Filters4Life has teamed up with American forests (AmericanForests.org) to plant thousands of trees in the coming year.
Here's how it works:
On average every purchase on our site means a donation that will plant one tree.
Why we picked the charity Americanforests.org. (from their site)
American Forests is a world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration, a pioneer in the science and practice of
urban forestry, and a primary communicator of the benefits of trees and forests.
American Forests is the nation’s oldest
nonprofit citizens’ conservation organization. Citizens concerned about the waste and abuse of the nation’s
forests founded American Forests in 1875. The organization is proud of its historic roots in the development
of America’s conservation movement and proud of the new approaches the organization has developed to help people
improve the environment in the 21st Century. American Forests’ Ecosystem Restoration and Maintenance Agenda
presents our core values and seeks to build support for our policy goals. These goals focus on assisting
communities in planning and implementing tree and forest actions to restore and maintain healthy ecosystems and
communities. We also work with community-based forestry partners in both urban and rural areas to help them
participate in national forest policy discussions. American Forests seeks to broaden awareness of the interdependence
of communities and forests through our policy and communication activities with local partners.
The roots of our work at American Forest are deep in the communities we serve all over America.
Whether it is planting trees to restore ecosystems damaged by wildfire, working with cities to reverse
the decline in urban tree cover or instituting a Living Classroom project at a local school everything we do
is community based. American Forests is a leading proponent of community-based forestry in the United States,
providing workshops; publications and other resources to help people in communities use their resources in exciting new ways.
American Forests is about action and that is the focus of our major campaigns. Today, the organization's primary
campaigns are "Tree-Planting for Environmental Restoration" and "Reversing the National Urban Tree Deficit,"
which encourage people to improve rural, suburban, and urban ecosystems by planting and caring for trees that
provide important environmental and economic benefits including pure water, clean air, and wildlife habitat.
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