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Manager of Urban Forest Programs

Department

Programs

Reports to

Director of Urban Forest Programs

Salary

Commensurate with experience.

FLSA Category

Non-exempt

Summary

The individual selected will manage implementation of American Forests’ tree-planting and other volunteer events in the U.S.; manage the National Champion Trees Register; develop and process agreements with project partners; manage approved content on Vibrant Cities Lab; assist with larger event coordination and policy initiatives; collect and synthesize content for communications; support the broader Community ReLeaf program and other duties as assigned.

Specific Duties

Working under the supervision of the Director of Urban Forest Programs, the individual is responsible for the following:

Volunteer Event Management
- Lead the planning and execution of volunteer tree-planting events in communities, and periodically rural landscapes, across the U.S. These projects often engage local government agencies, local non-profits, and corporate volunteers.
- Advance development of these events involves event planning and coordination, as well as integrating communications and other professional services.
- Execution of the event involves on-site representation and managing run-of-show for American Forests and dignitaries, as well as media and videography.
National Champion Trees Register
- Manage the National Champion Trees Register, which includes database management of a centralized registry, an annual nomination process, and active networks of state coordinators and tree measurement experts.
- Coordinate with other departments regarding communications and fundraising efforts related to the register.
Agreements and Contracts
- Using established templates, develop grant agreements and contracts with project partners.
- Process through to execution by both parties and track reporting deadlines.
Vibrant Cities Lab
- Manage content updates and functionality of the Vibrant Cities Lab website (vibrantcitieslab.com). This includes uploading approved new content as directed, removing outdated content, copy editing, and monitoring for broken external links.
Program Support
- Support overall implementation of American Forests’ Community ReLeaf program, which is the brand for all urban forestry programs at American Forests.
- Assist in planning and executing larger partnership events and policy initiatives at the national, state, and local levels.
- Assist as needed in developing action plans, urban tree canopy analyses, funding, local advocacy and communications for the Community ReLeaf program.
Research and Communications
- Assist as needed in the collection and synthesis of content for communication products focused on urban forestry. These could include research findings, case studies of diverse cities, in-depth topical investigations, federal programs, and integrating urban forestry into diverse disciplines.
Miscellaneous
- Complete other duties as assigned, including periodic support for development and communication efforts and new initiatives as they emerge.

Requisite Education or Certifications

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in urban forestry, natural resource management, forestry, environmental science, landscape architecture, environmental engineering, city planning or another related field. Urban forestry knowledge and experience is preferred. Arborist certification is a plus. A combination of education and experience will be considered in determining relative candidate qualifications.

Required Experience

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, interdisciplinary thinker with a passion for urban resilience and sustainability. The candidate should have excellent verbal and written communication skills, be detail oriented for managing event logistics and a national database, be proficient in Microsoft Office and have experience or a demonstrated capacity for organizing volunteer events.

Working Conditions

Regular travel will be required outside of the Washington, DC area. Most work will be in a general office environment, with some local meetings outside of the office. American Forests is located in downtown Washington, DC within walking distance of Metro stations on all lines, multiple bus lines, and Capital Bikeshare.

To Apply

To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and résumé to jobs@americanforests.org. Please state the job title in the subject line.

American Forests is an equal opportunity employer.

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Forests in Focus 2018: And the Winners Are…

October 2nd, 2018|Tags: photo contest, photography|

There were over hundreds of unique entries in this year’s Forests in Focus Photo Contest, and each was breathtaking in its own way. We love seeing your perspective of forests, wildlife and the different ways we enjoy each. Our judges were especially impressed with this year’s entries, making it that much harder to select the winners. After much deliberation, the reigning photos have been crowned – check them out below!

Grand Prize

“Desert Canvas” by Everett Bloom

Photographer’s Note: This is about 4 hours of photos of star trails during a full moon. The tree is illuminated from behind from a car’s headlights and I definitely like this more than the usual front illumination. I try not to light paint anymore since it’s annoying to people who are enjoying the parks after dark and is not necessary if you have some moonlight combined with a long exposure. The reason this is in the creative category is I used the healing brush in Photoshop to eliminate a rogue tree on the right hand side that distracted from the main Joshua Tree.

Big, Beautiful Trees

“The Watchman” by Arthur O’Leary

Location: Killarney National Park, Ireland

Photographer’s Note: This was taken at Muckross Abby in County Kerry Ireland, an old Irish monastery. These Yew trees are a long-lived species once believed by the monks to symbolize eternity.

Forest Landscapes

“Cape Flattery” by Nicholas Hanyok

Location: Cape Flattery, Washington

Photographer’s Note: I took this on Thanksgiving Day. I was taking a road trip from Portland, Oregon to the San Juan Islands in Washington, stopping at a dozen beautiful spots along the way. Cape Flattery instantly had me though. What’s so amazing to me is how the clusters of trees are perfectly placed on top of the rock stacks, constantly battered by the waves and wind. Completely natural and raw and yet peaceful and majestic. The entire hike to this point was cloudy and rainy. Once we reached the end though, the sunlight pierced through the fog and clouds, the rain stopped, and for me, the view at that moment stopped time.

Creativi-Trees

“Suspended” by Morgan Lytle

Location: South Carolina

Photographer’s Note: While out hiking at a local park one day, I came across this suspended leaf.

Forests & People

“Scale” by Stacy Smith Evans

Location: Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park

Photographer’s Note: I took this photo two years ago during a weekend trip to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. It was a sunrise-less morning at the mountain overlooks so my husband and I drove to Big Meadows to look for deer. We arrived just as a heavy fog rolled in behind this huge oak tree with outstretched branches running nearly parallel to the ground. I knew I wanted to illustrate the tree’s size so I asked my husband, who is six feet tall, to stand under it. I like to say I added a husband for scale.”

Aspiring Photographers

“Young Tree Growing in Fence Post, Kaua’i” by Isis Clark Hunter

Location: Upper Kapahi, Kaua’i, Hawai’i

Photographer’s Father’s Note: Isis and Dad (Paul) were specifically out looking for photo subjects for this contest! This is the first contest Isis submitted a photo to. Isis spotted this cute little lichen covered tree growing right out of the old fence post on a country road. Isis stood on the tailgate of the pickup truck to get the photo framed perfectly.

Forest Close-Ups

“Sapling” by Peggy Yaeger

Photographer’s Note: I love taking photos of things that show detail and that people might overlook. (My husband did not think much of this picture stop but it was magical to me.) We were on our way to hike to Dog Slaughter Falls in Daniel Boone Forest in Southeast Kentucky, when I spotted this sapling sidelit by the early morning light, glowing with the promise of new life.

Forest Wildlife

“Cubby Hole” by Dave Shaffer

Photographer’s Note: One morning this past spring while exploring the area where I’d seen this bear before, I heard the telltale sound of tiny claws on thick bark. I quietly approached and saw the mom sleeping beneath a pine and her two little cubs noisily playing in the branches above. I sat down a safe and respectful distance away. After a while mom woke and gave a couple soft grunts. In a flash the two little cubs woke and raced down the tree to be with mom. She sat up and her two precious cubs latched on. I felt so blessed to be given the opportunity to bear witness to these magical moments.

People’s Choice

“Fox and a Fish” by Laurel Coffman

Honorable Mentions

“Long Stare” by Dave Nichols

“Grandfather Tree” by Barbara Guin

“Barkscape Number 1 Hoh Rainforest” by Lance Oditt

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Unforced variations: Oct 2018

This month’s open thread on climate science topics. Dominant theme this month will probably be the release of the IPCC Special Report on 1.5ºC. The final report will be released later this week, and when it does we’ll give a brief summary. The hastag to follow on Twitter is #SR15.

The One and Only Champion Trees National Register Announces the Biggest Trees in the U.S. in 2018

This Western Red Cedar was first discovered in 1977, and was crowned this year after an existing Champion died. The tree has a circumference of 746 inches, a height of 163.76 feet, and a spread of 48 feet, totaling 922 points.

The One and Only Champion Trees National Register Announces the Biggest Trees in the U.S. in 2018

Washington, D.C. (October 1, 2018) — The champions have been crowned! American Forests is proud to present its 2018 Champion Trees National Register, listing the largest and most impressive trees of their kind. This year, big tree hunters from across the country doubled down and found an almost unprecedented number of new champions – more than 170 – to add to the list of America’s giants.

This year Virginia had the greatest number of new champs, with close to 20. Texas came in second at 14 and California third at 13.

The largest new champions crowned are both Washington State trees: a Red Cedar with a 746 inch circumference first discovered in 1977, and a Douglas Fir that is almost 294 feet tall (the tallest tree crowned this year), found in a remote part of Lake Quinault.

The largest champion tree is the infamous General Sherman in Sequoia National Park, which has been on the Register since its inception. Second place is held by another Californian, the ‘Lost Monarch’, a Coast Redwood originally discovered in the late 90s.

Published each year since 1940 with more than 650 species represented overall, the Champion Trees National Register compiles America’s largest trees and inspires the preservation of these iconic living monuments. Old, large trees are essential to sustaining a healthy forest ecosystem, and those that are still standing are often hidden deep within wilderness or out of the public’s eye on private property.

American Forests’ Big Tree Program coordinator, Eliza Kretzmann, noted that bigger, older trees play important roles in our environment. “Large-diameter trees make up about half of the mature forest biomass across the world. The amount of carbon that forests can sequester depends mostly on the abundance of large trees. Thus, big trees represent potentially large controls on carbon cycling worldwide. Conserving large trees is important in addressing climate change and protecting the great benefits that trees and forests provide.”

Furthermore, the amount of carbon that forests can sequester depends mostly on the abundance of big trees.

The National Register is a way to find and celebrate these remaining giants, and this year’s big tree enthusiasts were especially successful in doing so. See the details, measurements and pictures of the biggest trees in America in the 2018 Champion Trees National Register.

Meet the Champions

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ABOUT AMERICAN FORESTS

American Forests inspires and advances the conservation of forests, which are essential to life. We do this by protecting and restoring threatened forest ecosystems, promoting and expanding urban forests, and increasing understanding of the importance of forests. Founded in 1875, American Forests is the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the country and has served as a catalyst for many key milestones in the conservation movement, including the founding of the U.S. Forest Service, the national forest system and thousands of forest ecosystem restoration projects and public education efforts. Since 1990, American Forests has planted nearly 60 million trees in all 50 states, resulting in cleaner air and drinking water, restored habitat for wildlife and fish, and the removal of millions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

MEDIA CONTACT

Lea Sloan | Vice President of Communications | 202.370.4509 (direct) | 202.330.3253 (mobile) | lsloan@americanforests.org

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Forest Digest: September 30, 2018

September 30th, 2018|Tags: climate change, Forest Digest|

Check out this week’s roundup of forest and environmental news!

Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100 — The Washington Post

In a 500-page environmental impact statement released last month, the Trump administration recognized that global temperatures are rapidly rising, but has no plans to combat the potentially catastrophic climb.

Google’s New Tool to Fight Climate Change — The Atlantic

Google’s plan to estimate greenhouse-gas emissions based on data from individual cities could potentially help local leaders in working to decrease their city’s carbon footprint. Google released their estimates for five cities worldwide, including Pittsburgh and Buenos Aires, as part of the program.

The Water War That Will Decide the Fate of 1 in 8 Americans — Grist

Above and below Lake Mead, the country’s largest water reservoir, erratic rainfall and decreasing snowpack are causing concern for the future of water supply in the West.

Arctic Cauldron — The Washington Post

Lakes in the Arctic are releasing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane into the air at alarming rates. If this turns out to be a widespread trend, greenhouse gas emissions from Arctic soil could more than double by 2100.

NPS to reestablish wolves on Isle Royale — Physics.org

There are only two wolves currently living on Isle Royale and the growing moose population on the island is causing overgrazing. Taking these and other factors into consideration, National Park Service officials have started work to reestablish the wolf population.

Climate Week NYC: Companies with Cleaner, Smarter Energy Use Outperform their Peers — The Climate Group

According to report released by RE100, companies who are committed to 100% renewable energy consistently perform better than other companies in net profit margins and earnings before interests and taxes margins.

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Director of Communications

Department

Communications & Marketing

Reports to

Vice President of Communications

Salary

Commensurate with experience.

FLSA Category

Exempt

Summary

The director of communications plays a critical role in telling American Forests’ story and elevating our profile to a wide variety of audiences. The director is key to formulating the communications seen by conservation leaders, peer organizations and potential major donors – and to educating the public about the benefits of and threats to our nation’s forests. The director has direct responsibility for the organization’s digital content and is a principal in crafting message and marketing strategies. S/he is also a key liaison with the media and works across the organization to promote the work being conducted by our programs. The director plays an important role in developing and strengthening American Forests’ brand and identity. The position reports directly to the VP of Communications, has significant interaction with the senior staff, supervises the marketing manager and coordinates the department’s internship program.

Specific Duties

Strategic Planning
- Develop and implement multichannel campaigns to enhance American Forests’ brand recognition among diverse audiences.
- Manage the communications components of special projects and grants for program areas, corporate partnerships and individual giving.
- With senior management and the IT department, help manage American Forests’ website content and overall website strategy
- Provide direction on social/digital media strategies to meet the organization’s objectives.
- Oversee management and strategy of additional digital properties housed within American Forests, including assets from coalitions and partnerships.
External Relations
- Write talking points, core message documents and other marketing materials that contribute to the organization’s overall messaging.
- Conduct media and other outreach activities to secure national and local media placements.
- Manage the clipping service and update media lists.
Editorial
- Serve as the organization’s primary copy editor for all external communications being developed within and between the various departments.
- Act as editor of the American Forests blog, Loose Leaf, and as contributing editor for American Forests magazine, which is published three times a year.
Print/Design
- Manage print collateral projects, including design, printing and distribution.
- Act as in-house graphic designer on certain print products, such as donor emails, publications, invitations and flyers.
Supervisory Duties
- Oversee responsibilities and professional development of Marketing Manager.
- Coordinate communications internship program, including recruitment, management and evaluation.

Skills/Abilities Required

Excellent communicator
Top-notch writing and editing skills
Collaborative team player
Proactive problem solver
Strong project management and supervisory skills
Strong design skills are a major plus
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and photo editing
Fluency with basic HTML and CMS web publishing software (WordPress, ideally)

Requisite Education or Certifications

Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably with a focus in communications/marketing, public relations or journalism.

Required Experience

Applicants should have a minimum of 5 years of public relations, marketing, message development and strategic communications skills. A passion for, experience with and knowledge of conservation and environmental issues are highly preferred. Excellent candidates will have experience in corporate communications in a nonprofit context, web content development, media relations, social and digital media marketing, print and online publications and production. We are looking for an individual who can manage initiatives, juggle competing priorities and work effectively within teams and across the organization. This person must be a self‐starter and be able to meet tight deadlines. In addition, this person should have a solid existing understanding of how the news and media business works and a passion for doing excellent public relations work on behalf of American Forests.

Working Conditions

We work in a general office environment.

To Apply

To apply for this position, please send a cover letter, résumé and two writing samples to lsloan@americanforests.org. Please state the job title in the subject line.

American Forests is an equal opportunity employer.

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Why I’m Here: A Growing Passion

September 27th, 2018|

By Liz Harper, American Forests

My fascination with nature had an early and slightly unusual start. From a young age, I collected rocks. I wandered the woods behind my house in Pittsburgh and gathered muddy specimens that were cool shapes. I knew nothing about geology, but any time a shiny or specially colored stone caught my eye, I’d slip it in my pocket. My mother, not a fan of all the rocks she was finding in her washing machine, suggested I consider leaving such things in nature, where they belonged. That, in a roundabout way, was my first introduction to the philosophy of leave no trace. Instead of heeding her advice, however, I hid my rocks in a shoebox beneath my bed.

Rock collection aside, I enjoyed many other aspects of nature growing up. My family always emphasized the importance of getting outside and being active, so I played sports and went camping and participated in outdoor activities with my Girl Scout troop. But as much as I enjoyed those activities, I wanted to do more. Through my father, I heard about Philmont, a Boy Scout camp in New Mexico that offers 10-day backpacking trips to scouts. The prospect of living off the grid for a week and a half piqued my interest. I wanted to try it.

It wasn’t until several years later, when my brother’s troop began planning a trip to New Mexico, that my opportunity finally arrived. There was room for more adults on the trip, and I, having just started college, qualified. I registered as an adult leader and trained on my own at college, hiking every day. It didn’t seem real. By the time our trip rolled around, I was brimming with excitement and nerves. What if I hadn’t trained enough? What if it was too hard? What if the trip was everything I dreamed it to be?

Fortunately, I couldn’t have imagined all the ways that trip would change my life. As we trekked through the mountains, hiking a grand total of 100 miles, I was challenged in ways I never expected, physically and mentally. I was awed by the wilderness around me, teeming with life. And I was fascinated by the ponderosa pines, the signature tree of the area. I learned to pay careful attention to the natural world, to look for cacti and woolly mullein with as much excitement as I looked for bears and mountain lions. I became aware of the vastness of the ecosystem around me and how every living thing (and some nonliving things) played a part in helping that system thrive.

After such an incredible experience, I couldn’t stay away. I found myself returning to Philmont to work the next summer and the summer after that. This past summer, my third summer in New Mexico, things took an unexpected turn.

A fire that started on private property spread onto camp property. The first day, all I could see was a tiny plume of smoke in the sky. I didn’t think it was anything to worry about, but then, I didn’t know what to expect; being from the east, wildfires were solidly outside my area of expertise. Instead of shrinking, the fire grew. At its height, the Ute Park fire covered 36,740 acres.

That fire was only one of a number of fires that burned in northeastern New Mexico this summer. As the other staff members and I dealt with the stress of evacuations and highway closures, we also had the opportunity to learn about healthy forestry practices and the dangers of fire suppression. The importance of trees in our environment became more obvious to me than ever before.

Originally, I wanted to work for American Forests because I wanted to experience working for a nonprofit that focuses on conservation. I’m still excited to experience that, but after everything I learned this summer, interning here has new meaning for me. My passion for the outdoors has grown exponentially. I want to be part of a group that is involved in environmental issues and is working to protect and restore forests. I want to be part of a group that advocates for healthy forests and healthy environmental practices. I want to put my communication skills to good use concerning issues such as those, so that no matter how much time passes, our forests and ecosystems remain strong, healthy and available to little girls who like to dig up rocks.

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European climate services take an important leap forward

An important milestone was passed during the second general assembly of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, which took place in Berlin on Sept 24-28 (twitter hashtag '#C3SGA18'). The European climate service has become operational, hosted by the European Centre for Medium-Range Forecasts (ECMWF).

This means a growing volume of open and free climate data will become available to everyone. Copernicus will also provide regular assessments of the state of climate, which will include monthly bulletins and annual state of the climate reports.

One goal is to make Europe and the rest of the world better able to adapt to climate change.

The range and volume of activities connected to building up Copernicus Climate Change Services is almost breathtaking and has involved a large number of European research institutions. We are talking about huge volumes of data, and the pan-European engagement also bolsters the quality and trust in the products that Copernicus can offer.

Typical types of data that will be provided include observations, climate indicators, reanalyses, seasonal forecasts, decadal climate forecast, and climate change projections. A great deal of effort has been made to assure good quality and good practices in order to establish trusted products. It is also important that the service is user-friendly and easy to use.

People will see a webportal which gives them access to the climate data store and a toolbox which lets them perform their analysis on the data without having to download it. They would have to register, and there are already thousands of registered users, many who also come from non-European countries.

To make the data more widely useful, Copernicus is also developing sector information systems to assist decision-makers and impact studies.

Copernicus puts a great deal of efforts into outreach and user-friendliness. However, it is also acknowledged that there is no such thing as as a “typical user”. Therefore, there will be a Copernicus user service and online training facilities that is open for anyone, anywhere (with a decent Internet connection) and anytime. There will also be initiatives to train the trainers.

The visibility of the services is also important and there is already some material for TV-meteorologists, such as maps and curves. Some nice examples were presented at the general assembly on how information from Copernicus is being used by German TV weather forecasters and on Euronews. I expect this type of materials will develop further in the future.

Overall, I think the Copernicus Climate Change Services is a great start, but I also believe that there is room for further developments and improvements. For instance, as in my previous blog on climate indicators, I still think the set of commonly used climate indicators is incomplete.

The set of climate indicators should include updated estimates of the global daily precipitation area and global tropospheric overturning. Other useful products include storm tracks for both tropical as well as mid-latitude cyclones. These types of indicators could be based on the new high-resolution ERA5 reanalysis data.

Another potentially useful aspect would be to host a catalog of past events, such as storms, flooding, extreme rainfall, droughts, and heatwaves, and provide a tool to show when and where they took place on a time-space axis.

Additional relevant information, together with a comprehensive search engine, could also enrich such a database and make it more widely useful. For instance geographical information, consequences, damages, and photographs.

Also, more emphasis should also be placed on metadata and additional information, which will make data exploration and search more powerful.

An optimal use of the metadata can also strengthen data analysis and improve efforts to distill information from the data. Making use of all relevant and available information can also provide a better guidance on which data products to use.

Another thing is that the toolbox so far only accommodates for python scripts, and there is a large community that uses R for data analysis who will not have the same support. I guess this will improve in the near future.

My comment on the general assembly, and conferences in general, is that I found some of the presentations challenging to follow because of the proliferation of acronyms and abbreviations.

Presentations with acronyms that are not widely used are bound to lose their punch, as people start to wonder what they mean and hence miss subsequent messages. The extensive use of acronyms is a bad habit and creates an obstacle to understanding the message.

I decided to carry out an ad hoc and informal quiz to see how well my peers know 19 different abbreviations used in the European climate services community (you can try this quiz yourself if you are curious).

The graphics below shows a summary of 37 anonymous responses, and the results seem to support my impression about how futile it is to use non-standard abbreviations.

The results of the ‘Master of climate codes’ quiz. Note that the two abbreviations ‘SEP’ and ‘WPS’ got most misses. SEP was a dummy abbreviation that was not used by the presenters but was taken from Douglas Adams ‘Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy’. WPS can have two different meanings.

I have also made a collection of the abbreviations that I caught during the general assembly in the table below. It’s good to have an overview.

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	C3S	Copernicus climate change services
	CCI	Climate change initiative
	CDM	Common data model
	CDR	Climate data records
	CDS	Climate data store
	CMIP	Coupled climate model intercomparison project
	CRPS	Continuous ranked probability score
	CUS	Copernicus user support
	DECM	Data evaluation for climate models
	ECV	Essential climate variables
	EQC	Evaluation and quality control
	EQCO	Evaluation of quality control for observations
	ERA5	The fifth European reanalysis
	ERAINT	The interim European reanalysis
	ESGF	Earth system grid federation
	EUMETSAT	The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
	GCOS	Global climate observing system
	GFCS	Global framework for climate services
	GPCC	Global precipitation Climatology centre
	GPCP	Global precipitation Climatology project
	ICDR	Interim climate data records
	KB	Knowledge base
	P2P	Peer-to-Peer
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	QAR	Quality assurance report
	QAT	Quality assurance template
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	SIS	Sector information services
	URDB	User requirement database
	WPS	web-based processing system

Sand post Oak (Quercus stellata var. margarettae)

American Forests National Tree Register, Species: Sand post Oak (Quercus stellata var. margarettae), State: FL
Description Reported dead by Park Service 10/11/2015. Confirmed by Barry Stadford.

8/15/17 updated status from co-champion to champion. other co-champion is much smaller than this tree. Justin Hynicka

Location Jackson, FL

Sand post OAK

Quercus stellata var. margarettae

This champion Sand post Oak of Florida made its debut on the list of American Forests Champion Trees in , as it is the largest known tree of its species in the country. By recognizing these champions, we recognize the beauty and critical ecosystem services provided by our biggest and oldest trees.

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STATUS	Champion
Tree circumference	0
height	0
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LOCATION	Jackson, FL
Nominated by	Robert Ing
Year Nominated	2012
Date crowned

Other Champion Trees

Sand post Oak

Quercus stellata var. margarettae

Sand live Oak

Quercus geminata

Myrtle Oak

Quercus myrtifolia

Help us honor and protect our nation’s Champion Trees.

Ways to Engage

Search the American Forests Champion Tree national register.

Nominate

Nominate a big tree that you think can achieve champion status.

Explore

Browse stories on our blog, Loose Leaf, and get to know the people and champions that make up the program.

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Baycedar (Suriana maritima)

American Forests National Tree Register, Species: Baycedar (Suriana maritima), State: FL
Description Destroyed by Hurricane Irma, 2017.
Contact Russ Costa with USFWS (305) 395-1573. Person in the picture not known. Larger image on CD.

Location Monroe, FL

BAYCEDAR

Suriana maritima

This champion Baycedar of Florida made its debut on the list of American Forests Champion Trees in , as it is the largest known tree of its species in the country. By recognizing these champions, we recognize the beauty and critical ecosystem services provided by our biggest and oldest trees.

STATUS	Champion
Tree circumference	0
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LOCATION	Monroe, FL
Nominated by	Vincent P. Condon & William G. Miller
Year Nominated	1995
Date crowned

Other Champion Trees

Ways to Engage

Search the American Forests Champion Tree national register.

Nominate

Nominate a big tree that you think can achieve champion status.

Explore

Browse stories on our blog, Loose Leaf, and get to know the people and champions that make up the program.

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Department

Reports to

Salary

FLSA Category

Summary

Specific Duties

Requisite Education or Certifications

Required Experience

Working Conditions

To Apply

Grand Prize

Big, Beautiful Trees

Forest Landscapes

Creativi-Trees

Forests & People

Aspiring Photographers

Forest Close-Ups

Forest Wildlife

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Forests in Focus 2018: And the Winners Are…

Last Look: Naomi Fortino

Immortalizing Trees

The One and Only Champion Trees National Register Announces the Biggest Trees in the U.S. in 2018

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The One and Only Champion Trees National Register Announces the Biggest Trees in the U.S. in 2018

Southeastern Coralbean (Erythrina herbacea)

Baycedar (Suriana maritima)

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Forest Digest: September 30, 2018

Forest Digest: September 23, 2018

Global Climate Action Summit – Our Thoughts

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Director of Communications

Why I’m Here: A Growing Passion

Digital Marketing Intern

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