Rodney Lough Jr. Plants 1,000 Trees for Earth Day and Arbor Day
On Earth Day, Rodney Lough Jr. promised to plant a tree for every photograph sold. Now, on Arbor Day, he's keeping that promise and then some, planting 1,000 trees through the Canopy Project in the places that need them the most.
Online, April 26, 2013 (Newswire.com) - On Earth Day 2013 Master Wilderness Photographer Rodney Lough Jr. made a promise. For every photo he sold that day through one of his three Rodney Lough Jr. Wilderness Collection galleries (in San Francisco, Sausalito and Las Vegas) and through his studio in Portland, he would plant a tree.
Now, on Arbor Day, he's following through on that promise and then some, donating substantial funds to the Canopy Project so they can plant 1,000 trees in the parts of the world that need them the most. Unfortunately for the photographer, Rodney Lough Jr. Wilderness Collections didn't quite sell 1,000 photographs on Earth Day. Fortunately for the planet, Rodney decided to go above and beyond his original promise. As Rodney said, "We have plenty of beautiful trees here in Oregon. Let's plant them where they'll do the most good!"
The Canopy Project is a part of the Earth Day Network that focuses on planting trees that help impoverished communities, allowing them to gain security both economic and environmental. Over the past three years, the Canopy Project has succeeded in planting 1.5 million trees in 18 of the countries that need them the most.. Rodney's donation will help them achieve their goal of planting 10 million more trees over the next five years.
Earth Day has been celebrated since 1970, and is often thought of as one of the foundations of the modern environmental movement. More than one billion people take part in Earth Day events every year. Arbor Day has been celebrated since 1872, starting in Nebraska City by J. Sterling Morton. On it, people are encouraged to plant and care for trees.
