![]() ![]() With the help of our planting partner the Nature Conservancy, the Arbor Day Foundation will plant more than 1 million longleaf and shortleaf pine trees in Georgia in 20 – close to half a million of those trees will be planted on Clayton’s behalf in 2022. The loss of these ecosystems has been enormously devastating for the nearly 600 species of plants and animals who cannot survive elsewhere. Currently, longleaf pines cover less than 3% of their original range. As early settlers gradually cleared away forested lands for their agricultural value and lumber, their populations were replaced with less resilient species that are more susceptible to fire, storm, and infestation damage. Nearly 400 hundred years ago, the southern United States was once dominated by 90 million acres of longleaf pine trees, stretching from Texas all the way up to Virginia. Georgia Longleaf Habitat and Wildlife Management Areas Through their commitment to the projects below, over 2.33 million trees will be planted this year to help restore forested ecosystems and improve habitats for endangered and threatened wildlife species. One of those partners, Clayton®, a Berkshire Hathaway owned company that builds off-site and site-built homes, has pledged to plant two trees for every estimated tree they used to build a Clayton home in 2021*. Unfortunately, the climate crisis has disturbed these natural communities, threatening the delicate balance that keeps them alive and thriving.įor the past 50 years, the Arbor Day Foundation has worked with our partners to plant millions of trees in forests and communities around the world, helping to preserve some of the Earth’s most sacred ecosystems. ![]() A forest is so much more than just a large collection of trees – it’s a living ecosystem that provides shelter, safety, food, and more to a diverse range of species. ![]()
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