Forests are great places to play, but they also keep our air clean and our water pure. We must protect them so our kids, grandkids and great-grandkids can enjoy these amazing places like we do. One of the most important things we can do is stop moving invasive pests and diseases to new areas on firewood. It’s really that simple.

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* The trees in forests clean our air. Every acre of healthy forest cleans pollution out of the air and reduces greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. But invasive foreign pests are killing several million native trees every year. For every tree that dies, that’s a little bit more pollution that we have to deal with. And when several million trees die, that’s just scary.

* A snowflake falling in the mountains passes through trees and forests before ending up in our drinking water. Trees filter groundwater, prevent erosion, and help ensure that our lakes and streams aren’t filled with harmful pollutants.

* Forests are places where one generation teaches the next about nature and life. A place of traditions and continuity down through the generations. We must protect these places before our treasured customs like fishing, camping, hunting and hiking, are gone for good.