How to Adopt a Tree

Adopting a tree is a great way to make nature part of your family.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Journals
• Garbage Bags
• Cameras
• Film
• Buckets
• Garbage bags
• Cameras

1. Take a walk and select a tree in a park or other public place that appeals to you.

2. Name your tree.

3. Touch your tree and get acquainted with how it feels. Inhale the scent of your tree, sniffing the leaves, bark and branches.

4. Pick a leaf or two to take with you or do a leaf rubbing.

5. Talk to your tree and think about what its life is like.

6. Look to see what creatures the tree is home to: birds, insects, squirrels and so on.

7. Consider how large your tree is and learn about how old it is. Think about all the things the tree has witnessed in its lifetime.

8. Visit your tree often and notice how it changes with the seasons.

9. Take a photo of the tree while standing in the same spot each season and compare the changes it has gone through.

10. Draw pictures of your tree.

11. Keep a journal about your tree, recording your observations each time you visit it.

12. Bring a drink of water for your tree when you visit it.

13. Remove any litter that has accumulated near your tree to help keep it healthy.

Tips & Warnings

• This is an an excellent activity for a family or a small class.
• Spend some time learning about trees by reading books.

[philanthropy]

on 2/28/2008 oops, sorry. I kept getting an error. Didn't know that popped up so many times.

[philanthropy]

on 2/18/2008 The best way to adopt a tree is to use Blue Planet Registrar.

[philanthropy]

on 2/18/2008 The best way to adopt a tree is to go through Blue Planet Registrar. www.blueplanetregistrar.com

[philanthropy]

on 2/18/2008 The best way to adopt a tree is to use Blue Planet Registrar. Go to www.blueplanetregistrar.com

on 11/22/2005 Don't tear bark off your tree or pull off its healthy leaves! That's like tearing off its skin, or parts of its lungs. They need those!