Natural Disaster Recovery
When it’s time to replant hope after a natural disaster, we’re here. With shovels and support, replanting trees, rooting communities, and helping them grow stronger.
Join our natural disaster recovery efforts.
Bold action
As natural disasters intensify with our changing planet, we focus on replanting trees in communities and forests where they’ve been lost. Whether in our own backyards or across the globe, we work with on-the-ground planting partners who know these areas best and understand the recovery needs. And when the time comes, we put our supporters’ generosity to work — activating projects that aid in healing and renew hope.
Planting with Intentionality
When the time is right, we provide the resources needed to support planting efforts, ensuring the right trees are planted with purpose. But recovery goes beyond trees — it’s about fostering partnerships that strengthen forests and communities against future challenges. This commitment to recovery and adaptability may take months or years, but it’s essential for the good of today and the resilience of tomorrow.
Global Network
We don’t rush to replant, and we never plant alone.
Recovery takes time, collaboration, and a lasting commitment to nurturing partnerships. That’s why we continue to expand our global network of planting partners — local experts who understand the unique needs of their regions. When disaster strikes, we rely on them to assess damage, identify priorities, and chart the best path forward, ensuring restored areas are healthier, stronger, and better prepared to withstand future forces of nature.
Communicating with our partners
Our planting partners aren’t just partners; they’re part of our Arbor Day Foundation family. As storms approach or take place, we stay connected, reaching out to ensure safety and determine their immediate needs.
Planning and preparing
Every disaster is unique, but in the following weeks and months, we begin outlining recovery for the affected forest or community. Our local partners provide insights to help shape the plan, so we can connect with supporters eager to take part in the recovery efforts.
Timing is everything
Planting depends on many factors — extent of damage to the community or forest, immediate needs, cleanup support, soil health, and more. Sometimes replanting begins soon after a natural disaster, while in other cases, tree recovery efforts may not begin for seasons.
Committed to sustained help
Our commitment to long-term recovery and lasting growth is rooted in our desire to create the greatest impact for the most amount of people. We remain where we’re needed, because our work doesn’t stop when the last tree is planted. We’re invested in the resilience of communities and forests in every corner of the globe.
Tailoring efforts
No two natural disasters are alike. Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and windstorms leave behind unique challenges that require a unique response. As storms and other natural disasters grow stronger and more destructive, our approach has become even more precise, and member support has never been more essential.
Since day one, we’ve been growing a global network of dedicated tree-planting partners — ready to connect, collaborate, and act whenever and wherever disaster strikes. Together we are here for all who need us.
By collaborating with non-profit organizations and federal agencies, like the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and state forestry agencies, we’re able to plan and plant in communities and forests that lose their tree coverage. Of course, we can’t do it without the support of corporate partners, donors, and members, who make this work possible.
Growing layers of good for the greater good
When a natural disaster strikes, whether across state lines or oceans, we all feel it. The world's canopy plays a vital role in regulating the planet's health, which makes recovery efforts more important than ever. In the past year alone, we've helped plant millions of trees across the globe.
130
Total projects in 2024
10.8M+
Trees planted in 2024
25
U.S. states
16
Countries
Restoration on a global scale
See our past and present projects around the world.
Restoring hope
Natural disasters are impacting more lives than ever, which means we have a lot of work to do. The good news is we can get more done together. So whether with shovel or support, we can restore hope for a better future.
Support our disaster recovery efforts
Help us lay the groundwork for vital tree planting projects in communities and forests devastated by natural disasters. And when the time is right, we’ll be there, ready with shovels and support, to restore landscapes and replant hope for a more resilient future.
