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Tree planting

A person wearing black and holding a shovel stands next to a newly planted oak tree in a suburban backyard

How to plant a tree

There are so many benefits to expanding urban forest cover. Here's how you can make your own contribution.
Kat Tancock Mar 7, 2024
Five children standing at a table outdoors looking at a plastic tray of seeds and seedlings

Can a community nursery save this South African cedar?

The Clanwilliam cedar is critically endangered. But a new partnership is trying to turn things around – and build a stronger community in the process.
Nyasha Bhobo Jun 15, 2023
A circular enclosure full of young trees, bathed in sunlight, with people working

How the Miyawaki Method can help us restore forests faster

In this excerpt from her book Mini-Forest Revolution, Hannah Lewis explains how the Miyawaki Method works and what you need to know to plant your own mini-forest.
Hannah Lewis Jun 11, 2022
Looking down at a landscape. The top-left half of the image is dense in trees; the bottom right is grass

Does planting trees actually help the climate? Here’s what we know.

Trees are great at capturing warming gases, but mass-planting efforts tell a tricky story.
Kate Yoder, Grist May 12, 2022
Lamech Opiyo poses for the camera while planting a tree

How this Kenyan student stays motivated to fight for a better future

Lamech Opiyo believes co-operation is what will save us from the worst of climate change. Good thing he has the power to move people to action with his words.
Kat Tancock Feb 24, 2022
Shamiso Mupara is sitting cross-legged on the ground inside a large tent, with potted seedlings around her.

How we’re rewilding: Shamiso Mupara, Environmental Buddies Zimbabwe

Deforestation has brought drought and hunger to Zimbabwe’s Marange district. Here’s how one activist is planting food forests to change things for the better.
Ray Mwareya Aug 17, 2021

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