Over the course of 2020, 110 generous souls chose to do something special, something real. In partnership with Fifteen Trees, they purchased 60 trees* for us to plant with community groups across 3 Australian states. From us at Fifteen Trees and from numerous native plant nurseries, landholders and community groups, we are sending out […]
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Small business. Masters of ingenuity.
Here’s a fun fact – you don’t have to be a big business to make a big difference. You can be a small business, even a tiny one, and still make a significant positive contribution to the environment. We already know that small businesses are vital for local economies, that they keep money in the […]
Trees for the Bellarine Rail Trail.
Some of our tree planting partners are quietly racking up whole forests. G.J. Gardner Homes is one of our strongest supporters, having planted 56,000 trees with us over the past 8 years. That impressive number comes as a result of G.J. Gardner planting 15 trees for every home it builds in Tasmania and Victoria. And as a […]
East Gippsland Bushfire Appeal
This year we need your help to purchase 1500 trees for our East Gippsland Bushfire Appeal Tree $4.80 + guard $3.50 = $8.30 750 trees X 2 sites = 1,500 trees Current status (Monday 17th August 2020) = 380 trees This past summer was one of the most challenging Australian seasons ever and […]
What lies beneath!
Trees are such a deep part of our psyche. From a young age, we discover trees through inquisitive minds wanting to climb their branches to test our weight and bodies agility, as well as the quest for discovery to get to the top for a 360 degree view of our world. Trees hold […]
Friends of Fifteen Trees (2019) Report.
The average Australian lifestyle uses 15,000kg of carbon per year. If that sounds like a lot, it is. A tree collects and stores 268kg over its lifetime. This means, every year we need to plant 58 trees to bring our individual carbon consumption down to zero. A little tricky for most of us to do […]
Companies
Want your company to walk the talk when it comes to working sustainably? Here at Fifteen Trees we have you covered with plenty of options of how you can help give some love to the planet plus engage more with your employees and customers. 1. Reduce the carbon footprint of your office. Roughly […]
Homeward Bound – running carbon neutral!
Dear Team HB, I am so delighted hear that some of you may purchase trees through Fifteen Trees to reduce the carbon footprint of your journey to Antartica with HB. The UN report, that I believe HB3 team commissioned, calculated that each woman was responsible for 9 tonnes (9,000kg) of carbon emissions. In tree terms: […]
5 reasons why planting trees matters
Why do trees matter? We all know that trees help create the air we all breath and filter out nasty pollution. But the benefits of planting trees goes so much further. In fact, trees play a vital role in all of our lives. In 2018, more than 310,000 people took part in National Tree Day, […]
Fundraising
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