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Welcome to Shoshone National Forest!

Treecycler has added two new projects focused on reforesting endangered species and providing new ground cover in different regions of this amazing place. Shoshone was originally part of the Yellowstone and is considered to be America’s first national forest. 

We’d love to know if you’ve ever been there! Share your travel tips and photos for a chance to win a complimentary donation to one of these great projects, compliments of Treecycler!

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Spring Is In The Air

It’s been a long and gloomy winter (at least here in NJ) but Treecyler is coming out of hibernation to gear up for the busy planting season ahead. With over a million seedlings pledged, 2016 was a record setting year. Thanks to our brand partners and all of the people who participated across the country, our reforestation partners have their work cut out for them. Stay tuned for updates from the field as we check in on the progress!

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#TBT of that time Treecycler visited our awesome partner Kentucky Division of Forestry. We created a fun video highlighting the trip. 

Who wants to go on a road trip? Ride shotgun with Aaron as he visits the Premier Elkhorn Mine site in Kentucky to plant trees with a group of great people – including some super cool kids who participated in the day’s events! 

You’ll learn about one of our projects and hear how important reforestation is to this and many other regions. 

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Partners Planting Trees All Around the World

Green trees and green thumbs!

Spring is (almost) in the air and many of partners are gearing up to begin their planting seasons. We’ve worked with many different tree projects around the world, and we are truly impressed with the work that has been done for each and every one of them. Your hard work and dedication is making the world a greener and more beautiful place.

We’ve included some pictures of last year’s tree planting events from a few of our project sponsors. Check out all the great work in action!

Kentucky Division of Forestry

This program supports several projects within Kentucky, including Reforest the Bluegrass, Reforest Frankfort and Reforest Northern Kentucky. Below is a picture from a tree-planting event that took place the last June.

Alberta Reforestation Conservation In partnership with landowners and local government, this project plants trees to help restore areas of the Beaverlodge River degraded by livestock grazing and clearing of the land. The picture below comes from a green event held last year with students from their local high school. They learned everything from tree planting to watershed management!  

Eden Reforestation Projects – Madagascar

This project hires impoverished villagers to collect baby Mangrove trees and plant them on estuary mud flats during low tide. They plant about 1.4 million mangroves each month and are looking to double that number in the next year or so. The picture below is from a tree-planting event held last spring.

New Jersey Tree Foundation

New Jersey lost half a million trees as a result of Superstorm Sandy. As New Jersey continues to rebuild, the New Jersey Tree Foundation has been actively planting trees to restore our community and urban forests. The picture below shows the type of trees they plant for their a new project they started last year called Reforest the Garden State.

 The 4-H Million Trees Project – Ghana

The 4-H Million Trees Project gives 4-H youth in rural Ghanan villages the opportunity to learn about trees in class, and raise 10,000 seed nurseries in an outside science lab. Trees are planted at the school and in the community. The picture below shows two students from a tree-planting event held at their local high school.

From North America to Africa, all the way to Australia, this community understands how important it is to continue the growth of our environment. We cannot thank you enough for doing what you do.

Keep Planting!

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Project Spotlight: Trees for Food Project

Maybe it's because it's lunchtime, but it seems like a good time to discuss the Trees for Food Project in El Salvador.

All joking aside, this project is incredibly important to the people of El Salvador. In recent years, the small country of El Salvador has experienced a high-rate of deforestation, especially in the last half century.

This community-led project, which is available as on the Treecycler map thanks to our partnership with the incredible organization Trees, Water & People, directly benefits rural families and farmers.  

Between 1990 and 2010, El Salvador lost 23.9% of its natural forest cover, according to Trees, Water & People, which is around 900 square kilometers. This deforestation has put a huge strain on its most important resources: soil, water, and trees. 

The Trees for Food Project plants fruit-bearing trees native to the El Salvador. The food produced from these trees include a variety of vitamin packed fruits, coffee, cacao, and nut. They provide added household nutrition and income. The families and farmers participating in the program learn the value of fruit trees, which helps deepen their appreciation of trees and their environmental benefits.

Learn more about the work Trees, Water & People does in El Salvador. 

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Project Spotlight: Haiti

When you redeem your Treecycler codes, the seedlings planted help some very important projects around the globe. Over the next few weeks, we'd like to take some time to spotlight some of them. Today's project spotlight: Haiti.

Our reforestation partner, the amazing Trees for the Future, serves to aid the country of Haiti. Thanks to Trees for the Future, we are happy to have Haiti on the Treecycler map!

Haiti and Hurricane Sandy

Before it even hit the shores of the U.S., Hurricane Sandy pummeled the country of Haiti, inundating the country with three days of continuous rain. Haiti's already fragile environment and lack of forest cover led to massive mud slides and unprecedented destruction. 

When redeeming your Treecycler codes, we encourage you to learn more about the Haiti project and to consider planting your tree at this location. 

Trees are crucially important to the future of Haiti's environment and its people. - David The, Trees for the Future Interim Executive Director

How Can Trees Help?

Trees can help this — and our many other reforestation projects — in so many ways!

Trees can replenish forest cover that was destroyed by the recent storms. Fast-growing trees can create windbreaks to better protect homes and farms against future storms. The trees planted can also produce sustainable charcoal that can be used by the people of Haiti for cooking and heating. Trees can even provide construction materials to repair damaged homes and community buildings. 

By redeeming your code in the Haiti reforestation project, you can help us reach our Treecycler goal of 5,000 trees this project.

To learn even more about the Haiti project, or Trees for the Future in general, visit www.treesforthefuture.org. 

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Sunshine, Watermelon...And Trees!

The end of August means soaking up the last rays of sunshine, eating the last of the watermelon, and…the start of new planting seasons!

Starting in September, many of our partner projects will embark on new areas around the world to plant more seeds donated by you.

From the bottom of our hearts, (and the tops of trees everywhere!) we want to thank you for your donations and support. There have been so many of you taking the time to give back to the planet, and (although we might be biased) it’s looking pretty good!

Keep up the great work, and again, thank you for planting trees.

Some Fun Tree Facts

When you plant one tree, just look at the return you get on your investment —

Over the course of 50 years, a single tree can generate:

Produce $31,250 of oxygen

Generate $62,000 worth of air pollution control

Recycle $37,500 worth of water

Control $31,500 worth of soil erosion*

That’s pretty good by any standards, right?

Plant a tree today and you will make a lasting impact on the future tomorrow.

* (Arbor Day Foundation)

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Happy Earth Day!

Finally, the best time of the year.

Happy Earth Day and Earth Month to you, our dear Treecyclers. Without your enthusiasm, our planet would not be nearly as green as it is today. Thanks for helping support our many projects, and here's to the many, many trees we will pant together in the future! 

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An Epic way to do Something Great for the Planet

We're quite excited about the epic promotion running now on Tyson's Facebook page. It's super easy and gets you a Treecycler code to plant a tree in any of the reforestation projects on Treecycler.com.

All you need to do is head over to the Club Tyson Facebook page and click on link that says "Help Save the Planet with Epic." You'll play a fun little game where you'll vote on your favorite character from the movie Epic, which was just released on Blu-ray and DVD. You can also get to the game directly by clicking here. 

Once you've voted on your character, you'll be given a code to redeem on Treecycler.com. Once there, you can plant anywhere on the map, courtesy of Tyson. It's that easy.

What an EPIC way to do something great for the planet. Happy planting!

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Pennsylvania and Kentucy join the Treecycler Map

We are thrilled to announce the addition of two new reforestation projects to the Treecycler map. By partnering with Green Forests Work, we now have the ability to make a difference in the Appalachia regions of Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

With many areas of Appalachia affected by non-native species and heavy compaction from coal-mining, GFW has reclaimed the damaged land and is looking to make a difference. Through Treecycler donations and the scientific expertise of the Green Forests Works, we can rebuild the land to its pristine condition.

Our mission is to plant high-value native trees to the regions such as: White Oak, Northern Red Oak, Black Oak, Chestnut Oak, Black Locust, Black Cherry, Sugar Maple, and American Chestnut. By supporting these damaged forests, our donations will help build a multi-use resource, with the chance to establish economic opportunities and enhance the local and global environment.

We look forward to working with Green Forests Works in supporting the beautiful forests of Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

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Planting The Seed of Knowledge

Throughout the year, Treecycler has had the privilege in partnering with some amazing tree foundations from all across the country.  By joining forces, tree donations have been made to support a countless number of reforestation projects from New Jersey to Alabama, Missouri to California.

Most recently, Treecycler teamed up with an organization from Lake Tahoe, California.

On May 17th, Treecycler sponsored an event with The Sugar Pine Foundation. Volunteers along with 150 Adler Creek Middle School 7th graders planted 251 trees in the Tahoe Basin.

The students were treated to a full day of fun, dedicated to Mother Earth. Along the tree plantings, the students were educated on the importance of forestry, water quality, and wildlife.

With the help of  students and volunteers, the event was a great success.

Treecycler is excited to monitor the beauty that's sure to bloom in the Tahoe Basin! We look forward to teaming up with The Sugar Pine Foundation in the future. 

To learn about other Treecycler projects and how you can make a donation, visit www.treecycler.com.

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A Little Bit Of Help, Goes a Long Way.

In celebration of Arbor Day, Treecycler and the NJ Tree Foundation* teamed up to make an earth friendly impact in the local communities of New Jersey.

On April 27, 2013, volunteers from surrounding areas gathered to plant tree saplings in pots at a local tree farm in Newark, NJ. 

Students, residents, and volunteers from Newark and the Sparta Green Team joined forces to pot almost 2,000 trees.

Thanks to the efforts of all parties, the Arbor Day celebration was a great success! With several tree saplings potted, the communities of New Jersey can look forward to a greener future!

Treecycler was honored to help fund this event with The NJ Tree Foundation, and look forward to joining forces again to help the beautiful state of New Jersey.

*The NJ Tree Foundation is an organization dedicated to reforesting NJ’s most urban cities. With the help of sponsors and volunteers, the foundation has successfully planted over 155,000 trees state wide. To learn more about the NJ Tree Foundation and the communities they support visit: http://njtreefoundation.org/.

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Happy Arbor Day

A week filled with Earth Day and Arbor Day is really the best week ever in these parts.

Arbor Day is a day when people in 36 different countries around the world take time out to celebrate and plant trees. And that sort of tree love makes us very happy. 

Help us celebrate Arbor Day by liking Treecycler on Facebook and you can get a code to plant a tree in one of our reforestation projects. To celebrate Earth Month, we're giving FREE Treecycler codes to Facebook fans. You can use them to plant trees in any reforestation project on Treecycler.com. 

One of our reforestation partners, Trees, Water & People, shared the photo above on their Facebook page, and it really sums up the purpose of planting trees. The enthusiasm of all you folks on Treecycler sure fills us with a lot of hope. 

Speaking of hope, we hope you'll plant a tree today — either by getting your hands dirty in nature's wonderful soil or by doing so the 21st Century way on Treecycler.com.

Even if you just take a moment to notice the buds on the trees or the perfect petals on early-season flowering trees, we'll consider it an Arbor Day well spent. 

Happy Arbor Day,

Team Treecycler

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Happy Earth Day

Earth Day is one of our favorite days of the entire year. To celebrate, throughout the rest of Earth Month, we're giving a FREE Treecycler code to anyone who likes our page on Facebook.

Once you "like" our page, click on the Plant a Tree App — which will have a picture of the cute little cartoon tree featured in our Facebook cover photo, which we've included above to make it even easier for you.

With code in hand, you can head over to Treecycler.com, where you can review our many reforestation projects, learn more about each of them and then plant your tree.

Connect with Facebook Connect to unlock even more features and keep up on the progress of your project.

Please share where you planted your tree. It's exciting for us to see the many places trees are being added across the world — one tree at a time!

Happy Planting and HAPPY EARTH DAY!

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Kellogg's is Celebrating Earth Day with Treecycler!

Have you planted a tree through Kellogg's Family Rewards™ program yet?

If not, Kellogg's is now offering Treecycler codes for half the reward points to celebrate Earth Day. Now for only 250 Kellogg’s Family Rewards points, you can receive a Treecycler code to plant a tree in a reforestation project of your choice on Treecycler.com.

It’s an awesome way to use your Kellogg’s Family Rewards points and an even better way to celebrate Earth Day!

If you planted a tree using your Kellogg’s Family Reward points, let us know on Treecycler.com or on our Facebook page, where you can stay up to date on all things Treecycler.

Thanks and happy planting!  

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A Month Dedicated To Our Planet

Happy Earth Month!

Springtime is here and so is Earth Month. Instead of celebrating only one day out of the year, April has become the month dedicated to our Mother Earth. Communities around the world are using the month of April to show their dedication and love to our planet. Even companies are showing their green thumbs, businesses such as Whole Foods, Amtrak, Ebay and more are sponsoring company wide celebrations.  This April, everyone is feeling the earthy vibes.

Use this time to show your support for sustainability and promote a healthier planet.  Participate in community cleanups or lend a hand at a recycling event, but more importantly­ get involved.

To learn more about Earth Month and Earth Day on April 22nd, be sure to check out Earth Day Network.

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To All Our Friends in San Francisco

On April 20, Earth Day San Francisco will be taking place at the Civic Center Plaza from 10am-6pm. This unique celebration will be filled with fun from sustainability discussions to workshops, and even live performances.  Even more exciting is Treecyler will be part of the celebration as well!

Our friends at Sierra Nevada are celebrating Earth Day by offering those who visit their booth a Treecycler code. 

Join the fun at Earth Day San Francisco, and be sure to stop by Sierra Nevada’s booth to say hello and claim your Treecycler Code.

Happy Planting!