News from the world of Trees

American Forests, Autumn, 1999

1. When (month and year) was the American Forestry Association (now AMERICAN FORESTS) founded? Bonus: Where?

2. Who was its first president? Hint: He coined the term "conservation."

3. Where was the first Global ReLeaf Forest?

4. Which endangered species did it help?

5. Who was the first female executive director of AMERICAN FORESTS?

6. Name two well known writers who have penned articles for this magazine.

7. Name at least 2 previous names for American Forests magazine.

8. What's going on in the picture at right? (Humorous answers are OK.)

9. Which of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's initiatives was first proposed in an editorial in American Forests magazine?

11. AMERICAN FORESTS donated the first living Christmas Tree to the nation under the administration of Calvin Coolidge. What was the species?

12. The Trail Riders of the Wilderness, an early horseback ecotourism program sponsored by AMERICAN FORESTS, debuted in what year? Bonus: They traveled to two national forests in which state?

13. Which AMERICAN FORESTS president founded Arbor Day?

14. AMERICAN FORESTS maintains the only listing of the largest trees in the nation. Name it and when was it first issued?

15. What four trees have been on the list since its inception?

16. Name three issues AMERICAN FORESTS has testified about in the last 30 years.

17. Which of the following celebrities had a relationship with AMERICAN FORESTS? Jay "Ding" Darling; Lady Bird Johnson; Mrs. Henry Ford; Ed Deed (of Mark Trail fame); Lowell Thomas; Anson Goodyear; Maurice Goddard; Henry Wallace.

18. Who were the Dixie Crusaders?

Find the answers online or send an SASE for a fact sheet.

2 FOR CHESAPEAKE TREES

Thanks to the weekly New Bay Times, which recently raised $8,400 for a new Chesapeake Bay-area Global ReLeaf Forest. Collaborate on solutions to forest fragmentation at a conference in Annapolis, Maryland, November 17-19. For info: katrinoc@erols.com.

TREE BANK

Every time a Wells Fargo customer uses an ATM card to retrieve account information for a designated time period, Wells Fargo will donate funds to AMERICAN FORESTS' Global ReLeaf campaign. The promotion, at 1,400 ATM sites throughout the West, includes posters promoting the program and take-one brochures. For more about Wells Fargo, visit www.wellsfargo.com.

COMMUNITIES TESTIFY BEFORE SENATE

On June 30 the Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management held a general oversight hearing on US Forest Service Economic Action Programs (EAP). The goal: to assess the impact of EAPs during their first 10 years and determine their future role.

EAPs, known as Rural Community Assistance, help rural communities with community-based planning, job and leadership skill-building, small business development, and environmental and social improvements. The programs provide financial and technical assistance to more than 2,800 rural communities dependent on forest resources.

The hearing was held in response to New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman's keen interest in EAPs and similar programs that recognize the inextricable link between forests and communities. AMERICAN FORESTS and the National Network of Forest Practitioners worked with Committee members to ensure the hearing included local voices. Hearing witnesses represented the Zuni tribe, Redwood Community Action Agency of California, Federal Lands Programs, wood manufacturers, a rural community action group, and quasigovernmental economic development organizations.