Across North America, millions of acres of native forests have been lost or degraded by disasters like wildfires, pests, and disease, as well as human actions like mining, development, and widespread clearing for unsustainable practices.
For more than 70 years, the goal of the program has remained: to preserve and promote the iconic stature of these living monarchs and to educate people about the key role that these remarkable trees and forests play in sustaining a healthy environment.
The object of the organization was to collect and disseminate information on forestry and to foster the conservation of the existing forests.
[11][12] During the nearly century and a half since their founding, they: During the early years of its existence, the AFA relied on annual reports, occasional bulletins, and the general press for the publication of information about forestry.
Candidates for the National Register are nominated by coordinators, big-tree hunters and volunteers across the U.S. in what has become an annual competition between individuals, counties, and even states to hold the most champion trees.
[14] In 1990, the AFA created the Global ReLeaf program, which plants trees to restore forested ecosystems across the U.S. and around the world.