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Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forest at Moody Forest Natural Area near Baxley, Georgia.
Longleaf Pine Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forest at Moody Forest Natural Area near Baxley, Georgia. © Rich Reid/TNC

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Our Partnership With T-Mobile

Celebrating and Protecting Our Forests

The Nature Conservancy and T-Mobile are partnering to help restore our forests, one of the most important ecosystems on earth. 

T-Mobile Customers Choose Projects to Support for Earth Day

On April 20, 2021 customers using the T-Mobile Tuesdays app voted on how T-Mobile’s $300,000 donation* was directed across three of TNC's forest projects:  

  • Plant a Billion Trees  - our forest restoration effort with a goal of planting a billion trees across the planet to help curb climate change and sustain crucial ecosystems.  
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Old Growth Trees at the Woodbourne Forest Preserve. © George C. Gress
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Tree Seedlings Ready for planting as part of TNC's Plant a Billion Trees campaign. © David Bowman
Old Growth Trees at the Woodbourne Forest Preserve. © George C. Gress
Tree Seedlings Ready for planting as part of TNC's Plant a Billion Trees campaign. © David Bowman
  • The Family Forest Carbon Program  - with American Forest Foundation, our program to help connect family forest owners with trusted policymakers and companies to bring economic stimulus to rural communities by awarding carbon credits for implementing carbon-positive forest management practices. 
  • Living with Fire  -  our program that develops and implements mitigation strategies such as controlled burns to restore health and diversity to natural lands. 
 
Nature Conservancy fire worker Char’rese Finney uses a drip torch to start a controlled burn to manage a longleaf pine forest in central Florida.
PUTTING FIRE ON THE GROUND - Nature Conservancy fire worker Char’rese Finney uses a drip torch to start a controlled burn to manage a longleaf pine forest in central Florida. © Carlton Ward Jr.

TNC and T-Mobile's Long-Standing Partnership

Since 2018, T-Mobile has contributed over $1.2 million to TNC while unlocking an additional $600k+ in matching grants and customer donations. Through past #TreeMobile campaigns, they have also helped plant 27,000 trees to date with TNC’s Plant a Billion Trees program.

* A portion of the donation will go toward administration of the mission of The Nature Conservancy.

 

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Tree seedlings New seedlings ready for planting. This tree planting was on state property near Finland, Minnesota and administered under Minnesota’s Aquatic Management Area program to protect critical shoreland habitat and provide access to land managers and anglers. The Nature Conservancy's Plant A Billion Trees campaign is a major forest restoration effort with a goal of planting a billion trees across the planet. Finland, Minnesota. © David Bowman
The episode describes the process of controlled burning at regular intervals to keep habitats healthy.
Prescribed Fire The episode describes the process of controlled burning at regular intervals to keep habitats healthy. © Picture Window Productions
Old-growth hemlocks at the Woodbourne Forest Preserve.
Woodbourne Forest Old-growth hemlocks at the Woodbourne Forest Preserve. © Kelly Donaldson
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× Old-growth hemlocks at the Woodbourne Forest Preserve.

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Campaign

Plant a Billion Trees

Our goal is to plant one billion trees to help restore our global forests. It’s a big number, but we know we can do it with your help.

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Blog

Family Forests: An Untapped Powerhouse in Climate Mitigation

More than a third of U.S. forests are stewarded by individuals and families, and it's time we support their conservation efforts.

A firefighter uses a drip torch during a TNC controlled burn.

Program Overview

Why We Work With Fire

The Nature Conservancy is well known for conducting controlled burns to restore health and diversity to natural lands. But that's not the whole story.