The Waldorf School of Bend (WSB) is excited to announce the launch of its Forest for Good project to the Central Oregon community.
We are a force (forest!) for good. We plant trees. Healthy forests are good for everyone — humans, animals, communities, businesses and the Earth! In 2020, our school and community goal is to plant 10,000 trees!
In 2017, the Milli Fire in the Deschutes National Forest and Three Sisters Wilderness area devastated 24,000 acres of Central Oregon woodland. On May 1 and 2 of 2020, WSB has partnered with the US Forest Service (USFS) to replant 50 of those acres with 10,000 seedling trees.
Using seedlings cultivated by the USFS for location and elevation, our students, faculty, staff and families will gather as a small army of tree lovers to replant the area surveyed and plotted by our foresters.
Through the Forest for Good project, we are empowering our students and community to be catalysts for action to foster a healthy planet. These plots of land will also forever provide our students and community a place to return to witness the fruits of their love and labor. Over the years, as our Forest for Good grows and thrives, it will offset more than 283 tons of carbon, create oxygen, provide safe havens for plants and animals and bolster human health. That’s a huge win for our global community.
Forest for Good influences the future of our forests and our school. As an independent nonprofit school, we rely on fundraising to attain our annual budget goals. Instead of buying “things,” supporters sponsor our school’s service action! Sponsors of this project support WSB’s vibrant education, a healthier planet and our collective future. May the forest be with you!
