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Today I discovered the 'Billion Tree Campaign' was started by the UN in 2006. Wiki says they'd planted 15B trees in 193 countries by 2018 (315M in the US). htt
by 8bitsrule 7y ago
Today I discovered the 'Billion Tree Campaign' was started by the UN in 2006. Wiki says they'd planted 15B trees in 193 countries by 2018 (315M in the US).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion_Tree_Campaign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion_Tree_Campaign
Looks like the UN handed the program to 'Plant for the Planet' (Germany) in 2011.
'https://www.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/home https://www.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/home
It'd be fantastic to see this organized nationwide in the U.S. ... and promoted as part of the campaign.
P.S. This video, 'Planting Bare Root Trees With A Dibble', shows how very easy it can be to plant a seedling. Anyone can learn it in a short time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhqa3yeLxhk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhqa3yeLxhk