Joining us today is the author Dan Lambe – who is also the CEO of the arbor day foundation.
Under dan’s leadership – the foundation has become the largest nonprofit dedicated to planting trees.
The foundation is also celebrating its 50th anniversary in 20-22. Since its inception, the arbor day foundation has helped to plant almost 500 million trees in more than 50 countries.

To learn more about the book “Now Is The Time For Trees” visit: arborday.org/timefortreesbook.
For more on how to get involved with planting trees and the Arbor Day Foundation, visit ArborDay.org.

Dan Lambe is the President of the Arbor Day Foundation, an organization founded in 1972. Under Dan’s leadership, the Foundation has grown to become the largest nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees. During his 16 years with the Foundation, he has led the development of innovative programs that expand the organization’s global reach, including international forest restoration efforts and the most recent Tree Cities of the World program. In addition, Dan spearheads the Arbor Day Foundation’s Evergreen Alliance — a strategic group of corporate leaders dedicated to helping the organization meet its Time for Trees initiative to plant 100 million trees and inspire 5 million tree planters by 2022.

Over the course of his tenure, Dan has become a trusted resource for corporate sustainability leaders and the media alike. He has become influential in the sustainability and forestry space, regularly featured as a speaker at conferences hosted by the United Nations, Sustainable Brands, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 3BL and others. He a member of the World Economic Forum 1t.org Stakeholder Council, serves as a board member for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, sits on the steering committee for the Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition and is a recipient of the Chief’s Honor Award — the U.S. Forest Service’s highest award. Dan is also a frequent resource for publications such as CNN, NPR, Popular Science, Fast Company.

When not educating and empowering people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees, Dan is often training and struggling to complete triathlons or searching for another unique restaurant to explore. He finds any chance possible to travel for fun and adventure with his wife and two fantastic kids.