5 Small Trees = 1 Big Impact
Join Helia’s Carbon Offset Initiative
5 Small Trees = 1 Big Impact
This is an invitation to be part of the carbon sequestration planting at Lake Mansfield this fall
Plant 5 trees to offset the CO2 emissions of your vehicle
How it works: You purchase 5 trees to pick up and plant or we’ll plant them at the Lake Mansfield Conservation area.
Cost: $ 125.00 for 5
Date: November 9th
Why 5?: The average car emits 5 tons of carbon each year. one tree can sequester 1 ton of carbon in 40 years. So plant 5 trees and let them grow until 2064 and they will offset your driving your car in 2024. The great news is many of these trees will live longer than 40 years making a really positive difference for the air quality and biodiversity for the planet.
Volunteers are welcome to join the planting! Follow this link to register to volunteer or visit the GBLC website volunteer page.
Official tree adoption certificates are available to share as gifts for the holidays!
This is our 8th Annual Tree Planting Campaign! Each year, we take direct action to effectively offset the carbon emissions generated from Helia’s vehicles as well as those of our dedicated employees. This year we are planting 140 native trees with a goal of planting 250 native trees as a community.
We have partnered up with the Great Barrington Land Conservancy to plant these beautiful native trees at the Lake Mansfield November Habitat Planting Day on November 9th! The effort will include plantings along the lakeside trail as well as a planting of native shrubs and trees at the forest edge behind the new parking area which will be designed and installed as part of Helia Native Nursery’s Carbon Offset program.
Our team has been nurturing the native plants from cuttings that were harvested from the disturbance zones created by the improvement construction at Lake Mansfield. The plantlings will be returned to the shoreline as part of our restoration efforts.
Helia Native Nursery recognizes that local and global ecosystems are threatened by climate change, pollution, and urban development. Helia’s Carbon Offset Initiative allows participants to take direct action to offset carbon emissions by planting native trees in conserved areas throughout Berkshire County. In the coming year, this initiative will help bring improvements to the health of our community, as well as our changing planet, right on the shores of Lake Mansfield.
We encourage you to purchase (5) trees to either pick up and plant on your own or donate to be planted on your behalf on conservation land. Deadline to sign-up is Wednesday, November 6th!
One average vehicle produces 5 tons of Carbon a year and it takes one tree 40 years to sequester 1 ton of Carbon. By planting 5 native trees and allowing them to grow for 40 years, you'll offset your Carbon emissions for 2024.
Official tree adoption certificates are available to share as gifts for the holidays!
Please share this opportunity with your friends, neighbors, family members, and wider community! Feel free to share this far & wide, so that together we can make a bigger collective impact.
Volunteers are welcome to join the planting! Follow this link to register to volunteer or visit the GBLC website volunteer page.