ForestPlanet

07/28/2026

We need your help — right now, this week.

We're funding a second Backyard Tree Nursery in Tanzania: 25,000 tree seedlings, one family, one backyard, and a model that already works. A pledge of any size gets us there. Even $10 makes a real difference in these first 48 hours, since early momentum is what gets Kickstarter to feature us to millions of potential backers.

👉 Back the project:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/forestplanet/backyard-tree-nursery-2

07/21/2026

Juliana's backyard in Dar es Salaam doesn't look like much yet — bare ground, a few stray trees, a wall that needs clearing. But it's about to become BTN #2: a family-run tree nursery with the potential to raise 25,000 seedlings, maybe far more.

We've done this before. Esther's nursery on the coast in Pangani (BTN #1) raised 25,000 seedlings and delivered every one to local families, schools, and farmland. Juliana's turn starts next week.

Mango, avocado, jackfruit, tamarind, coconut, breadfruit, cashew — trees chosen to clean the air, feed families, and eventually pay for themselves.

Our Kickstarter for BTN #2 launches July 28, more information can be found here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/forestplanet/backyard-tree-nursery-2

ForestPlanet supports large scale, low-cost reforestation projects all around the world.

07/17/2026

Air quality alerts, cancelled outdoor plans, an orange sky that looks like a bad film filter — again. Canadian wildfire smoke is doing this to Mid-Atlantic lungs from over a thousand miles away, which is a genuinely absurd distance for a problem to travel before it becomes your problem.

We wrote up what PM2.5 and AQI actually mean, because "Code Purple" shouldn't be a phrase anyone learns on the fly. Short version: the right trees, planted with some thought, measurably help. Conifers are quiet workhorses in open ground; honey locusts do their best work staying out of their own way on crowded streets. No silver bullet — but it's real, it scales, and it gets better every year instead of wearing out.

It's a small planet. A tree planted anywhere is a tree planted HERE.

Read the whole thing: https://forestplanet.org/aqiwth/

07/02/2026

We're back at Pangani Nursery #2 — and this time, 200,000 seedlings deep.

PN2 has already turned out 400,000+ healthy mangroves, all outplanted along Tanzania's Tanga coast. No guesswork this round — just a proven site, a trusted partner, and a bit more efficiency behind it.

The seeds (red, white, black, yellow, cannonball mangrove) are gathered a few hundred meters from the nursery, so every seedling is already native to the ground it'll return to. Twice-daily tidal flows do the irrigation. No pumps, no wells — just the river doing what it's always done.

And there's room to grow: PN2 can take another 500,000 seedlings whenever funding allows.

Want to help?

Full story and photos here: https://forestplanet.org/200kseedlings/

06/26/2026

What you're looking at isn't a pile of mud in cylinders — it's the foundation of a well-run tree nursery.

These are soil tubes. Each one is packed with a carefully chosen mixture of soil, sand, clay, and organic matter, with proportions tailored to the specific species being grown: mangrove, cashew, olive, carob, argan, avocado, whatever.

Before a single seed is planted, this preparation is already underway. It's the unglamorous groundwork that makes the difference between a seedling that thrives after being planted into the fields, and one that doesn't.

This is how all good nurseries work - methodically, from the soil up.

Read about a particular project: forestplanet.org/urgentoptimism

06/23/2026

What a weekend. 🌊

ForestPlanet just returned from Point Break Festival 2026 in Virginia Beach — two days of incredible music, great people, and yes, trees.

Here's what it looked like Saturday morning as we set up our booth before Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, Dirty Heads, Pepper, Less Than Jake and many others took the stage. We talked ourselves hoarse telling people about our program, and loved all the attention.

Huge thanks to the Point Break team for putting together such an incredible event — the production, the lineup, the vibes. You nailed it.

To everyone who stopped by to chat, learn about what we're doing, and especially those who offered such generous support — it meant everything.

If you were there this past weekend, or even if you weren’t, here's a small way to give something back: even $15 plants 100 trees. Just follow our links.

It all adds up — and all the trees will rock steady into the future. 🌱

06/18/2026

We ran a dress rehearsal for this weekend's Point Break Festival and we're good to go. They're expecting 30K+ attendees, looking forward to meeting everyone!

Come find our booth, roots amongst the Roots. We'll be talking trees, showing off our forest reforestation successes, and sharing wildflower seeds. Can't wait to see Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, and Rebelution light up the stage. See you soon in VirginiaBeach.com! 🌿

06/17/2026

Something is changing at ForestPlanet. 🌱
We’ve been quietly funding some of the most cost-effective reforestation work on the planet — partnering with vetted organizations to plant trees at under 15 cents each. That’s $1 for 6+ trees in the ground. Real trees, in real soil, in places that need them most.

Today, we’re turning up the volume.

Over the next 90 days we’re sharing the stories behind the work: forests being reborn, communities being restored, and the science that makes trees the most powerful climate tool we have.

Welcome to the campaign. We’re glad you’re here.

Ready to plant your first tree?

Start at forestplanet.org/donate

06/14/2026

This is what 400,000 trees looks like — one seedling at a time. On the coast of Pangani, Tanzania, community members are outplanting healthy young mangroves, each one nurtured through its first year in a purpose-built nursery just steps from the water. The care in her hands reflects the care behind the entire effort, and ForestPlanet is honored to be part of it.

04/30/2026

Great time for the whole family, and one tree is planted for each home game ticket sold *all season*. We look forward to seeing you then and there!