Seedlings of Hope

Replanting our History

Join the Central Sierra Resiliency Fund of the Central Sierra Historical Society and our partners as we further our values of Restoration, Community and Stewardship. Plantings began in Spring 2021 with stock procured from local seed banks and nurseries.  Since then, we’ve partnered with American Forests and Mulholland Citrus to grow our seedlings locally!

Since April 2021, CSRF and its volunteers have planted 32,690 seedlings through the Seedlings of Hope program!  An additional 11,930 seedlings were grown and sold to local landowners with reforestation needs beyond the scope of the Seedlings of Hope Program.  As a result, CSRF has provided 44,620 seedlings to facilitate the reforestation in our community!

Our seedlings are:

  • Native species, appropriate for planting in the Central Sierra Region:
    • Giant Sequoias, Incense Cedars, Live Oaks, Pines, and White Firs
  • Planted as recommended by local foresters
  • Planted locally, within the Fresno County footprint of the Creek Fire

  • Provided for free to property owners (up to a maximum of 600 seedlings depending upon acreage and site readiness as determined by our registered professional foresters. Additional seedlings can be purchased,  if surplus seedlings are available and the property meets SOH requirements.) 

We also need to buy or collect seed to make more seedlings available for our forests. Given current seed bank shortages we are currently planning a cone-crop collection project for the fall of 2022. Growing a viable seedling takes a minimum of one year, so we must start now.
 
Together, our history can be one of community and stewardship!
Request Seedlings

Our partners; American Forest and Mulholland Citrus are growing additional  seedlings for planting in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 (soil conditions permitting).

This project has been made possible in part by grants from and collaboration with American Forests, Edison International, Tree Fresno, Relief though Relief and the US Department of Agriculture. 

Donate to Seedlings of Hope

Donate $5 and we will plant one seedling within the Fresno County forests affected by the Creek Fire.

These plantings will be done in cooperation with landowners and/or other local, state and federal organizations. One tree will be planted for every $5 donated to this Seedlings of Hope campaign. We will not deliver a tree to the donor or designated honoree or commit to planting a tree on a specific property.

If you would like a seedling planted in memory or in honor of a specific person, please note that information in the memo section below.

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Check donations can be written to Central Sierra Resiliency Fund and mailed to:
Central Sierra Resiliency Fund
P.O. Box 617
Shaver Lake, CA 93664

Please note “Seedlings of Hope” in the memo section.

Donating as a Gift? Download our printable Seedlings Of Hope Certificate!

Donating in Memory? Download our printable Seedlings of Hope Memorial Certificate

Contact us at ResiliencyFund@sierrahistorical.org to see how you might help foster a sense of “Central Sierra Resiliency” in our broader community.