{"id":19209,"date":"2021-01-13T20:44:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T20:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highatlasfoundation.org\/?p=19209"},"modified":"2021-01-15T12:34:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T12:34:36","slug":"haf-to-plant-trees-in-morocco-on-martin-luther-king-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/haf-to-plant-trees-in-morocco-on-martin-luther-king-day\/","title":{"rendered":"HAF to Plant Trees in Morocco on Martin Luther King Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
Elizabeth Jay <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Martin Luther King Day falls in the middle of the High Atlas Foundation\u2019s tree-planting season, January 18, 2020 – On Martin Luther King Jr. Day that inspires volunteerism, the High Atlas Foundation celebrates its Tree Planting day. Annually, the Foundation sets aside the third Monday in January to plant trees across Morocco.<\/span>Tree-planting season in Morocco begins in mid-December, when the rains have come to loosen the soil and feed the earth. From then, HAF has a short three-month window in which to transplant all of the trees that have been growing in the 12 community-managed nurseries with whom we partner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This year, HAF and farming communities are in the process of transplanting 1 million trees into agricultural plots and schoolyards around Morocco. We are also planting 1.6 million seeds in the 12 nurseries to bring them back to full capacity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We’ve already planted approximately 200,000 trees in communities since the season began, and are working hard to plant the remaining trees before the end of March.<\/span><\/p>\n You can help to deliver these saplings, grow trees in Morocco, uplift marginalized communities, and take vast strides toward <\/span>ending rural poverty<\/span><\/a> when you plant trees in the name of a <\/span>loved one<\/span><\/a> or simply give.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Program Manager | Digital Strategist\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nthe most fertile time of year in Morocco.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n