Forest Conservation

The 4-cent Forest Conservation stamp was issued on October 27, 1958, in Tucson, Arizona, at the Annual Meeting of the American Forestry Association. In 1992, the American Forestry Association changed its name to American Forests. Founded In 1875, American Forests is the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the United States. Its mission is to protect and expand America’s forests. Besides providing education they have planted more than 40 million trees since 1990, restored watersheds to help provide clean drinking water, replanted forests destroyed by fires or clear-cutting and restored forest habitats that in turn provide home and shelter for other wildlife. The date of issue coincides with the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's birth, a president known for his love of America's wilderness.