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Healing the Heartland

April 8, 2013|Chandler Van Voorhis

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Here’s to the landowners. The ones who care enough to plant trees under whose shade they may never sit. The ones that plant hope, purify the air, clean the water and create Life.

For inside the seed of one acorn is a thousand forests — a place where faith and reason are renewed, a place that quenches the thirst of the soul and nourishes the mind for your children and their children. Forests house nature’s assets. They are its cathedral.

As the saying goes, “the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” At GreenTrees we help LIFT your dreams because Life Is a Forest Tomorrow! And we can show you how.

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chandler@acre-investment.com

Chandler Van Voorhis is a leading expert in conservation and ecological markets, with experience including a TEDx Talk, guest lectures at Princeton and Yale, and several publications on natural capital. Before co-founding C2I, he co-hosted the nationally syndicated GreenWave Radio show. He received the ChevronTexaco Conservation Award in 2002 and served as President of the Alliance for Environmental Education. Currently, he serves on advisory boards for IETA Natural Climate Solutions and RenewWest and is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America.

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