Editing Tree planting (section)

==By country==
===Australia===
Australian forests have been heavily affected since European colonisation, and some attempts have been made to restore native habitats, both by government and individuals. [[Greening Australia]] is a national [[Non profit]] set up to run the "National Tree Program" initiated by the Federal Government in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|title=Greening Australia - History|url=http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/about-us/history|access-date=2011-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220082057/http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/about-us/history|archive-date=2011-02-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There is a strong volunteer movement for conservation in Australia through Landcare and other networks. National Tree Day is organised annually by [[Planet Ark]] in the last week in July, encouraging the public to plant 1 million native trees per year. Growing trees for Timber industries is a long-term project. It may take many years for a tree to mature to an age and size that is appropriate for the Timber to be used by industry. Some trees are many hundreds of years old.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Many state governments run their own "Million Tree" programs each year to encourage community involvement.<ref>{{cite web|title=2 Million Trees Victoria|url=http://www.2milliontrees.com.au/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517061108/http://2milliontrees.com.au/|archive-date=2013-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title =Growing A Great Future | work =SA Urban Forests Million Trees Program | publisher =Government of South Australia | url =http://www.milliontrees.com.au/ | access-date =December 13, 2013 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140924184135/http://www.milliontrees.com.au/ | archive-date =September 24, 2014 }}</ref>

[[Trees For Life (Australia)|Trees for Life]] ([[Brooklyn Park, South Australia|Brooklyn Park]]) is an excellent example of a community organisation having a sustainable impact.

===Bangladesh===
45,000 tree saplings will be planted on rural roads in Bangladesh. Legal agreements will ensure that 60% tree wealth created will belong to the poorest families (45&nbsp;km × 15 = 675 families). Local government and PEP each receive 20% tree wealth. 45 poor rural women & 3 local social workers will be employed for 3 years to nurture the young saplings, receiving a monthly salary. With only 8% of the desired 25% land under tree coverage, the project will improve environment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Poverty Eradication Program PAP- Innovative reforestation project|url=https://www.pep-bd.org/reforestation/ |date=2013-02-11 |access-date=2023-05-28}}</ref>

===Canada===
Most tree planting in [[Canada]] is carried out by private reforestation companies.<ref name=AlterNet>{{cite news|title=The Dark Side of Reforestation Programs: Planting 7,000 Trees a Day in Brutal Conditions|url=https://www.alternet.org/2011/12/the_dark_side_of_reforestation_programs_planting_7000_trees_a_day_in_brutal_conditions/|access-date=June 8, 2021|newspaper=AterNet|date=December 18, 2011|author=Brittany Shoot|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608114913/https://www.alternet.org/2011/12/the_dark_side_of_reforestation_programs_planting_7000_trees_a_day_in_brutal_conditions/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2024}} Tree-planting is typically [[piece work]] and tree prices can vary widely depending on the difficulty of the terrain and on the winning contract's bid price. As a result, there is a saying among planters: "There is no bad land, only bad contracts." 4 months of hard work can yield enough to live on for an entire year, but conditions are harsh.<ref name="AlterNet" />{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2024}}

Tree planting crews often do not permanently reside in the areas where they work, thus much planting is based out of [[motel]]s or bush camps. Bush camp accommodations usually consist of a mess tent, cook shack, dry goods tent, [[first aid tent]], freshly dug [[outhouse]]s, and a shower tent or trailer. Planters are responsible for bringing either a tent or car to sleep in. A camp also contains camp cooks and support staff.<ref name="AlterNet" />{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2024}}

The average British Columbian planter plants 1,600 trees per day,<ref name="BC" /> but it is not uncommon for experienced planters to plant up to 4,000 trees per day while working in the interior.<ref name="AlterNet" />{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2024}}These numbers are higher in central and eastern Canada, where the terrain is generally faster, however the price per tree is slightly lower as a result. Average daily totals of 2,500 are common, with experienced planters planting upwards of 5,000 trees a day. Numbers as high as 7,500 a day have been recorded.<ref name="AlterNet" />{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2024}} 

Quite often, tree planting contractors will deduct some of the cost associated with the operation of the contract directly from the tree planter's daily earned wages. These imposed fees typically vary from $10 to $30 per day, and are referred to as "camp costs".<ref>[http://www.themanitoban.com/2005-2006/0118/1918.pain.pleasure.plant.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120043716/http://www.themanitoban.com/2005-2006/0118/1918.pain.pleasure.plant.php|date=November 20, 2008}}</ref>{{Obsolete source|date=October 2024}}

Once inflation is factored in, real tree planter earnings have declined for many years in Canada. This has adversely affected the sector's ability to attract and retain workers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Betts |first=John |title=2007 Planting Season: More Planters—Less Experience |work=Current Affairs |publisher=Western Silvicultural Contractors' Association |date=2007-07-30 |url=http://www.wsca.ca/index.php?Page=225.0&Key=667 |access-date=2010-11-12 |archive-date=2011-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523233145/http://www.wsca.ca/index.php?Page=225.0&Key=667 |url-status=live}}</ref> 

Based on statistics for British Columbia, the average tree planter: lifts a cumulative weight of over {{Convert|1000|kg|lb}}, bends more than 200 times per hour, drives the shovel into the ground more than 200 times per hour and travels over {{Convert|16|km|mi}} with a heavy load, every day of the entire season. The reforestation industry has an average annual injury rate of approximately 22 claims per 100 workers, per year. It is often difficult and sometimes dangerous.<ref name="BC">{{cite web |title=Preventing Tree Planting Injuries |work=Work Safe BC |publisher=Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia |year=2006 |url=http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/treeplanting.pdf |access-date=December 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227072039/http://worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/treeplanting.pdf |archive-date=February 27, 2013}}</ref>{{Obsolete source|date=October 2024}}

[[File:Traditional tree protectors in the Schwarzwald.jpg|thumb|upright|Traditional [[tree protector]]s in the [[Black Forest]], Germany]]

===Germany===

Tree planting is widely practiced in Germany.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

[[File:Plastic tree protectors in the Schwarzwald.jpg|thumb|Plastic [[tree shelter|tree protector]]s in the [[Black Forest]], Germany]]

===United Kingdom===
{{See also|Forestry in the United Kingdom}}
Planting in the UK is commonly referred to as ''restocking'', when it takes place on land that has recently been [[Logging|harvested]]. When occurring on previously unforested land it is known as ''new planting''.<ref>{{cite web | title =Forestry Statistics 2005 | work =Forestry Commission: Economics and Statistics | publisher =Forestry Commission | year =2005 | url =http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/foreststats.nsf/byunique/index.html | access-date =December 13, 2013 | archive-date =October 4, 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121004141440/http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/foreststats.nsf/byunique/index.html | url-status =live }}</ref>{{Better cite|reason=True in Wales and Scotland?|date=October 2024}}Under the British system, in order to acquire the necessary permissions to clearcut, the landowner must agree a management plan with the [[Forestry Commission]] (the regulatory body for all things forestry) which must include proposals for the re-establishment of tree cover on the land. Planting contractors will be engaged by the landowner/management company, a contract drawn up and work will typically take place from November to April when most of the transplants are [[dormancy|dormant]].{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Planting is part of the rotational nature of much British [[plantation]] forestry. Productive tree crops are planted and subsequently clearcut. Some form of soil [[Tillage|cultivation]] may take place and the ground is then restocked. Where the production of timber is a management priority, a prescribed [[Stocking (forestry)|stocking density]] must be achieved. For [[conifer]]ous species this will be a minimum of 2500 stems per hectare at year 5 (from planting). Planting at this density has been shown to favour the development of straighter knot-free [[sawlog|logs]].{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Planters are normally paid under [[piece work]] terms and an experienced worker will plant around 1600 trees a day under most conditions.

===India===
[[File: Tree Plantation Drive.jpg|thumb|Tree Plantation Drive by Shree Aniruddha Upasana Foundation, Mumbai, India]]{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2022}}
Tree Plantation drives combat many environmental issues like deforestation, erosion of soil, [[desertification]] in semi-arid areas, global warming and hence enhancing the beauty and balance of the environment. Trees absorb harmful gases and emit oxygen resulting in an increase in oxygen supply.
On average, a single tree emits 260 pounds of oxygen annually. Similarly, a fully-grown tree is sufficient for 18 human beings in one acre of land in one year stressing the importance of tree plantation for mankind. [[Aniruddha's Academy of Disaster Management]] in [[Mumbai, India]] carries out numerous projects to plant trees on a huge scale. The foundation trains volunteer on this subject at [[Cattle#Environmental impact|Govidyapeetham (Cattle Conservation Institute)]] in the city of Karjat in Maharashtra, India. The trained volunteers then plant saplings, trees in groups on available land. Local government authorities also provide vacant plots, land on highways sides and on the hills for tree plantation.
Ek Kadam Sansthan<ref>[http://www.ekkadam.org Ek Kadam Sansthan]</ref> of [[Jaipur, India]] is involved in many plantation projects including ''one tree my duty to plant trees on the earth''. The Ek Kadam plant trees and hand them over to the individual at the village, who meets beneficiary criteria like they are financially challenged, physically challenged etc. After handing over the process Sansthan pays them 100 INR per tree for watering and safety from grazing cattle. Hence by this process Ek Kadam sansthan want to ensure 100% survivability of planted trees. Many volunteers are added to this campaign. The trained volunteers help Ek Kadam Sansthan to plant saplings, and managing all processes.  Ek Kadam Sansthan not taking any support from government agencies. The management committee is regularised and managed by retired bureaucrats to ensure transparency in funds and performance measures.

Ek Kadam Sansthan's campaign ''One Tree My Duty'' is working with technology-enabled tree plantation work.

===Iran===
In early 2020s [[One billion trees planting program|Iran had a program for planting trees]].
===Israel===
: ''See: [[Jewish National Fund#Afforestation]]; [[List of forests in Israel]].''
Tree-planting is an ancient [[Jewish]] tradition. The [[Talmud]]ic rabbi [[Yohanan ben Zakai]] used to say that if a person planting a tree heard that the Messiah had arrived, he should finish planting before going to greet him.<ref>{{cite news|title=President of German States Council of Education Ministers Plants Tree at Kennedy Memorial|newspaper=Jerusalem Post|date=July 29, 2009|url=http://www.jpost.com/Green-Israel/People-and-The-Environment/President-of-German-States-Council-of-Education-Ministers-Plants-Tree-at-Kennedy-Memorial|access-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204002139/http://www.jpost.com/Green-Israel/People-and-The-Environment/President-of-German-States-Council-of-Education-Ministers-Plants-Tree-at-Kennedy-Memorial|archive-date=2013-12-04}}</ref> Due to massive afforestation efforts,<ref>{{cite web|title=Israel Forestry & Ecology|url=http://www.jnf.org/work-we-do/our-projects/forestry-ecology/|publisher=Jewish National Fund, East 69th Street, NY 10021 USA|access-date=29 October 2011|archive-date=7 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207064210/http://www.jnf.org/work-we-do/our-projects/forestry-ecology/|url-status=live}}</ref> this fact echoed in diverse campaigns.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trees from Israel |url=http://www.standwithus.com/pdfs/flyers/green-trees.pdf |publisher=standwithus.com |access-date=29 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117182000/http://www.standwithus.com/pdfs/flyers/green-trees.pdf |archive-date=November 17, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Five Widely-Read Bloggers Tour Israel and Plant Trees|url=http://www.standwithus.com/app/iNews/view_n.asp?ID=2045|publisher=standwithus.com|access-date=29 October 2011|archive-date=2 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102231610/http://standwithus.com/app/iNews/view_n.asp?ID=2045|url-status=dead}}</ref> Israeli forests are the product of a major afforestation campaign by the [[Jewish National Fund]] (JNF).<ref>{{cite web|title=JNF Tree Planting Center|url=http://www.jnf.org/support/tree-planting-center/|publisher=Jewish National Fund, East 69th Street, NY 10021, USA|access-date=29 October 2011|archive-date=25 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025065017/http://www.jnf.org/support/tree-planting-center/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The largest planted forest in Israel is [[Yatir Forest]], located on the southern slopes of [[Mount Hebron]], on the edge of the [[Negev]] Desert. It covers an area of 30,000 [[dunam]]s (30 square kilometers).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1258489197018&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115142404/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1258489197018&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-01-15 |title=Planting of Yatir Forest |publisher=Fr.jpost.com |date=2013-12-17 |access-date=2013-12-21}}</ref> It is named after the ancient [[Levite]] city within its territory, [[Jattir|Yatir]], as written in the [[Torah]]: "And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave [[Hebron]] with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs, and Jattir with its suburbs, and [[Eshtemoa]] with its suburbs" ([[Book of Joshua]] 21:13–14).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1176152801104 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708153954/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1176152801104 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-08 |title=JPost &#124; French-language news from Israel, the Middle East & the Jewish World |publisher=Fr.jpost.com |date=2013-12-17 |access-date=2013-12-21}}</ref> In 2006, the JNF signed a 49-year lease agreement with the State of Israel which gives it control over 30,000 hectares of Negev land for the development of forests.<ref name="unccd.int">Professor Alon Tal, The Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, The Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben Gurion University of the Negev.[http://www.unccd.int/cop/reports/otheraffected/national/2006/israel-eng.pdf "NATIONAL REPORT OF ISRAEL, Years 2003–2005, TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION (UNCCD)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526081007/http://www.unccd.int/cop/reports/otheraffected/national/2006/israel-eng.pdf |date=2011-05-26}}; State of Israel, July 2006</ref> Research on [[climate change]] is being carried out in Yatir Forest.<ref name="SahneyBentonFalconLang 2010RainforestCollapse">{{cite journal|vauthors=Sahney S, Benton MJ, Falcon-Lang HJ|year=2010|title=Rainforest collapse triggered Pennsylvanian tetrapod diversification in Euramerica|journal=Geology|doi=10.1130/G31182.1|volume=38|pages=1079–1082|issue=12|bibcode=2010Geo....38.1079S}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bachelet|first1=D.|author-link1=Dominique Bachelet|title=Climate Change Effects on Vegetation Distribution and Carbon Budget in the United States|journal=[[Ecosystems]]|volume=4|pages=164–185|year=2001|url=http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/nationalassessment/forests/Ecosystems2%20Bachelet.pdf|doi=10.1007/s10021-001-0002-7|first2=R.|last2=Neilson|first3=J. M.|last3=Lenihan|first4=R. J.|last4=Drapek|issue=3|bibcode=2001Ecosy...4..164B |s2cid=15526358|access-date=2011-10-29|archive-date=2003-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030620031759/http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/nationalassessment/forests/Ecosystems2%20Bachelet.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Studies of the [[Weizmann Institute of Science]], in collaboration with the [[Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research|Desert Research Institute]] at [[Sde Boker]], have shown that the trees function as a trap for carbon in the air.<ref name="haaretz.com">{{cite web |last=Issar |first=Arie |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1131595.html |title=Benefits of planting trees in the desert |work=Haaretz |date=2009-11-30 |access-date=2013-12-21 |archive-date=2010-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315054505/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1131595.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kkl.org.il/eng/forestry-and-ecology/afforestation-in-israel/turning-the-desert-green/ |title=KKL-JNF cooperating on afforestation at Yatir forest |access-date=2015-09-22 |archive-date=2015-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906132345/http://www.kkl.org.il/eng/forestry-and-ecology/afforestation-in-israel/turning-the-desert-green/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Shade provided by trees planted in the desert also reduces evaporation of the sparse rainfall.<ref name="haaretz.com" /> Yatir Forest is a part of the [[NASA]] project [[FluxNet]], a global network of micrometeorological tower sites used to measure the exchanges of [[carbon dioxide]], [[water vapor]], and energy between terrestrial ecosystem and [[atmosphere]]. The [[Arava Institute for Environmental Studies]] conducts research that focuses on crops such as dates and grapes grown in the vicinity of Yatir forest.<ref>[http://programmes.france2.fr/vu-du-ciel/accueil.htm Vu du Ciel-documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014101303/http://programmes.france2.fr/vu-du-ciel/accueil.htm |date=October 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.watsonblogs.org/meef/subjects/plants/ |title=2000 year old seed grows in the arava |publisher=Watsonblogs.org |access-date=2013-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220010831/http://www.watsonblogs.org/meef/subjects/plants/ |archive-date=2012-02-20}}</ref> The research is part of a project aimed at introducing new crops into arid and saline zones.<ref>[http://www.desertagriculture.org/index.html MERC Project M-20-0-18 project] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111173935/http://www.desertagriculture.org/index.html |date=2012-01-11}}</ref>

The JNF has been criticized for planting non-native pine trees which are unsuited to the climate, rather than local species such as olive trees.<ref>Rabbi David Seidenberg."The Giving Tree: A Way to Honor Our Vision for Israel"; Neohasid, 2006</ref> Others say that JNF deserves credit for this decision, and the forests would not have survived otherwise.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1214726157819&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |title=JPost &#124; French-language news from Israel, the Middle East & the Jewish World |publisher=Fr.jpost.com |date=2013-12-17 |access-date=2013-12-21}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=December 2013}} According to JNF statistics, six out of every 10 saplings planted at a JNF site in Jerusalem do not survive, although the survival rate for planting sites outside Jerusalem is much higher – close to 95 percent.

===New Zealand===
[[File:Tree planting in India.jpg|thumb|Tree planting by a boy in India]]

[[Kaingaroa Forest]] in [[New Zealand]] is the second largest planted forest in the southern hemisphere after the Sabie/Graskop area in South Africa. It is one of the many plantation forests planted since European settlement. The [[Monterey Pine]] (''Pinus radiata'') is commonly used for plantations since a fast-growing cultivar suitable for a wide range of conditions has been developed.

Government agencies, environmental organisations and private trusts carry out tree planting for [[conservation (ethic)|conservation]] and [[climate change mitigation]]. While some work is carried out by private enterprise, there are also planting days organised for volunteers. [[Landcare Research]] use planted forests for their EBEX21 system for greenhouse gas emissions mitigations.<ref>[http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/business/ebex21 EBEX21] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510025800/http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/business/ebex21 |date=2015-05-10 }}, Carbon Credits System</ref>

===South Africa===
[[South Africa]]'s forests have been a heavily depleted mostly due to agriculture, traditional farming and urbanisation in the coastal regions. Various organizations are working on increasing the forest cover in parts of the country. Currently there is less than 0.5% forest cover in South Africa. Wildlands Conservation Trust and Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) are some of the oldest NGOs working to plant trees throughout South Africa—both established in the early 1990s. Greenpop is a national [[Social Enterprise]] established in 2010 which focusses on tree planting in sustainable [[urban greening]] and [[forest restoration]] in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]. There is a strong volunteer movement for conservation in South Africa. National Tree Day or [[Arbor Day]] is organised annually in September, and has gone on to become national Arbor Month.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

The largest planted forest in the Southern Hemisphere is located in the Sabie/Graskop area in South Africa and covers approximately 6,000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sabie.co.za/about/forestry/index.html |title=Forestry - Sabie |access-date=2018-11-22 |archive-date=2018-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109073510/http://sabie.co.za/about/forestry/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===United States===
Hand planting is the most widely practiced planting method in the United States. Hand planting is possible on most terrain, in most soil conditions, and around obstacles. Equipment for hand planting is inexpensive, but hand planting is labor-intensive resulting in costs that are generally 20% to 50% greater than those of machine planting.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lowman |first1=Ben |title=Tree Planting Equipment |journal=Stocking Standards and Reforestation Methods for Alaska Proceedings of the Alaska Reforestation Council April 29, 1999 Workshop |date=1999 |volume=Misc Publication 99-8 |page=74}}</ref>{{Obsolete source|date=October 2024}} Hand planting is an attractive option for landowners and conservation organizations planting small acreages; especially if volunteer labor is available. Seedling survival rates will vary based on planters' experience levels. In the U.S., common hand planting tools include dibbles, mattocks, augers, and hoedads<ref>{{cite web |title=Forest Landowners Guide to Tree Planting Success |url=https://extension.psu.edu/forest-landowners-guide-to-tree-planting-success |website=PennState Extension |access-date=10 February 2021 |archive-date=12 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212220159/https://extension.psu.edu/forest-landowners-guide-to-tree-planting-success |url-status=live }}</ref> that are paired with a hip or shoulder harness style planting bag.

Machine planting is another common planting method in the United States. Equipment and transportation costs are such that machine planting is generally used for larger acreages where reduced labor cost and high planting productivity are desired. Machine planting is generally restricted to reasonably level terrain with good soil and limited obstacles. While machine planting is most often associated with plantation silviculture in the Southeast and Upper Midwest, it has been used in [[ecological restoration]]. Machine planting was used for forest restoration on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula following a large scale Spruce Bark Beetle outbreak in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Peterson |first1=Al |last2=Charton |first2=Jason |title=Advantages and Disadvantages of Machine Planting in South-Central Alaska |journal=Stocking Standards and Reforestation Methods for Alaska Proceedings of the Alaska Reforestation Council April 29, 1999 Workshop |date=1999 |volume=Misc Publication 99-8 |page=68}}</ref> 

[[Trees for the Future]] and [[Plant With Purpose]] are non-profit organizations based in the U.S. that plant trees in developing countries to improve land management.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plant-trees.org/ |title=Trees for the Future |publisher=Plant-trees.org |access-date=2013-12-21 |archive-date=2010-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707051700/http://www.plant-trees.org/resources/data.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plantwithpurpose.org/ |title=Plant With Purpose |publisher=Plant With Purpose |access-date=2013-12-21 |archive-date=2013-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122125948/http://www.plantwithpurpose.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Other organizations that plant trees in the United States include:
* [[American Forests]]
* Planting Shade: Student run non-profit based in Virginia Beach. Gives citizens the resources to plant trees in their own backyard and other residential areas.{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
* [[Arbor Day Foundation]]<ref>[http://www.arborday.org/replanting/ "Replanting,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619034128/http://www.arborday.org/replanting/ |date=2012-06-19 }} Arbor Day Foundation.</ref>
* [[Nature Conservancy]]
* Plant-it 2020<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.plantit2020.org/index.html/ |title=Plant-it 2020 |access-date=2012-07-07 |archive-date=2012-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609055655/http://plantit2020.org/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[USDA Forest Service]] "Plant-A-Tree" program in which a person can donate to plant trees in the National Forests.<ref>[http://www.fs.fed.us/faq/#question9/ "Plant-A-Tree" program] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717061456/http://www.fs.fed.us/faq/#question9/ |date=2012-07-17 }}, USDA Forest Service</ref>
* Our City Forest<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ourcityforest.org/ |title=Our City Forest |access-date=2013-12-12 |archive-date=2013-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204113550/http://www.ourcityforest.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [http://www.treefolks.org TreeFolks] empowers central Texans to build stronger communities through planting and caring for trees. Since 1989, TreeFolks has planted over 1.5 million trees in parks, neighborhoods, and natural areas throughout central Texas.{{Cn|date=October 2024}}