Over 70 SBD and 40 Steem raised so far to plant native trees. I feel humbled and blessed by the sheer positive response to this project "upvote a tree". The growth of this project has even surprised me and I have taken steps to dedicate more time to it. It is all of you that is making this possible and please never forget that. 

This could turn into a forest. Our forest.  

I have recently taken to writing posts that will enable reforestation in Northern Peru. Upvoted posts plant trees! Today we planted 6 Algarrobo native tree saplings and all thanks to Steemit!  

In the first step of addressing the issue of local  deforestation. In partnership with steemit. I have started to plant  native tree saplings around where I live. I have been able to do this  with your simple upvotes. Simple.

If you like what you see. Please upvote, comment and resteem. 

Before I continue any further I would like to thank the  following for their upvotes:  

 @r3v3nan7 @groovekeeper @luegenbaron @bak45enpai @keanuzafra @slowwalker @asrol18 @ulqu3 @bidseption @sandrina.life @ddschteinn @lizelle @storichen @brizhorticulture @bleedpoet @christinevenus @acwood @dylanhobalart @drewley @benleemusic @artwatch @cryptoslicex @freebornangel @doitvoluntarily @world-travel-pro @jaybird @vicky135246 @soulsavers @etunerx @supporter-of-fbd @amy-goodrich @onralfa @sasmita2409 @daily-musings @spurss @angshu @qberry @offoodandart @gavinthegreat @biolegria @mracalf @danyflores @novacadian @bak45enpai @greenstar @lukestokes @screensceneuk @pakcek @lildanea @icuz @cryptofrench @kajolag @hugo4u @welubovi @karimraj @igster @dailyfiber @how2s101 @mininthecity 

But a big shout out goes to: @lizelle and @jaybird for their steem donations;  @artwatch and @cookwithus for their SBD donations. 

 We have raised a total so far of: 

Steem- 40
SBD- 71.609
 

Outcomes to date:

• 30 native trees planted 
• One local has so far joined the tree planting part of this project. 
• 480 Peru Soles donated to EcoSwell not for profit: forwarded to their reforestation program.
• 30.332 SBD and 11 Steem held in savings until price goes and helps for accounting (check my wallet)
• Creation of carbon offset directly derived for all Steem activities (takes a lot of energy to propel Steem). 
• Building a socio-enviromental aware community platform on Steemit.     

I donate 100% of the SBD earned on the reforestation posts (like this one) to a local ngo called Ecoswell. This ngo has a reforestation  program in which they have small garden nurseries in  the village. I donate to them and I get lots of tree saplings to   plant  myself. This on  behalf of all you upvoters. If there is any change to this format, as they might as this grows, I will inform everyone with a blog post on steemit. 

My most recent posts that  includes a written description, photos and personal  comment feedback: 

Video: Upvote a tree- Charity starts with Steemit. Your upvote will plant trees in Peru. 24 planted to date

My first ever post about this: I won some steem on SSC, so I bought a tree and planted it.  

Upvote a tree was a seed planted in @jaybird 's Steemit Sandwich Contest 

If you would like to read my posts, then find me here @intrepidsurfer