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Nature Knows
We Plant it Forward preserves and restores the natural environment of North Carolina for the benefit of future generations through hands-on activities, community engagement, and environmental education.
Nature Knows
We Plant it Forward’s blog is all about sharing what we and others know about nature.
Why Plants Don’t Die from Cancer
Nature is incredibly resilient and will adapt even if humanity does not.
One Company Decided to Plant a Million Trees
Read how one company surpassed its goal to plant a million trees by 2020.
Are You Ready to Be “The Environment Champion”?
20 years before Greta Thunberg took the world by a storm through her passionate clarion call, I was leading a school rally on the streets of my small town, distributing paper bags made by students of our school as part of their craft work, to grocery store owners urging them to minimize plastic bag usage. I felt like a champion!
Meet Mycelium
Frequently, when people think of Fungus they think of mushrooms, skin issues, and mold. Sadly, this instrumental life form does not have the best marketing. As turns out Fungi are essential to the earth’s ecosystem and have been for more than 600 million years (Statmets, 2005).
Discover the benefits of trees
Did you know that trees help cool the Earth, reduce energy consumption, filter pollutants, and more?
Take time today to learn how trees benefit us all!