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With the holidays almost upon us, ForestBytes decided a tree-oriented update was needed for a holiday favorite. Here’s our list for the 12 days of Christmas, to help you count down the days with trees:
 days left to send the gift of tree planting in time for December 25th. We’ll send a beautiful certificate announcing you’ve planted trees in your recipient’s name. All orders by Dec. 9, please!
 trees planted will offset the CO2 produced by driving a mid-sized sedan 7,500 miles. Learn more about global warming by going here. Calculate your carbon debt using American Forests’ Climate Change Calculator, then shed your debt by planting trees.
 reasons why we love trees—and you should too.
 million trees planted. That’s the challenge to customers set by Coleman Natural Foods in announcing its Coleman Eco-Project 2015, which aims to plant 20 million trees over 10 years. Coleman will plant 1 million; the U.S. Forest Service will match each tree for a total of 20 million.
 famous women (and lots of men too) honored with historic trees. Plant your own piece of history with the offspring of trees connected to famous people, places, and events—everyone from George Washington to Helen Keller to Elvis.
 year-apple is among 87 trees in search of a national champion for the 2006 National Register of Big Trees. Check out the national champs for 738 species—and find out how to hunt for and nominate a big tree!
 million trees have been lost in urban areas to development and other factors. Support a greener urban canopy in your community—and check out a map that shows how your community’s trees are helping lower costs and improve livability.
 hundred thousand dollars raised so far to restore trees to communities along the Gulf Coast. Our goal is $1 million. Help us restore the canopy and a sense of home by donating to Katrina ReLeaf.
 organizations partnering to bring American Forests’ CITYgreen environmental education program to North Carolina. Find out more about this program being embraced by middle- and high-school teachers nationwide.
 was Dale Earnhardt’s number, and you can honor the NASCAR legend’s love for the environment by planting a tree in the Dale Earnhardt Forest or by buying a Dale Earnhardt seed kit.
 times as many trees for your Wildfire ReLeaf donation, thanks to the U.S. Forest Service’s tree-for-tree match.
 dollar plants a tree! Support American Forests’ Global ReLeaf tree-planting projects across the country and around the world. (link to GR)
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