Plant-It Information

Plant-It 2020 was founded in 1992 by the singer John Denver. He wanted to plant trees so that denuded and damaged forest ecosystems would return to a state of sustainable health. This first phase was marked by a focus on the planting of tree seedlings around the world, larger city trees in cities, and tree education. We quickly developed a reputation for letting our contributors decide where the trees get planted, having a strong humanitarian focus in our tree-planting events and for never compromising on the quality of our projects. We created the first 'dollar-per-tree' program where for every dollar we received, we would plant a tree. The contributor decides where the trees get planted from our list of worldwide locations. Phase two in 2009 introduced our fuel-efficient stove fund-raising efforts, our focus on biochar and on our biochar and soil education. These efforts complement our mission of restoring the world's forests to a state of health. Phase three in 2015 has price changes where we abandon the 'dollar-per-tree' promotion. Although our priority remains to plant trees in no-logging locations, we now allow for some specific projects where there may be selective thinning in the future.