Our Tree Planting Projects and Partners

Tree planting reaches far beyond carbon reduction. Of course our projects help the environment, but you’d be surprised by how much and in how many areas. In addition to carbon sequestration, many projects provide a range of additional ecosystem services that enhance biodiversity, preserve natural habitats, control erosion, reduce localized air and water pollution, and more.

We recognize that there are lots of ways to offset carbon, but are confident that our tree planting initiatives provide the most meaningful, holistic, and verified impact on our Earth. Take a look at some of the tree planting project locations we support.

Eden Reforestation

Madagascar

Madagascar is more than just an island from an animated movie. It’s a nation with over 200,000 species of plants and animals that don’t exist anywhere else in the world. But more than 90% of Madagascar’s original forests have been destroyed, displacing entire animal species and taking away the Malagasy’s ability to farm and live on the land. Entire mangrove estuaries are gone, leaving the bare earth to wash away into the sea.

Mozambique

For this project we are supporting Trees for the Future’s work in Fatick, Senegal – it’s a very poor area and provides much needed employment.

Fatick, Senegal is known for its diversity, for its culture and for agriculture. The region abuts the Saloum Delta, which is a UNESCO Cultural World Heritage site and home to incredible amounts of biodiverse flora and fauna. But it’s also known for its poverty, as the majority of Senegalese families in rural farming communities are living on less than $1 a day. It’s currently ranked as the second poorest region in Senegal.

90% of the population is dependent on agriculture, but decades of unsustainable practices and worsening weather patterns brought on by a changing climate have made agriculture a challenging profession.

Oregon

Oregon is home to iconic trees like Douglas fir, Oregon white oak, Ponderosa pine, Western red cedar, Pacific willow, Oregon ash, Western hemlock, black cottonwood, and big leaf maple.

We plant over 35 native species so that the full ecosystem is supported and degraded forests can be restored. That includes soil, waterways, insects, birds, mammals, and people. Healthy forests = clean water and salmon.

PNW Orca Project

The Endangered Southern Resident Orca have called the stretch of Pacific Ocean from Northern California to British Columbia home for millennia.

Every year, as the Orca’s migrate North to South and back again they rely on the West Coast Chinook salmon for food (nearly 80% of their diet). However, salmon stocks are diminishing due to loss of habitat and increasing pollution – ultimately impacting the Orca downstream. Planting trees along rivers and streams of the Pacific Northwest restores habitat for the endangered orca.

Appalachia

Appalachia is one of America’s most beautiful and renowned regions, stretching from the state of New York, all the way down to Alabama and Georgia. Home to the namesake Appalachian Trail where more than 150 tree species can be found, makes it one of the most diverse ecological regions in North America.

Unfortunately, the resource wealth of the region also means much of the forest has been degraded by mining and timber operations. Over the years, an estimated 83% of habitat has been lost. However, with an ever-growing tourism industry environmentally conscious organizations and businesses are stepping up to return the region to its former glory.

National Forest Foundation

The United States Forest Service (USFS) – an agency of the US Department of Agriculture – manages more than 150 national forests across 43 states. Now, this project gives us the opportunity to plant more trees on more public land from coast to coast! Since we have so many projects planned for National Forests, your tree will be planted in an area in which the USFS needs it most.