Hi,

Did you know trees can talk? Of course, we can’t hear them but what do you think they’d say if we could? Would they share stories of dinosaurs they once stood beside? Whisper warnings about the changing climate? Or give praise to the roots and fungal networks beneath them that allow them to communicate and thrive?

Trees have been quietly communicating and sustaining life for millions of years. This hidden conversation is essential to the health of our forests and the ecosystems they support. 

Like humans, trees rely on each other for survival. When one tree is threatened, nearby trees respond by increasing their own defenses, even sending nutrients to help the weakened tree recover.¹ But deforestation and environmental destruction are silencing these natural conversations, breaking the lifeline that trees have depended on for millions of years.

Deforestation disrupts the ancient support systems that sustain ecosystems, driving biodiversity loss, accelerating carbon emissions, and weakening the Earth's natural defenses against climate change.²

At EARTHDAY‍.ORG, we understand the importance of preserving these natural networks. Through The Canopy Project, we’ve already planted millions of trees worldwide, but there is still more work to be done. By protecting and restoring forests, we can help trees continue their quiet but powerful work of sustaining life on Earth.

Protect the conversation. Give the trees a voice — plant a tree today.

Together,

Kathleen Rogers
President

Footnotes: 

1. The Mother Tree Project: https://mothertreeproject.org/about-mother-trees-in-the-forest/

2. NASA Earth Observatory: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/Deforestation