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We're resurrecting a dying forest

Launched:
May 15, 2023
Invested:
€10,000

The Harz is one of the biggest forests in Germany, known for its extensive spruce tree cover and habitat home to an abundance of wild animals, plants and insects that have found refuge from the modern world in the vast protected woodlands of the Harz National Park. Sadly, climate change brought unprecedented heat waves to the area. Following a historic drought in 2018, 80% of tree cover died within three years, turning this once iconic landscape into a deadwood graveyard.

The mission

In our third mission we partnered with Harz National Park to turn things around and help transform this stressed ecosystem into a strong and climate resilient forest. With the help of our community we planted a total of 5,000 deciduous trees between the deadwood to ensure the new sprouting forest was future proof.

Dr Friedhard Knolle
Harz National Park

Our Partner

Dr Knolle has worked in the Harz forest for 30 years, helping to create the national park we have today. Thanks to Dr Knolle and a committed group of conservationists, the area is now protected. To plant the trees, the park enlisted over 100 volunteers who worked alongside us to replant this forest one tree at a time — despite the rain and chilly temperatures. Each sapling takes us one step closer to our goal of bringing this vibrant ecosystem back to life.

Our Partner

Dr Friedhard Knolle
Harz National Park

Dr Knolle has worked in the Harz forest for 30 years, helping to create the national park we have today. Thanks to Dr Knolle and a committed group of conservationists, the area is now protected. To plant the trees, the park enlisted over 100 volunteers who worked alongside us to replant this forest one tree at a time — despite the rain and chilly temperatures. Each sapling takes us one step closer to our goal of bringing this vibrant ecosystem back to life.

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A huge thank you to all our mission supporters!

Legend Members
Arne S. · Aykut Özdemir · Max O. · Nikolas Padios
Hero Members
Alfred · Camila Vian · David Birch · Dennis H. · Doktor Whatson · Ferdinand Mütsch · Gabriel K. · Georg W. · Gerrit M. · Isabelle Ott · Jared Smith · Jens · Jule Köbele · Julia · Kai M. · Karsten Huth · Katharina · Kiran Wittmer · Markus · Patrick Knötzsch · Paul Murphy · Philipp Gürtzsch · Ralf Herrmann · Sebastian · Stephan H. · Theo B. · Thomas Killinger · Tobias · Tobias John