Through planting, direct seeding, and forest management partnerships, we can target 2 new trees for each dollar invested.
Hardwood Forestry Fund Members know that wood is a renewable resource, and that healthy, vibrant forests provide benefits to wildlife, the environment, and to people.
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Our tree planting and forest management projects replace trees used by manufacturers and consumers. Target sites include public land damaged by wildfire, ice or windstorm, sites decimated by insect or disease, or open idle land that was former forest.
The Hardwood Forestry Fund gratefully acknowledges the crucial sustainable forest management and care provided by foresters and other natural resource professionals who oversee our many projects. Thank you for your initiative and long term dedication to hardwood forests!
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Updated: Thursday, July 1st, 2010
This natural regeneration project repairs a forest damaged by a 2003 ice storm. The Hardwood Forestry Fund grant enabled the project manager to address the ice damage and to encourage healthy natural regeneration. Because of these efforts, thousands of new trees have captured…
Updated: Monday, June 21st, 2010
On May 31, 1998 a tornado destroyed 1,000 acres of the New Michigan State Forest. The Hardwood Forestry Fund provided a grant in year 2000 for tree planting designed to expedite forest cover and to ensure hardwoods in the emerging forest. …
Updated: Thursday, April 8th, 2010
In cooperation with public natural resource agencies, the Hardwood Forestry Fund is pleased to announce sponsorship of ten new hardwood forests in four U.S. states. Project managers in Indiana, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia are gearing up to plant and…
Updated: Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
American Forests’ Global ReLeaf proudly sponsored this project with a 2009 grant to the Hardwood Forestry Fund.
This unique forest restoration project converts highly erodible farmland to high-density hardwood forest to protect and enhance ongoing efforts to reforest the critical river’s…
Updated: Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
The Loess Hills State Forest project planted two sites totaling 40 acres. The project manager’s November 2009 report includes 75% survival and a stocking of 600 trees per acre. In November 2009, the trees measured 2-3 ” in diameter and ranged…
Updated: Monday, June 22nd, 2009
The May 2008 project created a legacy – by establishing a sustainable hardwood forest. The project manager says “The education the children involved in this project received from the natural resource professionals may last a lifetime.”
Volunteers hand planted American chestnut,…
Updated: Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Project proudly sponsored by Armstrong World Industries.
The spring 2009 project planted red oak, black cherry, sugar maple, and tulip poplar seedlings in sunny gaps in the understory of an existing mature forest. This planting effort increases species diversity to promote long…
Updated: Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Project proudly sponsored by Armstrong World Industries.
The February 2009 Arkansas planting project creates two species diverse forests on abandoned field sites. Benefits of the tree planting include improved wildlife habitat, forestry education, and timber production. By planting native hardwoods that…
Updated: Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Project proudly sponsored by Armstrong World Industries.
This forest management project encourages natural regeneration of black cherry, a high quality hardwood prized for furniture, cabinetry, flooring and other wood products. The Allegheny Hardwood site has had significant problems with high deer populations. Deer eat young trees…
Updated: Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Project proudly sponsored by Armstrong World Industries.
This forest management project uses a technique called ”timber stand improvement” to improve growing conditions for young red oak, white oak, walnut, and cherry trees. By removing competing poorer quality trees, the hardwood trees will have more available sunlight,…
The Hardwood Forestry Fund is a 501 (c) (3) educational foundation that establishes sustainable forests for future generations' natural resource needs. Contributions are tax-deductible.
