Mission statements of urban forestry-aligned organizations. These organizations do not represent a membership organization for urban forest professionals, as they are either not membership-based or their members are not individual urban forest professionals. Note: These urban forestry organizations fulfill parts of the PIT, especially related to performing an essential service to society, maintaining body of knowledge for urban forestry, and holding professional conferences and networking (1.1, 1.2, 2.1, and 8.4). However, they differ significantly in mission and goals from professional organizations.
| Organization | Mission statement |
|---|---|
| The Arbor Day Foundation (ADF) | “We inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees.” |
| Tree Canada/Arbres Canada (TC/AC) | “To inspire, educate and enable Canadians to plant and nurture trees in order to improve lives and address climate change.” |
| American Forests | “American Forests creates healthy and resilient forests, from cities to large natural landscapes, that deliver essential benefits for climate, people, water and wildlife. We advance our mission through forestry innovation, place-based partnerships to plant and restore forests, and movement building.” |
| Sustainable Forestry Institute (SFI) | “To advance sustainability through forest-focused collaboration.” |
| Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition (SUFC) | “To convene and mobilize this diverse network of national organizations to foster thriving communities through healthy urban and community forests.” |
| Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) | “Our mission is to advance tree care businesses.” https://www.tcia.org/TCIA/ABOUT/About_Home/TCIA/About/About.aspx |