Editing Arbor Day Foundation

{{Short description|U.S. nonprofit that encourages tree planting}}
{{Additional citations|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox organization
| name = Arbor Day Foundation
| logo = 
| image = Tree City USA - DPLA - 311c0c8ed551f658c2102efe58f12c1e.jpg
| caption = Tree City USA Event
| type = [[501(c)(3)]] [[non-profit]]
| founded_date = {{start date and age|1969|paren=yes}}
| founder = John Rosenow
| headquarters = [[Nebraska City, Nebraska|Nebraska City]], [[Nebraska]], United States
| leader_name = Dan Lambe
| leader_title = Chief Executive Officer
| key_people = Pat Covey, Board Chair
| area_served = Global
| focus = [[Tree planting]]; [[Nature conservation|Environmental conservation]]
| revenue = $84 million
| endowment = 
| num_volunteers = 
| num_employees = 
| num_members = 1 million<ref>{{cite news |title=Alabamians can get free trees as part of Arbor Day program |url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2013/08/25/alabamians-can-get-free-trees-as-part-of-arbor-day-program/29909948007/ |publisher=Tuscaloosa News}}</ref>
| website     = {{url|https://www.arborday.org}}
| remarks     = Approximately 5 million trees planted in America's forests per year.
}}

The '''Arbor Day Foundation''' is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees.<ref name="mission">{{Cite web|title=About the Arbor Day Foundation|url=https://www.arborday.org/generalinfo/about.cfm|access-date=2021-06-25|website=www.arborday.org|archive-date=2021-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623133920/https://www.arborday.org/generalinfo/about.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> The Arbor Day Foundation has more than one million members and has planted more than 500 million trees in neighborhoods, communities, cities and forests throughout the world. The Foundation's stated mission is "to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees."

== History ==
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The Arbor Day Foundation was founded in 1969, the centennial of the first [[Arbor Day]] observance.<ref name="mission" />

==Programs ==
Through the global reforestation program, the Arbor Day Foundation and international partners have replanted more than 108 million trees<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annual Report for The Arbor Day Foundation|url=https://www.arborday.org/generalinfo/annualreport/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=www.arborday.org|archive-date=2021-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625221228/https://www.arborday.org/generalinfo/annualreport/|url-status=live}}</ref> lost to fire, insects, disease, and weather in forests in the United States and around the world. These rejuvenated forests help to protect watersheds, stabilize soil, restore wildlife habitats, improve air quality and create jobs.

=== Tree City USA ===
[[File:Fall colors along the Esplanade in Chico, California-9707.jpg|thumb|Trees in [[Chico, California|Chico]], one of the designated tree cities in the United States]]
Founded in 1976 and co-sponsored by the [[National Association of State Foresters]] and the [[United States Forest Service]], the Tree City USA program<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-26|title=How Your Community Can Apply to Be a Tree City USA|url=https://www.stateforesters.org/2016/04/26/how-your-community-can-apply-to-be-a-tree-city-usa/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=National Association of State Foresters|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625221229/https://www.stateforesters.org/2016/04/26/how-your-community-can-apply-to-be-a-tree-city-usa/|url-status=live}}</ref> provides a framework for communities to manage and expand their public trees. More than 3,900 communities have achieved Tree City USA status by meeting four core standards of sound urban forestry management: maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrating Arbor Day. Today, in all fifty states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico nearly 155 million Americans are living in Tree City USA towns and cities.

=== Time for Trees ===
In 2018, the Arbor Day Foundation launched the Time for Trees initiative to plant 100 million trees in forests and communities around the world and engage 5 million tree planters by the 50th Anniversary of the Foundation in 2022.

=== Team Trees ===
In 2019, [[Team Trees]] was formed when YouTube creators [[MrBeast]] and [[Mark Rober]] joined with the Arbor Day Foundation to raise $20 million to plant 20 million trees.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Entis|first=Laura|title=YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober raise millions to plant trees|url=https://www.prweek.com/article/1668677|access-date=2021-06-25|website=www.prweek.com|archive-date=2021-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214005902/https://www.prweek.com/article/1668677/youtubers-mrbeast-mark-rober-raise-millions-plant-trees|url-status=live}}</ref> The campaign crowdfunded $20 million in 56 days. More than 800,000 people donated from 200 countries and territories. The campaign set the record for the biggest YouTube collaboration and fundraiser in history with notable donors such as [[Elon Musk]] and [[Tobias Lütke]], who each donated over a million dollars. The goal to reach 20,000,000 trees was reached on December 19, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hirsh|first=Sophie|date=December 21, 2019|title=#TeamTrees Hits $20 Million Goal to Help Reforest the Earth|url=https://www.greenmatters.com/p/teamtrees-reaches-20-million-goal|access-date=December 21, 2019|website=greenmatters.com|archive-date=December 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221100209/https://www.greenmatters.com/p/teamtrees-reaches-20-million-goal|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 20, 2019|title=Arbor Day Foundation and YouTube Surpass Donation Goal to Plant 20 Million Trees Through Viral #TeamTrees Movement|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/arbor-day-foundation-youtube-surpass-220600706.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANVuuWLLVGY_PC1XUkw3Xm2ZnvTE3HfO4yO-kD6S3sdTb6P7jmKtzjZa9poZSczCgCo5VTG2r-F1OUBNclzxlfrGp8Tz4LWc4NjAJosd3Z8UDu6qkR-iv6jIit9KeDirsVnGjkKdy5gB8IZWYF1tvgNbGtoWTLtWXe5OSzgMuJYS|access-date=December 22, 2019|website=PR Newswire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=DeAngelis|first=Marc|date=December 20, 2019|title=YouTubers have raised $20 million to plant 20 million trees|url=https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/20/youtubers-20-million-trees/|access-date=December 22, 2019|website=engadget|archive-date=December 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221234929/https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/20/youtubers-20-million-trees/|url-status=live}}</ref> and as of October 2023 #TeamTrees has raised $24 million <ref>{{Cite web|last=Foundation|first=Arbor Day|title=Arbor Day Foundation and #TeamTrees Hit Major Milestone of 23 Million Trees|url=https://www.3blmedia.com/News/Arbor-Day-Foundation-and-TeamTrees-Hit-Major-Milestone-23-Million-Trees|access-date=2021-06-25|website=www.3blmedia.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625221228/https://www.3blmedia.com/News/Arbor-Day-Foundation-and-TeamTrees-Hit-Major-Milestone-23-Million-Trees|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Tree resources ==
Arborday.org has a comprehensive set of guides and extensive information about tree species, selection, planting, and care, including a zip code look-up tool to find your hardiness zone. 
ARBOR DAY FARM
This natural educational center in [[Nebraska City, Nebraska|Nebraska City]], [[Nebraska]], is the birthplace of Arbor Day, with 260 acres of land and outdoor exploration. Arbor Day Farm is home to Lied Lodge & Conference Center, an environmentally sustainable hotel with 136 guest rooms and a full-service meeting center dedicated to supporting tree planting, conservation, and stewardship around the globe. Tree Adventure, an award-winning nature-themed attraction, and Arbor Lodge State Historical Park are also part of Arbor Day Farm.

==Gallery==
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9 Year Tree City USA.JPG|Tree City USA Growth Award sign in [[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga County]], [[New York (state)|New York]].
Offutt AFB Arbor Day.jpg|[[Offutt Air Force Base]] has been named Tree City USA for the last 20 years by the Arbor Day Foundation.
Laura Busch during a ceremony for the Enterprise 50 Million Tree Pledge in St. Louis, Missouri.jpg|Mrs. [[Laura Bush]] is joined by, from left, [[United States Department of Agriculture|U.S. Department of Agriculture]] Secretary Mike Johanns; John Rosenow, president of the National Arbor Day Foundation, and Andy Taylor, chairman and CEO of [[Enterprise Rent-A-Car|Enterprise]], for the 50 Million Tree Pledge.
Arbor Day; Tree Campus USA (4089099977).jpg|Arbor Day Foundation event for [[Tulane University]] as a Tree Campus USA.
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==See also==
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* [[List of Tree Cities USA]]
* [[Arbor Day]]
* [[International Day of Forests]]
* [[Britain in Bloom]]
* [[Entente Florale]]
* [[Reforestation]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://arborday.org/}}

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[[Category:Environmental organizations based in the United States]]
[[Category:Environmental education]]
[[Category:Urban forestry organizations]]
[[Category:Charities based in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Non-profit organizations based in Nebraska]]
[[Category:1972 establishments in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Environmental organizations established in 1972]]