Sign the Pledge Forests have always been important places for biodiversity, clean water, and oxygen, but now more than ever, we recognize their value as important resources in the fight against climate change. Earlier this year, the Trillion Trees Act was introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Bruce Westerman (R-AR), as an effort to find solutions to the climate crisis. We commend the effort to prioritize natural solutions like planting trees, an important strategy for removing carbon from the atmosphere. However, the House bill fell short of Audubon’s official endorsement as it failed to provide adequate environmental protections for logging on certain priority lands, and incentivized the planting of saplings without also encouraging the protection of fully grown trees.