Trees for a Change Blog

2nd Annual Tree Photo Contest

treesforachange — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:24:22 +0000

2nd Annual Trees for a Change Arbor Day Tree Photo Contest

(Try to say THAT 3 times fast!)

Gerald Hegeman- Last year's winner

Share your TREE LOVE by emailing us a JPEG version of your most beautiful or amazing photo of a tree and you could win a FREE Personalized Tree Gift. See details below.

Contest Fine Print: Please make sure the photo is one you took yourself, that the main object in the photo is a tree or trees, that it doesn’t have any copyright restrictions on it, and that you email it by midnight Pacific time, April 20th to PhotoContest@treesforachange.com

We reserve the right to not post your photo for voting if one or more of these conditions aren’t met. You may submit more than one photo, but we will choose only one photo per person to post for voting.

Voting will begin HERE on Earth day- Aprill 22nd, and close at midnight Pacific time, April 28th. Winners will be announced HERE on Arbor Day- April 29th and will also be included in our May email newsletter. We reserve the right to stop accepting photos before April 2oth if we receive more than 40 entries.

The people who submit the top 3 vote getting photos will win a FREE Personalized Tree Gift, which can be planted in the name of the winner or someone of their choosing. Winners will receive an email by May 3rd with details about how to redeem their prize. Prizes must be redeemed within one year.

Now Planting in Shasta-Trinity National Forest

treesforachange — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:41:25 +0000

Shasta-Trinity National Forest is in Northern California.

In 2008 the Lime Complex Fire, Iron Complex Fire, and Lightning Complex Fire burned thousands of acres of trees, leaving large areas so devastated that the trees can’t regenerate themselves.

We’ll be planting native Ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, Incense cedar, and Douglas fir, in the late Spring or early Summer of 2011.

Please check back with us this summer, as we’ll have photos and maps up as soon as they are available.

NEW Tree & Tea Gift Packages

treesforachange — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:43:28 +0000

A Tree and Some Tea–the perfect gift combination!

We’ve teamed up with our friends at

Joy’s Teaspoon to offer you a Tree Gift Card and a $15 certificate that can be used on their website. This makes a great gift for the tree loving tea drinker.

This Gift package includes:

*The planting and care of one tree in a U.S. National Forest

*A beautiful card and envelope with an explanation of the tree gift and plenty of room for your own message.

*The inclusion of your gift recipient’s name on our online Tree Registry

*Online access to photos and information about where the tree was planted

*A $15 Joy’s Teaspoon certificate that will be emailed to you when your card is shipped

CLICK HERE to find out more!

1st Annual Arbor Day Tree Photo Contest

treesforachange — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:14:15 +0000

Arbor Day is April 30th this year. What better way to celebrate trees than to have a tree photo contest? (Well, um, besides planting trees, of course, which we do all the time.)

Email us a JPEG version of your most beautiful or amazing photo of a tree and you could win a FREE Personalized Tree Gift.

Please make sure the photo is one you took yourself, that it doesn’t have any copyright restrictions on it, and that you send it by April 29th to PhotoContest@treesforachange.com

Anyone can enter. We’ll pick and notify the winner on Arbor Day, and the photo and winner’s name will be included in our May newsletter and added to our Random Tree Fun page.

The prize Personalized Tree Gift can be planted in the name of the winner or someone of their choosing, and should be redeemed within one year.

E-Tree Gifts Now Available!

treesforachange — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:02:47 +0000

We are happy to announce our new option for Tree Gifts: E-Tree Gifts. Now when you order a Personalized Tree Gift you’ll have 2 options:

*Our standard Tree Gift (100% recycled paper, as always) to be mailed to your recipient along with your personalized message.

*An E-Tree Certificate to be emailed to your recipient along with your personalized message, an explanation of the gift, and links to the Registry and Find Your Tree pages on our website.

E-Certificates are perfect for last minute gifts since we can usually process them in 24-48 hours, and they are great because they save paper.

Can You Help Us Branch Out?

treesforachange — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:56:53 +0000

We’re hoping you might help us get the word out about Trees for a Change over the next few weeks.

The holidays are a time when people buy a lot of “stuff,” and we’re thinking some of that energy might go into planting Tree Gifts instead if the right people find out about us at the right time.

We’re asking you to help us “Branch Out” by telling your friends about us and/or posting a link to http://www.treesforachange.com on sites like Facebook or Twitter.

Here is a message you can cut and paste into an email to your friends, if you like:

I thought you might like to know about this organization I am a fan of–Trees for a Change. They plant trees as gifts in National Forests that have been destroyed by wildfire, and their prices for Tree Gifts range from $15 to $59. This is a personal and meaningful gift that isn’t just more “stuff.” Check them out at http://www.treesforachange.com

Win Tree Gift Cards in the World’s Biggest Green Sweepstakes

treesforachange — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:49:41 +0000

we add up giveaway

WE ADD UP is an organization committed to helping stop climate change. As the count of people involved grows, they demonstrate to the world that WE ADD UP. Learn more about WE ADD UP and enter to win Tree Gift Cards and other prizes here: http://www.weaddup.com/climategiveaway

Can We Quote You?

treesforachange — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:17:46 +0000

People have a lot of wonderful things to say about Trees for a Change. (Please see our Testimonials page: http://www.treesforachange.com/tera.html)

If you have a story about our Tree Gifts you’d like to share, please email us and we’ll add your quote to the website.

Climate Action Day

treesforachange — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:03:08 +0000

October 24th is the International Day of Action Against Climate Change. 350.org is organizing events all over the world, and they have a fantastic video to explain who they are and what they do. Check it out at: http://www.350.org/media-videos

We Were on KQED

treesforachange — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:47:51 +0000

We donated Tree Gift Cards to our local National Public Radio station, KQED, for their recent pledge drive.

Jerry Newman discussed the importance of planting trees after devastating wildfires like the ones we’ve had recently in California. Sandy Althouse pointed out what a great present Tree Gifts are for weddings.

We must admit, it was quite a thrill to hear them talk about Trees for a Change on the largest NPR station in the country.

Have a listen by clicking below~