At least 55-acres of seedlings can be planted

TALLAHASSEE, FL, UNITED STATES, June 23, 2020 / EINPresswire.com / -- The Florida State Parks Foundation’s Plant a Pine Campaign has been so successful that at least 55-acres of seedlings can be planted, Foundation President Gil Ziffer, said today.The campaign launched on Earth Day and has already raised enough to be able to plant more than 20,000 longleaf pine seedlings, in state parks across Florida.

The majority of the first round of seedlings are being planted at Torreya State Park, which was devastated by Hurricane Michael in 2018.

"For every $1 donated, we will plant one longleaf pine seedling in a Florida State Park.

“This campaign has been so successful that we are well on our way to our goal of planting 100,000 trees by Earth Day 2021.

The trees are planted in coordination with the Florida Park Service in park areas identified for restoration efforts,” said Ziffer.Groups interested in supporting hands-on tree planting projects can contact the Foundation through its website The Foundation, founded in 1993 as Friends of Florida State Parks and renamed in 2018, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation whose mission is to support and help sustain the Florida Park Service, its 175 award-winning parks and trails, local Friends groups and more than 20,000 park volunteers.It does this through programs that preserve and protect state parks, educate visitors about the value of state parks, encourage community engagement and active use of state parks, and advocacy.The volunteer Board of Directors represents private and public sectors as well as local and statewide interests.