Part of the challenge is, part of the conversation, is what land gets used for that? There's tons of talks that we'd have to give up precious farmland for that, but there's ways to incorporate the two, known as agroforestry and silvopasture. Which, while isn't a total use of the land, it make for interesting balances of the two. There's also concerns about whether or not we need to plant trees in areas they weren't originally part of, like praries and wetlands, and as a result disrupting biomes. Obviously, I'm not a fan of that. Then there's people attempting to plant trees on areas you wouldn't expect, like the "Green Walls" being built around The Sahara and Gobi Deserts. We can't forget urban forestry, of course, either. There's tons more options that I've heard over the years, but I forget them.

Anyway, reforesting that much land is a pretty tall order and there's a lot of debate if, saying we could pull it off, whether or not it'd actually be beneficial. elizabeth's comment hints at some of the struggle. In addition to that, countries in the northern atmosphere are starting to look at planting non-native species because native species are struggling to keep up with global warming, and that's just heart breaking. Either way, I'm of the mindset that it's not really possible, but that it's a piece of the puzzle, and a great tool for creative use.

When #teamtrees started building more momentum, there were a lot of people saying how 20 million is a drop in the bucket, and it is, but 20 million well placed trees, well cared for, is better than zero trees. 40 thousand well placed trees is better than zero trees, and for the water they filter (some species of oak can filter up to 40,000 gallons of water a year, so they add up), the air they clean, the animals they provide shelter to, those trees have a collective meaning than is greater than their number on paper. I mean, me personally, if I had one more tree in my backyard, one more for the squirrel and songbirds, one more for the leaves and branches and bark and colors for me to admire, that's meaningful right there.