TransparenC Demo: AFF's New Visualization Tool

Nearly 40% of US forests are family owned, but landowners often struggle to keep up with the costs to ensure healthy and resilient forests, which can lead to wildfires, disease, and invasive species.

That’s why the American Forest Foundation (AFF) has launched a new interactive map showing the numerous benefits of conserving privately-owned forests, from safeguarding the flow of drinking water to preserving wildlife habitats. The map compiles several previously disparate data sources into one centralized map, showing users a more comprehensive picture of the many benefits of family forests. This tool shows how AFF’s Family Forest Carbon Program, alongside communities, companies, and policymakers, can protect the health of family forests and unlock their environmental, social, and economic potential.

In this webinar, AFF’s EVP of Climate Funding Nathan Truitt and Lead Scientist Lynn Riley walk attendees through how to use the map as well as the many benefits and the potential risks to America’s family forests. Join us and explore the forests of Central Appalachia, FFCP’s first and most highly enrolled region, across several impact areas including importance to drinking water, frequency of wildfires, and drivers of forest loss.