Donate Today to Document Destructive Forestry Practices

I'm writing to ask you to help us document the destruction of endangered forests in the South by giving an online donation today. In the coming weeks we will fly over the Green Swamp, Great Dismal Swamp, and other unique forests in the Southern US to document the destruction by International Paper of these endangered forests. We'll use special equipment to take photographs and we will bring local people up with us so they can help to spread the word about what we see when we flyover.
To help us document destructive forestry practices this way, please donate today!

Every year over five million acres of forests are logged in the South, the majority of which becomes paper packaging ending up in a landfill. In fact nearly 50% of landfill waste is paper and wood products. The forests of the Southern U.S. are unique amongst forests in the world, and include an incredible array of wildlife. Everyday forests are clearcut for packaging by huge logging companies like International Paper.

We are working to hold these corporations accountable for their forestry practices and packaging choices, and to convince them to end the wasteful destruction of these important forests. One of the ways we can hold International Paper accountable is by documenting their destructive forestry practices and letting the world know what is happening throughout Southern communities and in the most bio-diverse temperate forests in the world.

Of course, the forests are privately owned and we cannot get there on foot, so we will fly over the land to get the proof we need. We'll fly with Southwings, a great organization that is also dedicated to the conservation of Southern forests. Your contribution today will go directly towards the cost of equipment to document the destruction and outreach to spread the word, building the pressure on one of the most powerful and destructive corporations in the world.

We plan to get up there in just a few weeks, so your contribution today will make a big difference in documenting the clearcuts throughout the Green Swamp, Great Dismal Swamp, and other unique forests along the Southeastern coast that are being clearcut for paper packaging.

Holding companies accountable requires proof. Please make a tax-deductible contribution to Dogwood Alliance today of whatever amount is significant for you, by clicking here.


For the forests,

Michelle Smith
Development Director
Dogwood Alliance