Tree Planting

Why Planting Trees Is Important

Eric Rutkow | Posted 04.27.2012

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It's almost certain that we have yet to understand the full range of benefits that tree planting can offer us. And history suggests that we'll continue to discover new ones. If you plant a tree this spring, you'll not only be investing in the future but connecting to the past.

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Congolese Man Works to Repay His Giving Tree

Heather Box | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: 350.Org, Tree Planting, Congo, Vam, Idjwi Island, Voluntariat Action Mobility, Good News News

Ephrem Bwishe has always had a special connection to trees. Since he was a child he has felt that trees were there to protect him.

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Students To Plant Fruit Trees At Stapleton’s Urban Farm

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, Urban Farm Stapleton, Denver Impact, Denver News, Stretch Island Fruit Co, Stapleton Urban Farm, Environment, Sustainability, Stapleton Colorado, Denver Colorado, Tree Planting, Fruit Tree 101, Denver News

Local students will plant nearly 40 fruit trees and shrubs at The Urban Farm in Stapleton on Friday, Aug. 19 as part of the national "Fruit Tree 101" ...

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A Sense of Community: Increase Your Joy by Getting Involved

Kristi Blicharski | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Million Trees L.A., Community Service, Mayor Villaraigosa, Volunteering, Tree Planting, Woodland Hills, A Million Trees Initiative, Los Angeles News

The healthy feelings of giving, of connecting in person, and coming together with our peers to do good cannot be replaced by texting, emailing, or clicking on a link that gives a penny to a charitable cause.

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8 Railroad Innovations Promoting Environmental Awareness (PHOTOS)

Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Fuel, Planting Trees, Community Service, Carbon Emissions, Earth Day, Csx, Fuel-Saving-Technology, Green, Renewable Energy, Environmentalism, Clean Energy, Pollution, Tree Planting, Freight Rail, Transportation, Recycling, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Efficiency, Volunteering, Railroads, Greenhouse Gases, High Speed Rail, Climate Change, Slidepollajax, Politics News

With the 41st anniversary of Earth Day quickly approaching, organizations and corporations all over the world are focusing on new initiatives to promo...

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Tree Planting World Record Broken

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philippines Tree Planting, Planting Trees, Nature, Deforestation, Tree Planting, Tree Record, Most Trees Planted at Once, Most Trees Planted, Philippines Tree Planting Record, Tree Planting World Record, Tree Planting Record, Record for Planting Trees, Green News

Speedy tree planting may be the answer to the world's dwindling forest problem. This past Thursday, over 64,000 trees were planted in 15 minutes, brea...

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Risking Arrest to Plant Trees on a Mountaintop Removal Site

Morgan Goodwin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Ground Zero, Appalachia Rising, Kayford Mountain, Protest, Green, Environment, Mountaintop Removal, Mtr, Tree Planting, Reclamation, Coal, Green News

Today 44 volunteer 'reclamation workers' (activists) illegally marched onto a supposedly reclaimed mine site to plant trees. Why? Because the 'recla...

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Young People Across South Asia Come Together To Prepare For The COP16 Climate Negotiations In Cancun, Mexico

Heather Box | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, United Nations, Youth-Climate-Movement, Sri Lanka, Summit, Mexico, Climate Change, Bhutan, cop16, Tree Planting, Impact News

Vositha Wijenayake rushed through the crowds and across the platform to make the 10:30am Saturday train to Galle, Sri Lanka. She was headed south fro...

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India Cannot Support Population Growth

Sadhguru | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, Population Growth, Hunger, Family Planning, Population Control, Overpopulation, Environment, Tree Planting, Water Crisis, United Nations, World News

Either we control our populations consciously, or nature will do it in a very cruel manner. There is no choice.

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Mother Earth: What Have You Done For Me Lately?

Donna Henes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Mother Earth, Environment, Waste, Conservation, Earth Day, Tree Planting, Trees, Green News

While saving and conserving are admirable virtues, perhaps it is more fruitful to think not of giving something up, but rather of giving something back to Mother Earth.

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Planting Trees Can Affect Local Water Availability

nature.com | Ana Belluscio | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainability, Water-Source, Water Shortages, Tree Planting, Water, Afforestation, Green News

According to two new studies, planting forests in areas that currently don't have trees -- a process called afforestation -- can reduce the local avai...

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Care About the Earth? Four Simple Ways to Take Action

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Charity, Social Life, Social Networking, Nonprofits, Green, Earth, Community, Green Living, Gandhi, Planet, Tree Planting, Change, Constituents, Activism, Letter Writing, Climate Crossroads, Party, Climate Week Nyc, Environment, Beach Cleanup, Community Organizing, Fundraising, Editors, Sierra Club, Elected Officials, Environmental Activism, Green News

It's officially Climate Week. In case you feel discouraged that you can't do enough, remember Gandhi's words: "Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is very important that you do it."

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Three Pillars of Sustainability and the Fall of a Nation

Tri Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic, Solomon, King David, Foresight, Economic Crisis, Environment, Pillars of Sustainability, Sustainability, Society, Future, Tree Planting, Global Economic Crisis, Green News

Last weekend at a family gathering at our ranch, my parents, now in their early 90s, brought a box of 60 pine tree seedlings. A local home improvement...

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5 Things To Do Post-Vote (No Matter Who Is Winning)

Graham Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eco-Party, Composting, Green Living, Biking, Tree Planting, Farmers Markets, Victory Garden, Green News

There are alternatives to this anticipation marathon of watching and waiting. Here are a few things you can do today for the planet after you've done your bit for the country.

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