Trees carry stories of resilience, growth, and memory. When we plant a tree in memory of someone special, we create a powerful connection between remembrance and renewal.
Our memorial tree planting program offers a meaningful way to honor loved ones while supporting the restoration of California's national forests.
Plant Trees in Memory: Transforming Grief into Forest Restoration
Every memorial tree becomes a symbol of enduring love and hope.
By choosing to plant a tree in memory, you're not just creating a tribute—you're actively participating in forest restoration. These trees stand as living monuments, growing stronger with each passing year, much like the memories of those we cherish.
Plant a Tree in California: Healing Landscapes and Hearts
California's landscapes have weathered significant challenges, especially devastating wildfires in both rural and urban areas.
Our tree planting service focuses on National Forest areas that need regeneration. When you plant a memorial tree with us, you're helping to rebuild ecosystems and create new life in areas that have experienced significant loss.
Planting Trees in Honor in California: a Personalized Remembrance
All of our memorial tree planting options:
Plant native species tree or trees with a card and optional personalized dedication certificate
Create a lasting tribute that grows and thrives in California's beautiful forests
Give recipients access to tree photos, location maps and visiting information
Plant a Tree with Meaning and Go Beyond a Simple Tribute
Our carefully selected planting sites ensure that your memorial tree contributes to forest health, wildlife preservation, and environmental restoration. It's a gift that continues to give, growing silently but powerfully in California's National Forests.
Plant Trees in Memory: Your Lasting Remembrance Certificate
Receive a beautiful certificate that captures the essence of your memorial tree. This document serves as a tangible reminder of your tribute, showing exactly where and how your tree is making a difference in California's natural landscapes.
Our mission here at Trees for a Change is to provide thoughtful, meaningful gifts that live on to restore fire devastated forest lands. It would be nice if we could offer more choice in planting areas, but our priority is planting trees where they are needed most.
We hope you agree that when it comes to giving a gift that is about LIFE, a gift that truly honors someone, putting the trees where that life will make the biggest difference is the best thing we could possibly do.
We estimate about how many trees we'll need to plant for each calendar year, then the trees are planted that year in the early summer (this is the best time for survival.) We move our planting project to a new location once we've dedicated all the trees we planted that year. We do things this way so folks who receive tree gifts in the last half of the year don't have to wait all the way until the following summer to find out about their trees. Rest assured, each and every tree gift given through Trees for a Change has a baby tree or trees accounted for in the designated planting location.
The card that accompanies the tree gift has information printed on the inside left. This info explains the gift and directs the recipient to the "Find Trees" feature on the website.