How to Plant a Virtual Tree

Plant virtual trees on environmental and gaming websites.

Virtual trees are used in environmental campaigns. Sites encourage visitors to plant virtual trees to help plant real ones. Some sites offer to plant a real tree for every virtual tree that you plant while others require you to plant 10 virtual trees for them to plant one real tree. Opportunities to plant virtual trees can be found on environmental sites and on-line role-playing games.

Instructions

1. Plant a virtual tree at MyBabyTree.com. You donate money through PayPal to plant your virtual tree and fund the planting of a real tree. Enter the quantity of virtual trees you want to plant and click "Donate." You will be taken to PayPal to finish the transaction. Return to MyBabyTree.com to see your virtual tree grow and to pinpoint where your real tree will grow using a Google Earth plug-in.

2. Plant virtual trees using Second Life and American Express. If you already have a Second Life online gaming profile and an American Express credit card, you can go to Second Chance Trees Island and purchase a tree to be planted in Second Life. Choose the type of tree you want to plant in Second Life, purchase the tree and plant it in Second Life. A real tree, matching your Second Life tree, will be planted somewhere in the world by Second Chance Trees.

3. Plant a virtual tree on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Go to the Apple App Store and purchase the iPhorest app from iPhactory. Download the app to your device and open it. Choose the type of tree you want to plant, dig the hole and sow the seeds. See your virtual tree grow and see the location where the real tree will be planted.

References

• iPhorest
• Second Chance Trees
• MyBabyTree