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In the past ten years, more than 100,000 children (closer to 119,000) had the opportunity to plant a tree at a summer camp across Canada, participating in a ground-breaking national children’s environmental education project.

“We successfully planted 300 saplings at Camp Wenonah in July this year! It was a unique experience for campers and staff alike, providing them with the opportunity to bond with nature and to contribute to the land of the Camp they all hold so dear. Every camper, ages 8-18, had the chance to plant a…

“We would like to thank The ChariTree Foundation for teaching children the importance of taking care of our environment. Students truly enjoyed planting their seedlings and took great pride in caring for them as their little’ part’ in preserving our planet for future generations. Thank you ChariTree! ” – Nora Moradi, Central Montessori School 2018 ChariTree…

For the tenth year, CCA partners with Andrea Koehle Jones, Executive Director, ChariTree Foundation, to offer free seedlings to all Canadian Camping Association camps. Planting a tree is a powerful way to teach campers that they can make a difference to their campsite and to the environment. This program is open to all Canadian camps,…

“Planting a tree is a powerful way to teach kids that they can make Canada and the world a better place,” said Andrea Koehle Jones, Founder, The ChariTree Foundation, Canada’s national environmental education charity for children. “Let’s give kids opportunities to fall in love with nature in order to protect it, because you protect what you love.”

#HugATree today ~ Let’s show our love for trees around the world. Vancouver, BC — 03/10/2017 — Today is the first-ever International Hug a Tree Day! Trees do so much for us so get outside and hug a tree – or lots of trees! A Yale University report estimated that there are more than three…

Vancouver, BC — 03/09/2017 — The ChariTree Foundation provides free tree seedlings to children who in turn plant them through local restoration projects at camps and schools across Canada.  These children’s organizations must have a plan to care for the trees after planting. These days many children have less time and fewer opportunities to connect…

Children are the future but what kind of world will we leave behind for them if we are not educating them sufficiently about climate chance, deforestation, reforestation, self-sufficiency and green living? A great way to start is by planting a tree with them and the following #listicle offers 4 reasons why this is a fantastic…

More than 100,000 children have planted Wish Trees across Canada and around the world Vancouver, BC — 12/04/2016 –Without access to a healthy climate, children will be bereft of their fundamental rights to life. A perfect storm is brewing due to this happening at a time when the screen generation is being raised with less…

Tell us about your tree planting project Thanks to the thousands of children at @ccampingorg camps across Canada for planting trees. Special thanks to Catherine Ross, CCA provincial reps and camp staff for helping to get trees to campers, and thanks for sending in photos and completing your tree reporting forms. Camp Directors who have…

Close to 14,000 children from across Canada will have the opportunity to plant a tree at their summer camp or school this Spring. The ChariTree Foundation’s ‘A tree for every child’ program gives children trees to plant all across Canada by partnering with schools and The Canadian Camping Association. The Charitree Foundation is Canada’s environmental…

For the 8th year, The ChariTREE Foundation and CCA are partnering to bring an acclaimed tree planting program to Canadian camps. Learn how to sign up here.  

Congratulations to ChariTREE Foundation founder Andrea Koehle Jones, she is a 2015 Nature Inspiration Award finalist! Read more here: http://nature.ca/en/about-us/museum-corporation/nature-inspiration-awards/2015-finalists … #risingtothechallenge #eco 

At the start of this summer thousands of trees were planted by children at summer camps across Canada. For the seventh year, The ChariTree Foundation’s initiative to offer tree planting for kids program was a Tremendous success. If children are going to make a lifelong commitment to protect the environment for themselves and future generations,…

For the seventh year, The ChariTree Foundation’s initiative to offer tree planting for kids program is open to all Canadian camps, including those that planted trees in previous years. Given the known benefits to camps and campers, we urge all camps to join the program in a big or small way. Ordering By April 7, 2015,…

For the seventh year in a row, The ChariTree Foundation will offer free trees to children at Canadian Camping Association camps and other children’s organizations and schools. Check back for program updates and learn how to request trees for kids in February.