At We Plant it Forward, nature brings us together and guides our work.

By observing nature, we seek to understand how best to be stewards of the

Earth and to live in harmony with nature to restore and preserve the environment.

• We value observing and listening to nature so we can learn about what we need to do to take care of it.

  • Look at what trees are native to the area and plant native trees.

  • Our Carbon Sequestration pages provide best management practices for ecological engagement.

  • See what plants can be used for medicine in our Herbal Reference Guide.

• We value activities that involve people in constructive work.  

  • We announce volunteer opportunities for our tree planting and tree giveaway events.

  • We hold rain barrel workshops so that people can make and take home a rain barrel to conserve water.

• We value working together to achieve greater success.

  • We welcome people to share their ideas on how to improve the environment so that we might explore a collaborative working relationship.

  • We have developed partnerships with other organizations to scale our ability to promote tree planting, water conservation and environmental sustainability.

  • We actively search out the most helpful information and display it on our website so others can benefit from it.

• We value working locally as it also has a global impact.

  • We plant trees locally. This cleans the air locally, but ripples out globally through the atmosphere.

  • We promote collection of rainwater as it reduces the use of piped water.

  • With some planning, we are ready to work anywhere in the world that is a safe place.

• We value sharing knowledge, an open source model, to improve life and empower people to restore a healthy environment and preserve thriving ecosystems.

  • We offer our Resource and Nature Connected Education pages on our website, YouTube channel and social media outlets to help people learn in the natural environment

  • We hold rain barrel workshops where people make their own rain barrel and learn about water conservation.

• We value biodiversity (diversity among people and species of animals and plants) as key to having a thriving environment and happy life.

  • We plant and give away diverse types of native trees to all kinds of people young and old, regardless of what you look like, where you come from, what orientation you are, what abilities you have or what moves your spirit.

• We value a thriving environment that has the resiliency to recover from damaging events, man made or natural disasters.

  • We plant trees!

  • We give trees away so people can add to their tree canopy.

  • We offer ideas on how to grow food at home. By doing this you are lessening your impact on the environment.

• We value everyone’s right to access clean water, clean air, clean and healthy food, and live in clean surroundings.

  • We plant trees that filter pollution out of water and help sequester large amounts of carbon dioxide out the the air.

• We value taking responsibility to clean up after ourselves.

  • After we conduct an event, we leave it looking better than when we arrived.

• We value ways of life that respect the environment, taking only what we need.

  • We recycle materials whenever possible when conducting our events.

  • We share tools with other nonprofits.

  • We purchase products made with recycled materials whenever possible.

  • We use only what we need to get the job done.

• We value responsible living so that nature can create an abundance of natural resources for all.

  • We are mindful everyday in everything we do.

  • We are open-minded. We welcome your suggestions to make our work and lives more environmentally responsible.

  • We are flexible. We make changes to improve our work and lives.