Only 49,970 to go…
We received an advance order of 30 trees this week and planted them up. The first 30 have been donated to the staff at K International and will be planted in their gardens in the early spring.
The variety was Sitka Spruce, it’s a very hardy and fast growing tree. They are also thought to be one of the best species for sequestering carbon.
The first one was marked and moved to a special place. We will keep a close eye on its progress and report back via the logblog. We plan to make a commemorative plaque in the forest highlighting this tree when its planted. We called the first tree Tiki which is a shortened version of tikikrautauwok which is Inuit for the first arrival.
At the moment Tiki is 57cm tall.
Pictures of the new trees in their new homes will follow in the spring.
Remember - We are a long way off our target of 50,000 trees but… 30 trees will provide enough oxygen for 60 people and each year 30 trees will sequester 600kgs of CO2 from the atmosphere.
And for every 1000 words that we translate in 2008 we will plant a tree - you can make your translation projects carbon neutral by asking K International to help you.
Only 49970 to go…
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