MISSION 1: 1 Tee Sold = 1 Tree Planted
Harvest has joined forces with American Forests to protect and restore forests in America and around the world.
American forests is the nation's oldest non profit conservation agency. American Forests has been an influential voice for conservation and the environment since its founding in 1875. They work with individuals, communities and policy makers to protect and restore forests around the world, and raise awareness of how important these ecosystems are to all forms of life on the planet.
Harvest has taken up this fight with them and will be planting a tree through American forests for every tee shirt and sweatshirt we sell. We will also work closely with American Forests to help them raise awareness about the importance of these vital ecosystems and the need for preservation.
Here are the first two tree planting projects we will be working with American forests on:
Project One:
Name: Los Padres Conifer Forests Restoration
State: CA
Organization: Los Padres National Forest
Summary: The Los Padres Conifer forests are in decline due to the large fires they experienced in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Altogether, these fires burned about 700,000 acres. The Los Padres Management Plan identified the Forest in 2005 as having only 8% of the Forests land base in a forested condition, with the vast majority of the remaining land base being chaparral. Tree planting will speed up the recovery of some of the conifer vegetation in this forest. This project will aim to plant 192,000 trees over 1,200 acres of National Forest land.
Project Two:
Name: Po'o Ho'oho'o Nene Habitat Restoration Project
State: HAWAII
Organization: Ka 'Ahahui o Ka Nahelehele
Summary: The Poo Hoohoo Nēnē Habitat Restoration Project (Project) is located within the Puu Waawaa Forest Reserve, in the North Kona District of Hawaii. The project area is on State owned land, and includes approximately 26 acres of degraded native dry-land forest. This project will restore this section of forest with a variety of tree, plant, shrub, and ferns for general reforestation. The expected results of this project include the complete restoration of approximately 22 acres of native forest, with further expansion of contiguous forest with 10,000 trees. There will also be interpretive signs posted throughout the reforested area to educate visitors about the importance of the local habitat.
To further support American forests or learn more about their operation visit: americanforests.org