Warning: I thought tree planting challenges were pointless hype before my city's event

Paul Rivera · 2026-02-25T16:35:26.186648+00:00

I used to laugh at those social media drives to plant trees, thinking they were just for likes. Then I helped with one that went viral in our area and saw hundreds of new saplings go in the ground. The group energy and seeing the progress in real time totally flipped my view. These challenges work because they turn a slow, solo job into something quick and shared.

sage_jackson566mo ago

India planted 66 million trees in one day a few years back.

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cameron_hernandez696mo ago

@sage_jackson56 sure they counted every single one...

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charlie6256mo ago

Yeah @cameron_hernandez69 I was doubtful too until our neighborhood planted 500 trees together last spring.

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the_sam6mo ago

Count them all with your own two eyes then.

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