2011 Tree-Planting Highlights:

American Publishers, the company that publishes all of the magazines you like, continues its partnership with Plant-It 2020 by planting a tree in the United States when three magazines are subscribed or renewed. They annually plant over 100,000 trees with Plant-It 2020, fund fuel-efficient cooking stoves for needy families in Central America and Haiti; biochar stoves in Costa Rica and continue to lead the pack when it comes to 'green publishing'. Their relationship to going green and to working with numerous schools goes far beyond self-interest. They consistently show a genuine caring for the communities they serve and help the children out in many ways. Their reforestation funding has led to tremendous benefit in many US forests and is changing the nature of the publishing industry for the betterment of the world. Plant-It 2020 cannot thank them enough for showing a 'non-corporate' style of caring in making our forests better! Check them out at: www.aphearst.com/store

Emma is a unique email marketing and communications service allowing their 10,000+ clients to easily create and manage their custom email newsletters and campaigns. This wonderful and incredible company with a history of giving back to charities, helping needy families and a laundry list of great deeds decided to partner with Plant-It 2020 by planting 5 trees for every new customer who signs-up... approximately 15,000 trees per year. Emma's long and strong history of giving back to needy people, small businesses in need, the environment as well as providing an excellent service that drastically reduces corporate use of paper makes them an outstanding company well worth checking out. We use them and couldn't be happier! You can see Emma's website at: www.myemma.com

emerginC is a skin care company with an amazing reputation in two areas: 1) product effectiveness and 2) their history of environmental consciousness. One example of environmental consciousness is that they are generously planting a tree for every retail-sized, scientific organics product sold. They already offset their carbon and their products are paraben-free, free of synthetic fragrances and colors; do not use animal products, do not test on animals and their product boxes are not recycled, but made from paper that is forest stewardship council and sustainable forest initiative certified and use non-toxic, vegetable-based inks. Plant-It 2020 salutes emerginC for not only producing what A-list celebrities recognize as many of the best products on the market but for also doing business in a way that is environmentally conscious. It is what makes them clearly and effortlessly stand-out from their competitors! Check them out at: emerginc.com.

Naya is an awesome, earth-friendly shoe company that previously planted 5,000 trees through Plant-It 2020. This year, they partnered with Nordstrom to celebrate Earth Day 2011 by planting another 5,000 trees through us in relation to Naya shoes purchased through Nordstrom. Here's what Naya has to say: Naya is committed to preserving the planet by making thoughtful choices that matter. By choosing natural, eco-friendly products and materials wherever possible, Naya shoes leave a lighter footprint on the earth. The styles feature chrome-free or vegetable-tanned leathers and linings, organic fabrics, natural cork and rubber footbeds, sustainable bamboo heels, nickel-free metal buckles... innovative resources and creative solutions that will better the earth one step at a time. Check Naya out at: www.shoes.com/naya or at their main website www.nayashoes.com.

The Synergy Company is a Utah based nutritional supplement firm that leads the country in operating sustainably. They actively support organic agriculture, index purchase 100% of its energy from wind power and have created SynerTrees™ - a reforestation program to annually plant indigenous trees in the US at a rate exceeding their own consumption. The Synergy Company has partnered with Plant-It 2020 for many years and maintains the leading edge in responsible manufacturing and operations in regards to society and Earth friendliness. We cannot thank them enough for their support and see them as a role model for the world's business community. You can learn more about The Synergy Company at: www.thesynergycompany.com

IP5280 recently partnered with Plant-It 2020 to launch the IP5280 Colorado Tree-Planting Alliance. The goal is to get as many companies as possible helping to reforest denuded and threatened Colorado forests. Sitting on their butts and cutting checks is not enough for these people - they have a long history of providing hands-on help for numerous causes around the state. If you are a Colorado company wanting the best VOIP telephone systems- which helps the environment - and/or to join them in keeping Colorado, USA beautiful then contact either IP5280 or Plant-It 2020 for more details.

Informz Informz is an email marketing company that plants 10 trees for every new client! They offer email marketing, text messaging, online surveys, event registration, online voting, online invoicing, online fundraising, conversion tracking and more. Check 'em out at: www.informz.com

Several 'green' contractors formed a nonprofit contractor network called Eco Contractors. These guys provide green products and services across the country along with providing online green education and resources. They also decided to plant some trees through Plant-It 2020 and we greatly appreciate their effort! Check them out when you get a chance.

Networx is an amazing home improvement website for homeowners and contractors. They provide the latest information on how to fix, renovate and decorate your house using the least amount of resources for the best value. Networx is not only generously partnering with Plant-It 2020 to plant 500 indigenous trees but also provides much information on community forestry. Networx not only allows people to find reliable contractors for different types of jobs but also allows homeowners to interact with contractors in an online community. You can even find a tree service specialist at Landscaping Networx.

The 'energy bar' has been replaced with a low glycemic food called a 'Quark'. Made of walnuts, oats, chocolate, honey, cinnamon, rice, flax, almonds, and tapioca; quarks are a much healthier and better alternative. Nutropolis plants a tree for every box sold, which makes them totally cool in our book. Plant­It 2020 recommends you check 'em out at: www.energyquarks.net

Goblin Road Doll and Mask Company is partnering with Plant-It 2020 to plant trees. This company creates unique handcrafted dolls, masks, crowns, wings, leatherwork and similar items. You can see their products on etsy, fairy festivals or simply visit their website at: goblinroad.

Gabby is the amazing furniture division of ‘Summer Classics’. These guys came to us and said that they really want to ‘give back’ to the environment for the purposes of ‘doing good’ rather than for publicity. For every order they receive, they will plant a tree through Plant-It 2020. We were impressed with their sincerity and integrity; and decided to surprise them with some positive publicity anyway. Gabby makes unique handcrafted furniture with a European style. Unlike most furniture out there, Gabby provides furniture and accessories that you would want in your home; it is all classy materials and designs.

Sponsored by Aspen Academy, Plant-It 2020 planted 1,000 trees in the Forest of Hope project in Gishwati National Forest, Rwanda through Great Ape Trust. The gift was to honor survivor of the Rwandan genocide, author, and speaker Immaculee Ilibagiza. These trees help create a new forest corridor linking Gishwati National Forest to Nyungwe National Park. The forest corridor also helps Great Ape Trust’s mission to preserve and protect the 19 East African chimpanzees living there. Specific information about and photos of the East African Chimpanzees being protected and a description of the project are available via the links in this sentence.

Chris Pye is one of the very best, world-class woodcarvers. He is also an author and woodcarving instructor who provides woodcarving workshops for beginner-through-expert. Mr. Pye enjoys giving back to the community and the world at large so he graciously partnered with Plant-It 2020 to plant a tree for every five subscribers to their website. We couldn’t be more thrilled! You can see his website here along with a nice video of his partnership with Plant-It 2020 here and his woodcarving videos are here. We appreciate his genius and generosity so much that we are matching dollar-for-dollar every tree he plants through us with one of our own in the same location through 2011!