Leaves Matter

To accomplish this task CUFA has chosen to educate and empower teens and young adults to become the next generation of ecologist, entomologist, environmental engineers and scientist, plant pathologist, and policy makers. For many of us the recovery and re-discovery of native plants are about survival. For centuries native plants have played a key role in the health and wealth of communities across the country and could once again provide those benefits that could only come from nature. With the effects of the pandemic still around, many teens and trees in clear and present danger, now is an opportune time for communities to learn more about the place and powers of native plants and why it's critical that we plant, protect, and place a ring of safety around our teens and trees.