A Coalition of Dedicated Partners
“Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away; and if they could, they would still be destroyed – chased and hunted down as long as fun or a dollar could be got out of their bark hides, branching horns, or magnificent bole backbones.” -John Muir
Oregon’s 63-million acres provide a beautifully diverse landscape right in the heart of the Pacific Northwest. From lowlands and plateaus to the forested foothills, mountains and coastal sands,
There’s no shortage of ecological wonder in Oregon’s geography. As the impacts of climate change accelerate, it is critical to protect and maintain the balance of those natural wonders that call Oregon home.
Operation Appleseed aims to do just that.
Founded with a $1Million investment from Worthy Garden Club, (the philanthropic arm of Bend’s Worthy Brewing Company) the Operation Appleseed initiative is committed to planting one million trees from Central Oregon to the state’s Pacific coast between now and 2021. Founded in partnership with Discover Your Forest, Cascade Volunteers, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, McKenzie River Trust, and the Audubon Society, Operation Appleseed will support a diverse set of habitat restoration initiatives throughout our initial coalition groups, which will likely grow in number as the project expands. Operation Appleseed was born to inspire change, to promote action and to emphasize the benefit of private/public partnerships in solving our world’s most pressing problems.
Willamette National Forest projects include:
- Reforestation of lands along Aufderheide Highway, including the Terwilliger burn at Cougar Hotsprings, and the area near Cougar Crossing at the head of Cougar Reservoir
- Reforestation of lands burned over by the Jones Fire, outside of Eugene and Springfield
- Reforestation of burned over lands from the Whitewater Fire, on the edge of the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, including the Whitewater Trailhead area, a major access route into the wilderness
- Planting of more than 7000 trees and shrubs as part of the South Fork McKenzie Watershed Restoration Project
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