Chevrolet Carbon Stories: San Juan National Forest tree planting
Whenever you take a breathe, you are breathing in 1/3 more
carbon dioxide than your grandparents did. That's a significant
increase in just two generations. Now imagine a forest. In one
year, an acre of forest absorbs 6 tons of carbon dioxide and
emits 4 tons of oxygen. In 2003, the San Juan National Forest
suffered a major fire that effectively destroyed and deforested
large sections of land in Colorado. The US Forest Service does
not plan to replant the burned areas, and this land is not
likely to be naturally reforested. In conjunction with the US
Forest Service, the National Forest Foundation and local
activists with the help of Chevrolet have actively begun to
reforest a portion of the burned land with newly planted trees.
Along with replanting the forest, this is a great project for
its ecological benefits such as restoring habitat, as well as
for the local economy. Over the next few years, Chevrolet will
be investing in projects that will