Stihl has launched its Hearts of Stihl program, aimed at preserving state parks throughout the United States. The program will give $20,000 to a state park in six different regions of the country. Parks can apply for grants to be used on projects associated with sustainability and conservation; funding will be managed by America's State Parks Foundation.
“For more than 15 years, Stihl has been privileged to support America’s State Parks and this program allows us to expand our efforts to help in the conservation and care of these national treasures,” said Roger Phelps, Stihl corporate spokesperson. “Hearts of Stihl is a natural extension of the STIHL commitment to caring for our environment and making it easier for people to work in and with nature.”
The 2021 Hearts of Stihl program focused on the planting of 2,021 trees in two western state parks in response to the effects of the 2020 wildfires. The project included Oregon and California state parks workers, as well as hazardous tree felling and training by arborist and Stihl spokesperson Mark Chisholm and others.
“Following the wildfires in 2020, Stihl. demonstrated its commitment to environmental conservation, stepping up to aid in our recovery efforts,” said Lisa Sumption, director of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. “The program helped Collier State Park and its community get a leg up in the healing and recovery from such devastating wildfires.”
