Plants Saving Lives

Trees eat the greenhouse gases that cause climate change—for breakfast. More like breakfast, lunch and dinner. Trees’ food-making process, photosynthesis, involves absorbing carbon dioxide from the air and storing it in its wood. Trees and plants will store this carbon dioxide throughout their lives, helping slow the gas’s buildup in our atmosphere that has been rapidly warming our planet.

Planning Trees with our hands

Trees are amazing! Trees soak up carbon dioxide when they grow, reducing the amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere and slowing climate change. Restoring degraded forests creates habitat for many species, including endangered ones. By filtering stormwater runoff and pollutants, forests reduce flood risk and protect the health of our waterways. Trees prevent wind and water erosion, influence local…