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Memorial Trees on National Forests

Memorial Trees on National Forests

Written By : A Living Tribute

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Forest Friends Memorial Tree Program: Celebrating 11 Years of Growth 🌲

 

Every year, our Forest Friends memorial trees are planted wherever the need is greatest across the U.S. National Forest system. Working in partnership with trusted reforestation partners such as the National Forest Foundation, A Living Tribute directs contributions to forests recovering from wildfires, insect infestations, disease, and other natural challenges.

This ensures that each tree planted not only honors a loved one but also helps restore landscapes in the most critical need of reforestation that calendar year.

For over a decade, A Living Tribute’s Forest Friends memorial tree program has helped families, friends, and communities honor loved ones by planting living trees across America’s National Forests. Now in its 11th year, Forest Friends continues to restore landscapes impacted by wildfires, insect outbreaks, and climate stress—while providing recipients with a beautiful, framed keepsake card.

Each tree planted is a legacy: a source of clean air, restored habitat, and a symbol of hope for generations to come.

Looking Back: Prior Years’ Planting Projects 🌎

The Forest Friends program has made a nationwide impact, from Minnesota’s Northwoods to the deserts of Arizona and the Pacific slopes of Oregon.

Here are highlights from prior years:

🌱 Forest Friends 2018

Our 2018 Forest Friends tributes helped to restore forests such as:

  • Chattahoochee-Oconee NF (GA)

  • Mississippi National Forests

  • Hiawatha NF (MI)

  • Chequamegon-Nicolet NF (WI)

  • Chippewa NF (MN)

  • GMUG & San Juan NFs (CO)

  • Shoshone NF (WY)

  • Deschutes, Ochoco, Malheur NFs (OR)

  • Helena-Lewis & Clark, Lolo, Bitterroot NFs (MT)

  • Boise, Idaho Panhandle NFs (ID)

  • Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino NFs (AZ)

  • Okanogan-Wenatchee, Umatilla, Gifford Pinchot NFs (WA)

  • Sierra, Lassen, Shasta-Trinity, Lake Tahoe Basin NFs (CA)

🌱 Forest Friends 2019

Our 2019 Forest Friends tributes helped to restore forests such as:

  • Florida, Mississippi, Alabama & North Carolina NFs

  • Monongahela NF (WV)

  • Ozark-St. Francis NF (AR)

  • Hiawatha NF (MI)

  • Chequamegon-Nicolet NF (WI)

  • Superior, Chippewa NFs (MN)

  • Cibola NF (NM)

  • Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino NFs (AZ)

  • GMUG NF (CO)

  • Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (UT)

  • Shoshone NF (WY)

  • Boise NF (ID)

  • Bitterroot, Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Lolo, Flathead, Kootenai NFs (MT)

  • Gifford Pinchot, Okanogan-Wenatchee NFs (WA)

  • Malheur, Deschutes NFs (OR)

  • Angeles, Lassen, Modoc, Klamath NFs (CA)

🌱 Forest Friends 2020

Our 2020 Forest Friends tributes helped to restore forests such as:

  • Tongass NF (AK)

  • North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida NFs

  • Chattahoochee-Oconee NF (GA)

  • Alabama & Mississippi NFs

  • Kisatchie NF (LA)

  • Texas National Forests

  • Ouachita, Ozark-St. Francis NFs (AR)

  • Mark Twain NF (MO)

  • GMUG NF (CO)

  • Fishlake & Dixie NFs (UT)

  • Coconino, Coronado NFs (AZ)

  • Shoshone NF (WY)

  • Angeles, Lassen NFs (CA)

  • Boise, Idaho Panhandle NFs (ID)

  • Malheur, Deschutes, Ochoco, Willamette NFs (OR)

  • Gifford Pinchot NF (WA)

  • Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Lolo, Kootenai NFs (MT)

🌱 Forest Friends 2021

Our 2021 Forest Friends tributes helped to restore forests such as:

  • Ocala NF (FL)

  • Mississippi & Alabama NFs

  • Chattahoochee-Oconee NF (GA)

  • North Carolina NFs

  • George Washington & Jefferson NF (VA)

  • Huron-Manistee, Hiawatha, Ottawa NFs (MI)

  • Chequamegon-Nicolet NF (WI)

  • Chippewa NF (MN)

  • Lincoln & Cibola NFs (NM)

  • Apache-Sitgreaves NF (AZ)

  • White River NF (CO)

  • Shoshone NF (WY)

  • Boise, Idaho Panhandle NFs (ID)

  • Wallowa-Whitman NF (ID/OR)

  • Colville, Okanogan-Wenatchee NFs (WA)

  • Kootenai, Bitterroot, Lolo, Flathead, Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Helena-Lewis & Clark NFs (MT)

  • Columbia River Gorge NSA (OR)

  • Willamette, Umpqua, Fremont-Winema NFs (OR)

  • Sierra, Stanislaus, Lassen, Klamath NFs (CA)

🌱 Forest Friends 2022

Our 2022 Forest Friends tributes helped to restore forests such as:

  • Chippewa NF (MN)

  • Mississippi National Forests

  • Ouachita NF (AR)

  • Chattahoochee-Oconee NF (GA)

  • South Carolina National Forests

  • Santa Fe NF (NM)

  • Coronado, Tonto, Coconino NFs (AZ)

  • GMUG, White River, Arapaho-Roosevelt, Medicine Bow-Routt NFs (CO)

  • Cleveland, Angeles, Sierra NFs (CA)

  • Willamette, Mt. Hood, Malheur, Deschutes, Ochoco, Umpqua, Fremont-Winema NFs (OR)

  • Boise, Sawtooth, Nez Perce-Clearwater, Idaho Panhandle NFs (ID)

  • Okanogan-Wenatchee, Colville NFs (WA)

  • Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Lolo, Kootenai, Flathead NFs (MT)

🌱 Forest Friends 2023

Our 2023 Forest Friends tributes helped to restore forests such as:

  • Bienville NF (MS)

  • Kisatchie NF (LA)

  • Ozark-St. Francis & Ouachita NFs (AR)

  • Ocala NF (FL)

  • South Carolina National Forests

  • Huron-Manistee & Hiawatha NFs (MI)

  • Chequamegon-Nicolet NF (WI)

  • Lincoln NF (NM)

  • Tonto NF (AZ)

  • Medicine Bow-Routt NF (CO)

  • Angeles, Shasta-Trinity, Lassen, Klamath NFs (CA)

  • Umpqua, Willamette, Deschutes, Ochoco, Malheur, Mt. Hood, Umatilla NFs (OR/WA)

  • Gifford Pinchot & Okanogan-Wenatchee NFs (WA)

  • Boise, Sawtooth, Nez Perce-Clearwater, Idaho Panhandle NFs (ID)

  • Lolo, Kootenai, Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Helena-Lewis and Clark, Custer Gallatin NFs (MT)

🌱 Forest Friends 2024

Our 2024 Forest Friends tributes helped to restore forests such as:

  • Chippewa NF (MN)

  • Kisatchie NF (LA)

  • North Carolina National Forests

  • Wayne NF (OH)

  • Huron-Manistee & Hiawatha NFs (MI)

  • Mississippi National Forests

  • Ouachita NF (AR)

  • Nebraska NF (NE)

  • Lincoln & Santa Fe NFs (NM)

  • GMUG, White River NFs (CO)

  • Shoshone NF (WY)

  • Custer Gallatin, Helena-Lewis and Clark, Kootenai, Lolo, Bitterroot NFs (MT)

  • Idaho Panhandle, Nez Perce-Clearwater, Boise, Payette, Sawtooth NFs (ID)

  • Angeles, Sierra, Mendocino, Lassen, Shasta-Trinity, Klamath NFs (CA)

  • Fishlake NF (UT)

  • Prescott, Coconino, Tonto, Apache-Sitgreaves NFs (AZ)

  • Willamette & Umpqua NFs (OR)

This Year’s Planting Projects (2025) 🌱

In 2025, your Forest Friends contributions will support vital restoration efforts nationwide.

Some highlighted sites include:

  • White River Reforestation – Mt. Hood NF, Oregon

  • Green Ridge & Big Red Fire Plantings – Medicine Bow–Routt NFs, WY/CO

  • Lava Mountain Fire Restoration – Shoshone NF, Wyoming

  • Whitebark Pine Planting at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort – Bridger-Teton NF, Wyoming

  • Shoshone North Zone Insect & Disease Response – Shoshone NF

  • Longleaf Pine Restoration – Mississippi & Francis Marion & Sumter NFs (SC)

  • Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Reforestation – Wisconsin

  • Black Hills Collective Reforestation – Black Hills NF, SD/WY

  • Superior & Chippewa NF Restoration – Minnesota

  • Red Spruce Restoration – Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina

  • Kirtland’s Warbler Planting – Hiawatha NF, Michigan

  • South Fork Reforestation – Lincoln NF, New Mexico

  • Ocala Longleaf Restoration – Ocala NF, Florida

  • East Troublesome & Williams Fork Planting – Arapaho & Roosevelt NFs, Colorado

  • Sylvan Fire Planting – White River NF, Colorado

  • Hermit’s Peak & Calf Canyon Fire Restoration – Carson & Santa Fe NFs, New Mexico

  • Mustang & Moose Fire Spring Planting – Salmon-Challis NF, Idaho

  • Trinity Whitebark Pine Reforestation – Boise NF, Idaho

  • Creek Fire Reforestation – Sierra NF, California

  • Copper Fire & Bear Divide Restoration – Angeles NF, California

Why Forest Friends Memorial Trees? 🌍

  • A Living Legacy – Each tribute tree grows in memory of someone special, enriching forests and communities.

  • Nationwide Impact – From Florida’s longleaf pine ecosystems to California’s Sierra Nevada slopes, projects span coast to coast.

  • Sustainable Keepsakes – Each gift includes a beautifully printed, eco-friendly commemorative card.

  • Holistic Reforestation – Starting in 2024, A Living Tribute began sponsoring holistic reforestation initiatives that support our forests from “need to seed to tree.” This approach helps close the national backlog of reforestation needs by identifying priority areas, collecting cones and seeds, funding nursery operations, and supporting site preparation and planting.

Celebrate Life. Restore Forests. 🌳

Over the past 11 years, the Forest Friends memorial tree program has united families and communities in planting hope. Whether in memory, in honor, or in celebration, your contribution heals America’s forests and creates a legacy that will last for generations.

👉 Plant a Tree in Memory and join this year’s nationwide reforestation effort.

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