Standing Trees works to protect, preserve and restore forests on New England's federal and state public lands.

By allowing the forests on federal and state lands to grow unfettered from active management and logging, they will slowly return to their natural state. As such, they will provide the maximum benefits to plants and animals that depend on them, they will absorb the most carbon, provide the most oxygen, absorb the most particulates, efficiently provide the cleanest water, and protect against extreme weather events.