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Oct 25 2011
Photography Fellowship Concludes with Exhibition

IYOF Photojournalist Encounters, Captures Wildfires, Pine Beetles, Tornado Damage, and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

WASHINGTON - Two of the foremost non-profits in the US that...

Jul 22 2011
United Nations Initiative 'International Year of Forests' Awards Photography Fellowship

WASHINGTON (July 22, 2011) - Capturing the “elusive soul of the American forest" will be the mission of Josh Birnbaum, the International Year of Forests Photography Fellow, for the...

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Media Coverage

Mar 31 2012
Leavell and Politicos Sitting in a Tree

The Washington Examiner
By Katy Adams, Nikki Schwab and Caitlin Byrnes

What do a Rolling Stone and politicians have in common? Apparently a love of trees.

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Dec 19 2011
Lessons from the Year of Forests

The Roanoke Times
By Jay Farrell

It's easy to think of trees as stoic: stately and serene as the world whips around them in a constant blur of change and...

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See Who Celebrated the Year of Forests

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Campaign Highlights

  • The official U.S. celebration of IYOF, “Celebrate Forests. Celebrate Life.” launched on March 1, 2011 in DC.
  • 115 events were held in 34 states and 1 territory.
  • Two states and one town made official IYOF proclamations.
  • First Annual National Walk in the Woods Day was held on May 21, 2011.
  • IYOF Photography Fellow visits 6 states and is documented in Huffington Post and Grist.
  • UNEP and UN Ambassador Don Cheadle creates "Supporting Forests" PSA.

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