REACH GREEN, a new Boston-based grassroots non-profit mobilising runners, cyclists, and endurance athletes for climate action, has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation. This sees the two organisations support the restoration of longleaf pine forests in North Carolina’s Sandhills region.
The partnership will fund reforestation efforts in an ecosystem that has been reduced to 5% of its original size. According to REACH GREEN, the organisation raises funds from endurance athletes and directs them to partners who deliver restoration work.
Bouker Pool, Executive Director of REACH GREEN, said “Trees are powerful because they make climate action feel real. They clean the air, cool our neighbourhoods, and restore the spaces our community depends on.
“That’s why this partnership is such a natural fit; it reflects our belief that the most effective action is rooted in something people already understand, value, and want to protect.”
The Arbor Day Foundation, an international non-profit, offers its experience in tree planting and ecosystem restoration to the partnership. The organisations will fund the reforestation of longleaf pine trees, which are essential to supporting local biodiversity.
Dan Lambe, Chief Executive of the Arbor Day Foundation, said “As a lifelong advocate for green spaces who has participated in outdoor recreational events such as triathlons, the connection between movement and the environment can be invigorating.
“Partnering with REACH GREEN allows us to engage a new audience that values the outdoors and wants to protect it. Together, we’re restoring ecosystems and building momentum for environmental action.”
www.reachgreen.org
www.arborday.org
