Mangrove importance: Big picture, human picture
This terrific profile of Brazilian fisherman Jose da Cruz by Reuters’ Nacho Doce (credit: all photos below) vividly illustrates why mangroves are so important to fighting the climate crisis and sustaining local communities. To the first point, please check out our previous article: “Blue Carbon..It’s all in the Mud.” According to Doce’s article, one acre of […]
31st of July 2019
Updated! ForestPlanet chosen by the AUDL for Champions Weekend 2019
The American Ultimate Disc League, in partnership with Arista Networks, selected ForestPlanet to be part of the 50,000 Tree Planting Challenge, which occured during AUDL Championship Weekend 8 on August 10-11, 2019 in Los Altos, CA. We’re very glad to have been chosen as the tree planting partner for this exciting event, and applaud the AUDL for taking a […]
14th of July 2019
It’s Official: The Economics and Science of Tree Planting
It’s always good when new reports are released that support one’s mission. That’s why we’re excited to share a new study that concludes that “reforestation is the most effective solution at our disposal to mitigate climate change.” The study, which appears in the July issue of Science, found that the Earth can support another 0.9 […]
17th of June 2019
Tree Growing Educational Program is Launched with Payne Elementary School
We recently had a great time with the young and eager students of Payne Elementary School in Washington DC. With the help of school staff we developed a lesson plan discussing specific benefits of trees, while also touching on a number of broader issues listed below. Over the course of one week all of […]
28th of May 2019
In the underdeveloped world, or in overdeveloped cities, more trees are needed
When it comes to trees, there’s just no end to the amazing things these greenhouse gas-eaters an do. Among their many benefits, trees and green spaces help reduce urban air pollution and lower temperatures in sweltering cities, as a recent article from the United Nations Environment Programme explains. Because people don’t have to crank up […]
21st of April 2019
Peirce Mill Update #5: Spring soil springs into action
Our previous post documenting the soil generation activities at Peirce Mill was from October 2018, and can be found here. After a good hard winter here in Washington, DC it was good to see that the winter cover crops did their job. We recently joined almost 20 volunteers for an afternoon spent helping to clear […]
9th of February 2019
Encore screening of ‘Normal is Over’, April 3rd, Washington, DC
ForestPlanet is proud to present an encore screening of an award winning film by Renee Scheltema – Normal is Over. This film chronicles the way humans have inadvertently imperiled our planet: species extinction, climate change, the depletion of critical natural resources, and industrial control of our food production. This unique documentary examines how our economic and financial […]
17th of October 2018
Peirce Mill Update #4: Growing trees, growing soil
Our previous post documenting the soil generation activities at Peirce Mill was from April 2018, and can be found here. It was a brutal summer of 2018 weather-wise here in DC, due to copious rain followed by long dry spells followed by torrential rains followed by horrible heat waves. In short, exactly what the climate […]
26th of June 2018
Summer partnership with Jetties and DoorDash in DC
ForestPlanet is glad to be partnering with DC-area Jetties sandwich shops for the month of July. Jetties will plant one tree with ForestPlanet for each ‘Summer House‘ sandwich sold, either in any of their six area locations or via their exclusive delivery partner DoorDash. The Summer House is made from heirloom tomatoes, sliced avocado, sprouts, […]
28th of April 2018
Peirce Mill update #3: Winter Ground Cover Did It’s Job
Loyal readers will recall that there are 25 trees total in this micro-orchard, a small recreation of the much larger Peirce Orchard that existed in the 19th century. In April 2017 there were a total of 12 flowers on just three (3!) of the trees, indicating that there was trouble in paradise. A grand total […]