America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell captures the breadth of our nation’s woodlands – both public and private. We feature different stories that demonstrate how vital forest habitats are to the well-being and economic health of communities across the country. In this series, we present individuals who embody this passion for the woods, from architects to artists, from climbers to carpenters.

We celebrate America’s forests and advocate for their constructive management. We have also developed a communications campaign centered on a broadcast television documentary series for PBS and multi-faceted social media outreach.

Host Chuck Leavell is one of a kind. Often on tour with The Rolling Stones, he’s both acclaimed as a rock-and-roll piano player AND as a conservationist tree farmer. After studying forestry by correspondence and doing much of his homework while riding a tour bus with the Fabulous Thunderbirds in the mid-‘80s, Chuck and wife Rose Lane White Leavell turned her family’s plantation near Macon, GA., into what has become a textbook tree farm.

The Executive Producers of American Forests are Bruce Ward and Kate Raisz. Bruce is the founder and President of Choose Outdoors, a White House Champion of Change for Rural America and a Take Pride in America award recipient. He assists the US Forest Service with US Capitol Christmas Tree partnerships and cross-country celebrations. Kate is an award-winning filmmaker with decades of experience making television programs for PBS and other broadcast channels.