{"id":62,"date":"2026-06-09T17:57:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appalachianforestalliance.org\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-06-09T21:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:19:57","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/appalachianforestalliance.org\/?page_id=62","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Appalachian Forest Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health, productivity, and sustainability of Appalachian forests while helping meet critical community needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We believe healthy forests benefit everyone. 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