What We Do
We Plant it Forward preserves and restores the natural environment of North Carolina for the benefit of future generations through hands-on activities, community engagement, and environmental education.
Tree planting
“Our goal is to plant native trees that will remain in the ground indefinitely.”
Are you looking to reforest a plot of land, plant trees in your neighborhood, school, or a local park?
Our goal is to native plant trees that will remain in the ground indefinitely. We work with your community to pull together a team of people from local schools, community groups, organizations, municipalities, and businesses to make your tree planting a success.
By using local resources and community members, we make tree planting affordable. We can provide planting planning, event day leadership, and post care guidance. We will tailor our services to meet your needs.
Contact us today to see how we can help make your tree planting a success!
How we do it
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Before planting day, we provide:
Site assessments to help you know how best to prepare the site for planting
Volunteer recruitment for planting day
Guidance on finding local sponsors to help cover some of the costs and receiving in-kind donations
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On planting day, we provide:
Tree planting demonstration
Safety review
Tools
Trees
Mulch
Water, and snacks
First-aid kit
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After planting day, we provide:
Debrief of planting day
Post-planting maintenance plan
Post-planting site visit
Assess the success rate of the planting
Provide guidance on how to problem-solve any post-planting site maintenance
Want to organize a tree planting?
Please get in touch with us!
Looking to get involved?
At We Plant it Forward, we bring people and nature together. We’re always looking for partners, interns, volunteers, collaborators, and sponsors.
Join us in planting seeds of environmental change!
Tree giveaway
“We make it easy for anyone to plant their own trees to help combat climate change.”
Every year, we give out native North Carolina bare root tree seedlings. Along with the tree seedling, you will get information about the tree, including how to plant and care for it.
By giving away tree seedlings, we make it easy for anyone to plant their own trees to help combat climate change.
If you would like to partner with us and host a tree giveaway in your community, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Want to hold a tree giveaway?
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Don’t miss our next event
Visit We Plant it Forward’s online calendar to stay up to date on upcoming events and volunteer opportunities in the community, including tree plantings, tree giveaways, and more!
Native tree
seed collection
“We Plant it Forward is recruiting volunteers to collect seeds for Project Pando.”
We are excited to partner with Leaf & Limb on Project Pando, a volunteer-operated native tree farm and Living Soil Tree Farm. We Plant it Forward schedules monthly volunteer opportunities to collect seeds.
This is a great project for families with school aged children, budding environmentalists, environmental science class K-12, nature-seekers, and anyone who wants to work to preserve and restore our natural environment.
If you would like to partner with us to collect native tree seeds in your community, please get in touch. We will provide instructions and guidance on how to collect and prepare tree seeds, as well as drop-off location in Raleigh NC.
Want to collect native tree seeds?
Join us to learn how!
Discover the benefits of trees
Did you know that trees help cool the Earth, reduce energy consumption, filter pollutants, and more?
Take time today to learn how trees benefit us all!
Earth and Arbor Day Celebration
“A call to celebrate trees and create a sense of community purpose.”
Discover diverse ways trees help each and every one of us at our annual Raleigh Earth and Arbor Day Celebration!
This festival is a call to celebrate trees and create a sense of community purpose toward the preservation and restoration of the natural environment. Enjoy tree giveaways, crafts, trivia game, music, food trucks, tree care and rain barrel demonstrations, and other fantastic creative expressions that support trees and the natural environment.
If you would like to become a sponsor, volunteer or be vendor at our next festival, please send us a message!
Interested in becoming a sponsor or volunteering?
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Become a sponsor today
The Raleigh Earth and Arbor Day Celebration is an annual, family-friendly event, free for all to attend, but we depend on sponsors like you to make it happen.
If you would like to take your support to the next level, consider sponsoring the upcoming festival, and help make this celebration a success!
Rain barrel workshops
“Participants make and take a rain barrel to start their own water conservation program.”
A few times a year, in Raleigh, North Carolina, we hold rain barrel-making workshops.
Participants make and take home a 55-gallon, fully functional rain barrel, with installation instructions and flexible downspout attachment to start their own water conservation program. We supply the barrels, parts, and all tools necessary to make the rain barrel and show you how.
If you would like to partner with us to hold a rain barrel workshop in your community, please contact us. Barrel delivery may limit our range of possible workshop locations in North Carolina, but we will do our best to work out the logistics with you.
Want to hold a rain barrel workshop?
Contact us to learn how!
Make a difference in your community
We can work together to restore and preserve the natural environment in your community.
Tell us about your project or idea today!
Environmental education
“Whenever possible, we like to get students, children and adults, out in nature.”
We take a hands-on approach to teaching and learning. We like to get students, children and adults, out in nature.
We tailor our curriculum to meet your needs and interests. Some of our hands-on activities include tree planting, tree seed gathering, and acting out the life cycle of a tree.
If you would like us to come and teach Environmental Education in your community, please get in touch.
Want us to teach in your community?
Get in touch with us today!
Our work in the community
Native tree seed collection
(2023)
Tree planting
(2024)
Tree giveaway
(2024)
Environmental education
(2024)