Thousands Of Volunteers In Tennessee To Plant More Than 50,000 Trees
Thursday, March 11, 2021
In what organizers believe is the largest community tree planting event in America, thousands of volunteers have registered to plant more than 50,000 native trees including every county in the state during Tennessee Tree Day, taking place Saturday, March 20. The event includes 112 community tree pickup sites and more than 4,000 individual tree-planting locations.
The event is organized every year by Tennessee Environmental Council, a non-profit organization based in Nashville, with Tennessee's Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry playing a role in this event.
“In a rough pandemic year, it is heartwarming to see thousands of volunteer participants planting trees and planting hope for our future,” says Cynthia Hernandez, Tree Program manager at Tennessee Environmental Council.