Help us help Nature restore the Pterocarpus Forest

Since mid-June, when the Forest reopened after Puerto Rico’s first Covid-19 lockdown, visitors have returned in large numbers to the Forest. Our Forest Tour Application app project, however, has been the primary focus of our efforts, as this project has been amply delayed by Covid and other factors. It is now about to launch.

The focus on completing the Tour App, and the shortfall in revenues from the "Help us help Nature" campaign contributed to the project’s being on hold, as we last reported.

In terms of revenues, we received one – though major – donation of $1,000 toward our $10,000 goal. But that amount is not enough to make the purchase and planting of new trees as cost-effective and efficient as possible.

Our decision has been to revitalize and re-energize the project and to reconfigure it from a promotional perspective. It will soon be announced as object of the Forest’s “Giving Tuesday 2020” campaign with GlobalGiving and #GivingTuesday Puerto Rico. The core project remains the same, with an emphasis on how the the renaissance of the Forest after María can and should inspire us in these times of turmoil.  Contributing to the Forest tree planting project is investing in a beautiful, bountiful future.

As Puerto Rico, like many states and countries, is seeing a worrisome, recent uptick in Covid cases and hospitalizations, we believe that Help us help Nature restore the Pterocarpus Forest can be a truly inspiring and motivational campaign. What better symbol of hope than a renascent Pterocarpus Forest – a survivor of Hurricanes María and Irma – that can serve as an inspiration to our visitors, and a beautiful symbol of hope, recovery and renewal in these trying times.