Welcome to Hearts of STIHL

Making it easier for people to work with and in nature is at the very heart of what we do at STIHL and part of our commitment to socially responsible environmental stewardship. The Hearts of STIHL program is an extension of that commitment. Inspired by the staff of America’s State Parks, Hearts of STIHL seeks to support programs which prioritize responsible forest management practices, sustainability, recovery, conservation, and environmental education programs. The mission of Hearts of STIHL is to help those people and programs that are caring for the national treasures that are our America’s State Parks and preserve them for the enjoyment of all Americans, current and future.

For 2025, the Hearts of STIHL program will provide grants to a state park in each of the nation’s six regions—Northwest, North-Central, Central, Southwest, Northeast, and Southeast—totaling $80,000.

The grant will be managed by the America’s State Parks Foundation, and parks can apply for funds to help projects related to sustainability, recovery, conservation, or environmental education programs.

Our Commitment to Sustainability

At STIHL Inc., we believe that as a leader in the outdoor power equipment industry, it is our duty to set the example in sustainability and continue to invest time, energy, and resources in innovative technologies, programs, and partnerships as part of our ongoing commitment to socially responsible environmental stewardship. It is one reason why we continue to expand our line of fuel-efficient gas-powered and battery-powered outdoor power equipment while using environmentally responsible production practices wherever possible.

STIHL Inc. has prioritized sustainability throughout our practices, including reducing our hazardous waste stream, reducing electricity consumption, reducing our overall landfill waste through conservation and recycling programs, and the development of “green roofs” at several of our facilities which are designed to limit storm water runoff, reduce interior temperature through organic absorption of sunlight, improve sound insulation, and add clean oxygen back to the environment. The Administration Building, completed in October 2019, features the largest privately funded green roof in the state of Virginia with 56,000 sedum plants creating a living ‘roof,’ which reduces energy consumption by cooling the building in the summer and retaining heat in the winter months. It also provides sound insulation.

2024 Hearts of STIHL Grant Recipients

STIHL Inc. recently announced the winners of the 2024 Hearts of STIHL program, an initiative to care for the environment through the preservation of our nation’s state parks. The 2024 Hearts of STIHL winners, representing the nation’s six state park regions, have each been awarded a $20,000 grant to help fund sustainability, recovery, conservation, or environmental education programs.

Northeast
Marsh Creek State Park – Pennsylvania
Paved the most popular Park Road Trail to make it ADA compliant and more accessible to nearly one-million annual visitors

Southeast
Powhatan State Park – Virginia
Engaged in the recovery and restoration of 63 acres of abandoned agriculture fields, transforming them into flourishing Piedmont Prairie by purchasing native seeds, supplies, materials, and equipment and training staff

Central
Arkansas State Park – Arkansas
Procured state-of-the-art equipment for dedicated trail crews' trail maintenance and enhancement 

North Central
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park – Michigan
Treated and protected ash trees from Emerald Ash Borer Beetles (EAB) with insecticide

Northwest
North Dakota Parks and Recreation – North Dakota
Managed high-risk trees through removal, repurposing, and replanting using new essential PPE and chippers equipment through The TreeCycle Initiative

Southwest
Lapakahi State Historical Park – Hawaii
Implemented the Fire Mitigation Pilot Program and renewable power at the visitor center, while protecting and preserving extensive archaeological sites with remnants of coastal fishing village established around 1300

Planting Seeds, Growing Our Hearts

In response to the devastating effects of wildfires in 2020, STIHL Inc. was proud to support recovery efforts in two Pacific Northwest state parks with the planting of 2,021 trees in 2021. STIHL collaborated with state parks in California and Oregon to help restore these natural treasures.

The project broke ground on June 7, 2021 with the planting of trees in Collier Memorial State Park in Chiloquin, Oregon and Lake Oroville State Recreation Area in Oroville, California. The second phase of the project took place in the fall of 2021. The project was a true partnership and included men and women of the Oregon and California State Parks; hazardous tree felling and training by professional arborist and STIHL Inc. spokesperson Mark Chisholm; Director of Conservation for the MeatEater group Ryan Callaghan; as well as Chuck Leavell, musical director for the Rolling Stones, award-winning tree farmer, conservationist, and producer of the PBS television program, “America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell.”