Our Million Tree Planting Program
Happy Holidays - Now and for Future Generations!
Each Wreath Season we sustainably harvest hundreds of tons of fresh evergreen boughs in multiple States, which our team utilizes to handcraft hundreds of thousands of wreaths, door sprays, garlands and centerpieces annually.
In an effort to enrich our national and state forests and parks, we initiated our Million Tree Planting Program in 2007. This planting program is in partnership with our non-profit groups whose online purchases help fund these plantings annually.
We are pleased to announce that in 2025, the 50th Anniversary of our company, we will achieve our goal of financing the plantings of over 1,000,000 tree seedlings in 49 States. As these trees mature, we all can take comfort knowing that we are helping to reduce our carbon footprint and ensuring that current and future generations can enjoy these forests for many years to come. Just as importantly, the creatures that live in these forests will continue to have a thriving habitat for the future!
In an effort to enrich our national and state forests and parks, we initiated our Million Tree Planting Program in 2007. This planting program is in partnership with our non-profit groups whose online purchases help fund these plantings annually.
We are pleased to announce that in 2025, the 50th Anniversary of our company, we will achieve our goal of financing the plantings of over 1,000,000 tree seedlings in 49 States. As these trees mature, we all can take comfort knowing that we are helping to reduce our carbon footprint and ensuring that current and future generations can enjoy these forests for many years to come. Just as importantly, the creatures that live in these forests will continue to have a thriving habitat for the future!
The Balsam Bough Partnership
In 1987, John and Chris Mickman were founding members of the Minnesota Balsam Bough Partnership. This organization developed a method of sustainably harvested Balsam Boughs and worked with the Minnesota Legislature to license Bough Buyers so as to enforce sustainable harvesting.
In 1996, the Balsam Bough Partnership was honored to be recognized by the US Department of Agriculture for the remarkable achievements of this organization.
Again in 2001, John Mickman was honored to be recognized for his conservation efforts by the Minnesota Department of Forestry with their ‘Award of Excellence’. This recognition by all the foresters with whom John worked was especially meaningful.
To date the Minnesota Balsam Bough Industry is alive and thriving due to the sustainable harvesting techniques developed and maintained over the past 35+ years. The Minnesota Christmas Wreath Industry has sold tens of millions of wreaths over all these years. Each year millions of customers welcome home families and friends for the Holidays with a fresh Balsam Fir Christmas Wreath made by one of the Minnesota Wreath Companies that produce these wreaths. What an honor!
Honorees
The lists of gift recipients in honor of those that have had a tree planted in their name began back in 2008. Click on a year below to see those that have contributed to this effort:
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