For the price of your daily coffee, plant 2 trees in Williams Lake, BC, and help reforest this beautiful land. Possible trees planted include Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, Ponderosa pine, hybrid spruce, cedar, and western larch.
Why Restore Forests Affected by Wildfires?
While some fires occur naturally or are part of controlled burns, the intensity and frequency of wildfires have become increasingly unbalanced in our country. This extreme loss of land has severe consequences for our atmosphere, wildlife and local communities.
Many tree species lost in wildfires will either not regrow on their own due to seed source destruction or soil degradation, or take decades to regenerate naturally after a wildfire. Active reforestation efforts help accelerate the recovery of these forests, ensuring biodiversity is maintained and critical habitats are restored.
Where Do We Plant Your Wildfire Trees?
Your wildfire saplings (and the trees we match them with!) will be planted in Williams Lake, a city in the heart of British Columbia’s Cariboo region and the Secwepemc traditional territory. For many years now, wildfires have ravaged the Cariboo, devastating its forests and impacting wildlife and Indigenous communities.
The types of trees we will replant in this area include:
- Douglas fir
- Lodgepole pine
- Ponderosa pine
- Hybrid spruce
- Cedar
- Western larch
Some of these species will not regrow on their own or may take decades to restart their growth process naturally after a wildfire. By purchasing a wildfire sapling, you are directly reforesting and replenishing this area, bringing biodiversity back to the land.
The Impact Of Trees
Did you know that trees help to combat climate change? We have tonnes (literally) of excess carbon dioxide in our air, and trees do something called 'sequester’ that carbon. It's their way of cleaning our air and eliminating harmful elements from the Earth. They do that by absorbing the C02 and storing the carbon.
Not only do trees sequester carbon, they also produce oxygen. Next time you're outside, take a nice deep breath of fresh air and thank the nearest tree. As we work to fight global warming, we can also thank the trees for cooling our Earth. They provide shade, and their leaves release water vapor, cooling the planet even more. Just 10 trees can offset the impact of a weekend road trip, a lifetime of iPhone usage, or even your drunken 2 am hamburger habit.
Why Trees
Tree planting has a meaningful impact that reaches far beyond carbon sequestration. They provide homes for wildlife, and in areas like Madagascar, the crab and fish populations provide additional food sources and income for the locals.
In addition to the environmental benefits, we employ people from local communities. This extends our impact far beyond environmentalism. These are the building blocks of a long-lasting and sustainable restoration project. We recognize that there are lots of ways to sequester carbon, but are confident that our tree-planting initiatives have a most meaningful, holistic, and verified impact on our Earth.
