At The National Forest Foundation, our vision is a world where caring for forests is second nature. 

By bringing people together to restore and enhance National Forests and Grasslands, the NFF works to ensure these lands continue to provide clean water, wildlife habitat, recreation, and resilient landscapes for generations to come.

When you include the National Forest Foundation in your estate plans, you help bring that vision to life. If you share our vision, a legacy gift is a meaningful way to help ensure America’s forests and grasslands thrive for generations to come.

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How Your Gift Helps

The forests and grasslands we cherish are essential to life in America. They provide clean drinking water, support wildlife, offer space for recreation and reflection, and connect us to something larger than ourselves.

The generosity of donors like you makes it possible for the National Forest Foundation to care for and restore these lands—today and for generations to come.

Your legacy gift helps the NFF:

  • Restore forests and grasslands at scale, strengthening landscapes impacted by wildfire, drought, and disease so they remain resilient for the future.
  • Protect vital water sources, safeguarding the headwaters that provide clean drinking water to one in three Americans.
  • Expand access to the outdoors, improving trails, campgrounds, and recreation opportunities so people of all backgrounds can experience National Forests and Grasslands.
  • Advance collaborative conservation, bringing together communities, partners, and the U.S. Forest Service to solve complex, large-scale challenges.
  • Inspire the next generation of stewards, connecting people, especially youth, to the outdoors and fostering a lifelong ethic of caring for forests.

Together, these efforts ensure that America’s National Forests and Grasslands remain vibrant, resilient, and accessible now and for generations to come.

Your legacy can help shape that future.
 

 

James O'Donnell

James O'Donnell

Long before he understood the lasting importance of forests, James simply knew how they made him feel.
Melissa Richards-Donohew

Melissa Richards-Donohew

Long before she was planning her legacy, Melissa learned how to listen. On the banks of the Allegheny River, casting a fishing line beside her grandfather, she absorbed the quiet rhythms of water and woods.