and recourses in one place. 46 Earthkeepers It Starts with a Fever Read the inspiring story of Melissa Jenkins, a woman with a mission Features and a passion for protecting the whitebark pine. 48 Last Look 16 24 32 A look at a very rare West Coast Woodpeckers: One Tree, Timberline forest ecosystem: photography from Chuck Graham The Engineers Many Futures By Ian Vorster of Ecosystems By Doyle Irvin Follow a hiker as he By Jared Lloyd Learn about the fight to traverses the infamous John Discover how one species save the whitebark pine, a Muir Trail, a recreation can have a profound impact keystone species destination transforming in on the entire longleaf pine on the brink of extinction, the tumult of climate change. ecosystem. and what American Forests is doing to help. THIS PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: JARED LLOYD; HOWARD IGNATIUS; IAN VORSTER; DENYS NEVOZHAI DENYS IAN VORSTER; IGNATIUS; HOWARD LLOYD; JARED LEFT: FROM TOP CLOCKWISE THIS PAGE, AMERICANFORESTS.ORG FALL 2017 | 1 offshoots sitate hard conversations where we Planting Hope won’t always easily agree. Yet, bring up the topic of America’s BY JAD DALEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS trees and forests, and our deep common bonds as a country become immedi- ately apparent. Our country was liter- AMERICA HAS NEVER HAD ests to also restore our hope ally built with timber from our forests more power or more promise, and our unity as a nation. like white pine and white oak. Our and yet we live in a time All across the United forests were an early source of national when our ties as a nation States, we are having dif- power. Even today, if you like to sip a feel frayed and many people ficult, and often politically glass of bourbon or wine, you are drink- struggle to feel hopeful for partisan, debates about ing from American white oak barrels our future. As a newcomer issues like health care and that flavor these beverages. Many of our to American Forests, I have the future of our economy. fellow Americans — 2.4 million in total immediately been uplifted by the These are real and important issues — still make a living from forestry work potential for the work of restoring for- for our country, and sometimes neces- like creating whiskey and wine barrels OLLI HENZE 2 | FALL 2017 AMERICANFORESTS.ORG EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher Scott Steen Editorial Director Lea Sloan Managing Editor Ashlan Bonnell Contributing Editor and other forest products. Our forests states where American Forests hashas Christopher Horn unite and enrich us. begun to rip and replant desolatedesolate miningmining Editorial Assistants Melanie Friedel Speaking of drinking, our forests also hardscapes that will once again becomebecome Doyle Irvin collect and filter more than halfhalf ofof thethe soaring native forests. Allie Wisniewski Art Direction and Design drinking water that Americans consume While taking care of our forestsforests Brad Latham each day. Red states and blueblue statesstates requires shared investment of time,time, American Forests (ISSN 0002-8541) is published alike, our country was developed aroundaround money and commitment, this challenge quarterly by American Forests, 1220 L St. NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20005. certain water-rich forests that provide actually offers one last giftgift toto ourour countrycountry Periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C., for the cities down below.below. InIn fact,fact, ourour 193193 — shared purpose. American Forests and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to million acres of national long ago adopted anan American Forests, 1220 L St. NW, Suite 750 forests owned together organizational com- Washington, DC 20005. “As a newcomer to American Forests’ mission is to restore by every American mitment to working in threatened forest ecosystems and inspire people were situated in certain American Forests, partnership everywhere to value and protect urban and wildland forests. locations precisely so we go. This means (202) 737-1944 I have immediately been www.americanforests.org that they could assure uplifted by the potential replanting trees on permanent protection vacant city lots with AMERICAN FORESTS for our most important for the work of restoring passionate neighbor- BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bruce Lisman, Chair water supplies. forests to also restore hood groups that Private investor, Shelburne, VT During this “crazy create employment and Richard Kabat, Vice Chair our hope and our unity Kabat Company, Washington, DC busy” age when we have educational opportuni- Rod DeArment, Treasurer never more urgently as a nation.” ties for local residents.residents. ItIt Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC needed restorative time means partnering with Ann Nichols, Immediate Past Chair outdoors, our forests also standstand readyready community-based forest restoration Chevy Chase, MD Scott Steen, President & CEO (ex officio) to rejuvenate Americans oneone andand all.all. groups in rural areas toto helphelp empowerempower American Forests, Washington, DC Whether you are a fan ofof contemplativecontemplative local people and employment.employment. And,And, itit Zim Boulos “forest bathing” and wildlifewildlife viewingviewing oror means engaging volunteers everywhere Office Environment Services, Jacksonville, FL Rob Bourdon prefer high-energy activities, like moun-- we can, so as many peoplepeople asas possible possible can can Linkin Park, Sherman Oaks, CA tain biking and hiking,hiking, forestsforests offeroffer usus allall participate in the healing act ofof plantingplanting Jeff Elliott refuge — and even aa chancechance toto reconnect reconnect trees and caring forfor ourour forests.forests. Iridian Asset Management, Westport, CT with each other. It was Teddy RooseveltRoosevelt whowho said,said, Donna Dabney The Conference Board, New York, NY But, as we all share inin bountybounty of of our our “When you help toto plantplant treestrees andand William Hazelton forests, we all shareshare inin thethe obligationobligation to to preserve forests, you are acting thethe partpart Chubb Group, New York City, NY care for this critical resource.resource. This,This, too,too, of good citizens.” Right now,now, thatthat kindkind of of Elisa Rapaport Rapaport Family Charitable Trust, can and must bring usus together.together. shared sense of citizenship isis especiallyespecially Rockville Centre, NY Our forests face incredible pressures. important for our country.country. So,So, asas wewe Jonathan Silver Raging “super fires” in the WestWest andand push our forest restoration work toto anan Greenbanc Global, LLC, Washington, DC Robert Steinberg rapidly growing pest infestations, likelike unprecedented scale of ambition, in Steinberg Family Foundation, Greenwich, CT emerald ash borer, create unprecedentedunprecedented cities and landscapes alike, AmericanAmerican Mary Wagner restoration challenges such as replantreplant-- Forests is going to work harderharder thanthan ever ever U.S. Forest Service (Retired), Ogden, UT ing vast areas devastateddevastated byby wildfirewildfire to create opportunities forfor AmericansAmericans and replacing entire city treetree canopiescanopies of all backgrounds to playplay aa partpart in in this this that will be lostlost toto pests.pests. ClimateClimate change change work, planting hope together. Surely thisthis is already creating itsits ownown stressstress onon is a vision wewe cancan allall agreeagree on. on. forests, including worsened droughtdrought andand widespread tree mortality in some areas.areas. We also have many “former forests”forests” that remain a challengechallenge toto ourour nation’snation’s resolve — like abandoned minemine landslands inin OLLI HENZE the Central Appalachians andand HeartlandHeartland 02_AF_Fall17_Offshoots_C.indd 3 8/28/17 4:17 PM treelines INFORMATION TO AMUSE, ENLIGHTEN AND INSPIRE FOREST FRONTIERS the Arbor Day Foundation, for career achievement in forestry. That same year, he began a consulting practice providing Laurence Wiseman strategy and organizational development services to government agencies, companies, nonprofits and foundations on LAURENCE WISEMAN formed matters related to environment, natural CenterLine Strategy after a 29-year resources and sustainability. He’s lectured career as founding
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