Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition

Teddy Roosevelt’s Family Urges G.O.P. to Protect Public Lands

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/c...

Individuals please.

The USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program seeks to fill 14 positions for the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, (NUCFAC) to begin in Spring 2026.

Nomination applications and resumes due February 17, 2026, by 5 PM EST
www.fs.usda.gov/managing-lan...

A U.S. judge has ruled that USDA illegally terminated several grants, ordering the agency to reinstate them. The grants, intended for #agricultural and #forestry nonprofits, support projects related to climate and food systems.

Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal

White House has released an EO and Fact Sheet on Federal Grantmaking:

EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Fact sheet: www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

Your input is critical! www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...

Take Action - American Forests There is a lot you can do to ensure that forests in cities and rural America are healthy for this generation and beyond.

🌳Did you know extreme heat is the deadliest weather-related hazard in the U.S., claiming roughly 2,000 lives annually (CDC)? NOW is the time for action! Write to Congress & urge support for extreme heat legislation. 🌳https://www.americanforests.org/take-action/?vvsrc=%2fCampaigns%2f129125%2fRespond

Tell Your Senators: Our Public Lands Are Not for Sale - Trust for Public Land

🌳We're new here but time is of the essence- the #Senate will begin voting today on the #OBBBA and despite pushback earlier in the week, language is still included to sell off public lands - please weigh in with your Senators ASAP! secure.tpl.org/site/Advocac...