The Latest Forest & River News
Who We Are
Trees Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 based in Humboldt County that supports over forty grassroots partner groups working on behalf of the forests, rivers, and wildlife of California’s North Coast.
Trees Foundation was founded in 1991 to empower and assist regional community-based conservation and restoration projects. In the face of the climate crisis, we recently expanded our mission to include support for groups working to promote healthy land stewardship with good-fire. Our partners are at the forefront of conservation and restoration work, increasing carbon sequestration, working to make forests and rural communities more prepared for droughts with water storage, and reducing the risk of wildfires caused by climate change with large-scale fuel reduction, among many other inspiring projects.
What We Do
Trees Foundation empowers grassroots environmental efforts by providing our partner groups with access to a variety of support services. Many of our partners rely on us for fiscal sponsorship, grant support, GIS (Geographic Information System) mapmaking services, graphic design assistance, and facilitation support. In addition, our Bloom Fund provides small grants to our partners, giving them the resources they need to help continue their work improving local ecosystems.
Trees Foundation highlights the work and perspectives of our North Coast partner groups in our magazine Forest & River News, which we design, edit, and publish twice a year on 100% recycled paper using plant-based inks.
What is Healthy Land Stewardship?
Healthy land stewardship of the Redwood Coast—temperate rainforests stretching from Santa Cruz, up to Southern Oregon—includes preservation and restoration of functioning ecosystems, as well as making watersheds more prepared to withstand environmental threats caused by climate change, including more extreme fire and drought.
Trees Foundation helps to empower local efforts to preserve and support the health of our remaining forests, rivers, and wildlife that comprise our shared community.
