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by 8bitsrule 2547 days 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

Looks like the UN handed the program to 'Plant for the Planet' (Germany) in 2011.

'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