Climate change is the downfall of the Earth.

Deforestation has a major impact on the global temperatures rising. When the governments of forested countries decide to chop down trees, they decrease the Earth’s rate of photosynthesis. This emits less oxygen, and takes away from carbon dioxide consumption. The extra CO2 rises into the atmosphere, and it creates a domino effect of negative environmental impacts. If this isn’t stopped, all the excess carbon dioxide that is released will further advance the greenhouse effect on Earth that is heightening the global temperature.

Fortunately, organizations like the Habitat Recovery & Kindness Project are trying to reduce this detrimental problem. They are making conservation efforts in locations across the country. Some places have a significant amount of endangered species and deforestation, making them perfect candidates for reviving and conserving forested habitats. This organization is planting trees, sustaining biodiversity, and even using methods like phyto-remediation, removing pollutants from soil, in order to ensure a new healthy life for the forests they are promoting. 

This organization came to be because of Ocean and River Clark. The two brothers won a bid for a large property for a cheap price in the winter when snow covered the ground. In the spring when the snow melted, a huge pile of trash was left behind. The Clarks were stunned that their new land was used as a junkyard that stretched at least a quarter mile. This upsetting revelation helped them decide to take action, so they bought an old dump truck and began hauling the garbage to the city dump. Ocean Clark’s partner Alyssa Portaro suggested planting a brand new forest on the land they had cleared. This is exactly what they did. By 2020, they had a team and moved to California to further their operation and plant more trees, encouraging other people to do the same. They have two current locations in California and the Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania.

Clark and Portaro are accepting donations and volunteers to help further their mission of restoring habitats and planting forests. Previous volunteers have described the project as, “full of love” and, “a beacon of hope.”  This program is making a difference, and anyone can join them in their goal of healing part of deforestation damage.