THE PINECONE PROJECT HAS COME UP WITH
A SOLUTION THAT INVOLVES YOU! By adopting a tree in your name, you are enabling us to re-grow our forests rapidly! Forests in the Continental Divide states that have been utterly devastated by the pine beetle epidemic, fire and other disease. We are not exaggerating when we say that the pines are 90% dead or dying. You, as an individual and/or family, have the
power to make a huge difference and reap the benefits of getting something substantial out of your participation, a healthy forest to share with future generations. Working closely with the United States Forest Service (who will be conducting the planting and implementing protective measures), we will rapidly replant and protect areas with the greatest need first, and work our way out. WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? You’ll get to name the tree(s) you adopt, and you’ll receive adoption papers, your choice of a hand-stamped medallion or dog tag and the GPS coordinates of the stand where your tree(s) is planted! We highly encourage you to come and visit your tree(s) because once you see, you’ll be both shocked by the devastation and encouraged by what you are helping to accomplish! Pinecone Bench The Pinecone Project created unique memorial benches, placed right in the forest where the seedlings are planted or on nearby more accessible land. As an “adopter,” your name (or the name you designate) will be engraved on the base, making you a part of our forest legacy. Placement is contingent on placement by National Park or USFS designations. By adopting a tree, you can help to make a seemingly overwhelming dilemma much more resolvable, without putting any more strain on our country’s overburdened coffers. By participating in the Pinecone Project, you will not only be assisting in funding the planting and/or protection of your tree, you will also be helping to create and spread awareness of this major international eco-catastrophe!
