At the same time, 2015 brought us some truly heartrending challenges. Austin trees stressed in the 2011 drought are finally coming down, Bastrop experienced a new fire with much of the remaining Lost Pines burned. Most devastatingly, we watched as the historic Memorial Day flood scoured 80 miles of the Blanco River\u2014removing most of the centuries-old cypress that lined the banks and gave that part of the Hill Country its character.<\/p>\n
We can help Central Texas recover its peaceful forests, but only with your help.<\/strong><\/h3>\nWe need substantial assistance to buy new trees for the Blanco River and Bastrop, and to support our volunteer tree plantings and tree care education in the Austin area. In 2016, we need to raise $1,000,000 to cover these efforts, and we cannot do it alone.<\/strong><\/p>\nIn the coming year we\u2019re on schedule to plant more than 5,000 seedlings and 300 container trees around Austin. We\u2019ll give out more than 1,000 saplings at public events, and deliver some 4,000 trees to Austin area homeowners who will become stewards of our urban forest. We\u2019ve also promised to plant more than 400,000 pine seedlings on private properties recovering from wildfire in Bastrop and to distribute another 20,000 pines to the general public in Bastrop County.<\/p>\n
Finally, this year TreeFolks is growing its educational programming to train professionals and novices alike in proper tree care and to nurture appreciation of nature\u2019s wonders all around us. From middle school assemblies to helping adults prepare to become certified arborists, TreeFolks is a trusted resource for tree care education. Our aim is to inform people so that they begin to see trees differently \u2013thereby seeing their world differently!<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t do this work alone.\u00a0Tree-peace happens through the enthusiasm of hundreds of volunteers, strong community partnerships, and our generous donors. People just like you.<\/strong><\/h3>\nYou can help us make more tree-peace in Central Texas with an end of year donation. A tax-deductible gift to TreeFolks will take root and become oak trees along our hiking trails, pine seedlings carpeting burned earth, and cypress trees standing sentinel between the rivers and earth.<\/p>\n
In the coming year we\u2019re on schedule to plant more than 5,000 seedlings and 300 container trees around Austin. We\u2019ll give out more than 1,000 saplings at public events, and deliver some 4,000 trees to Austin area homeowners who will become stewards of our urban forest. We\u2019ve also promised to plant more than 400,000 pine seedlings on private properties recovering from wildfire in Bastrop and to distribute another 20,000 pines to the general public in Bastrop County.<\/p>\n
Finally, this year TreeFolks is growing its educational programming to train professionals and novices alike in proper tree care and to nurture appreciation of nature\u2019s wonders all around us. From middle school assemblies to helping adults prepare to become certified arborists, TreeFolks is a trusted resource for tree care education. Our aim is to inform people so that they begin to see trees differently \u2013thereby seeing their world differently!<\/p>\n
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