Mission: To better our environment.

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• Mission To better our environment.
• Goal Increase awareness about sustainability
  through education programs and to improve the
  eco-system by planting trees and native plants.
• Strategy
• Partner with business allowing them to become
  more eco-friendly and help them operate with a
  focus on sustainability.
• Work with individuals, neighborhoods/communities,
  schools, and municipalities and assist them in
  their efforts to improve the environment.
• Raise funds which in turn helps plant trees
• Recruit volunteers to join the SoundForest
  InfanTREE to carry out our mission

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www.soundforest.org Website launched October 4th
2008
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www.soundforest.org Website launched October 4th
2008 Planted over 1000 trees in the first year We
have planted trees planted in 11 states and 7
countries Continue to recruit InfanTREE
volunteers to help carry out our mission
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• Highlights
• Beer For Branches
• Partnered with
• Blackstone and New Belgium
• Bike For Branches
• Over 300 riders rode bicycles to help raise
  awareness about SoundForest mission
• Followed by a concert with 9 bands

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• Plantings
• Sevier Park over 70 trees with the aid of over 70
  volunteers
• Bells Bend and Beaman parks over 300 saplings
• 10 trees at the Tennessee Special Olympics HQ
• 8 trees at Thomas Edison Elementary
• Over 300 trees in Portland OR
• 220 trees in partnership with Cumberland River
  Compact
• Trees in 11 Countries including Thailand, Nepal,
  Germany, Costa Rica, and the Philippines

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• Campaigns
• SoundForest.org TreeShirts
• SongForest.com

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• Upcoming Schedule and Campaigns
• SoundCanopy Planting 70 trees in the Belmont
  Hillsboro Neighborhood with the help of a TAEP
  Grant from the Department of Forestry
• Working with Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust in
  Washington State to help plant over 500 trees
• SoundSchools Working with Brentwood High school
  grow-out nursery
• New Belgium Brewery BrewerTree Project
• Bells Bend Riparian Project

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• Bells Bend
• SoundForest.org has already planted native tree
  species including Serviceberry, Sycamore,
  American Hornbeam, White Oak, Swamp White Oak,
  and Overcup Oak to help the park's tree canopy
  recover.
• Currently the 808 acre park only has a mere 16
  tree canopy cover. An overwhelming majority of
  the land has been taken over by invasive species
  including Privet and Honeysuckle among many
  others.
• SoundForest is working with the Park to help
  remove invasive plants and re-establish a healthy
  forest habitat.
• Recommendation A riparian zone is needed!
• Proposal re-establish a riparian zone along the
  Cumberland River to help prevent erosion, improve
  water quality, and create much needed habitat for
  wildlife and humans.
• Plan
• Begin working in phases starting with a 5 acre
  Riparian Zone planting along the Cumberland
  River. Divide ¼ acre plots along the waterfront
  and focus planting select tree species.

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Bells Bend
Focus Area
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Bells Bend
Target Riparian Zone
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Bells Bend
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Bells Bend
Divide target area into ¼ acre zones
300ft
150ft
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Bells Bend
Repair ¼ acre zones
300ft
150ft
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Bells Bend
Repair ¼ acre zones
300ft
150ft
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Bells Bend
¼ acre zones

• Disk plow with tractor to turn soil
• Prep planting area
• Plant 4ft bare root trees in random pattern
• Mulch using wood chips
• Maintain monthly by removing any unwanted
  undergrowth

300ft
150ft
And.
Repeat.
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Result. Enjoy a healthy riparian zone forest that
will create a healthy eco-system benefiting
wildlife habitat, humans, waterways, and the park
for years to come.
Riparian trail c.2025 Bells Bend Park
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SoundForest.org Thanks You!
SoundForest.org Planning

• Events Bike For Branches, Bells Bend Trail Trot
  or Jingle Bells Bend Run, Ride-In Movies,
  Christmas Tree Ball
• Campaigns TreeShirts Sales, Beer For Branches,
  Bands For Branches, Zero Carbon Cars,
  SoundSchools, SoundEnergy.
• Planting Trees Bells Bend , High-Schools and
  Neighborhood Grow Out Nurseries, Community
  Canopy, Energy Saving Trees, Out of State
  Partnerships (Mountains to Sound), World
  Outreach...
• Volunteerism Recruiting, InfanTREE Coordination
• Fundraise-sing Business Partnerships, Individual
  Donations, Web donations, TreeMail, Old School
  Mailing, call outs.
• Video-ogrophy How to Plant a tree, Energy Saving
  Trees, AC Condensation, TreeShirts, B4B promo,
  Music Outreach Videos
• Online Stores SongForest.com / SoundForest.org
  Music, TreeShirts, Special Edition books
  (recycled paper The Giving Tree), Reusable
  Baggage, Water Bottles, other items?