Trees are one of nature’s best solutions to climate change, as powerful sinks for atmospheric carbon. Yet today, our national forests are underfunded and increasingly threatened by climate-driven wildfires, drought, and pests.
The REPLANT Act will modernize the Reforestation Trust Fund to triple reforestation rates in our national forests, in turn creating thousands of forestry-related jobs and spurring economic recovery in rural communities across the country. By planting 1.2 billion trees over the next decade, the REPLANT Act will help U.S. forests capture 75 million metric tons of carbon – essentially erasing the use of 85.3 billion gallons of gasoline.
The REPLANT Act is a powerful, bipartisan solution that:
- creates jobs in rural America,
- supports our public lands and waters, and
- invests in natural climate solutions.
Read about the Bill here: https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/REPLANT%20Factsheet.pdf
Contact your Congressional representatives using the REI cooperative action network: https://www.rei.com/action/network/campaign/replant-america