Another Green Google Earth Collaboration
This one is a really cute idea actually. The World Wildlife Fund has come up with a way for you to go online and buy a baby tree which then gets planted in a rainforest in Indonesia. That’s not the cutest part though. They then give you the Google Earth KML file with the exact location of your tree, so that you can see it’s location and see the changes in it as the satellite imagery for that location gets updated over the years. In essence, you’ll be watching your baby tree grow over the years.
Truthfully, the resolution of Google Earth in that rainforest in Indonesia isn’t the greatest. But as you well know, Google Earth is always updating and getting new satellite imagery. So I’m guessing it wont be too long before you can actually see the detail in the trees there.
So for only $5.50 a tree in the Sebangau National Forest can be yours, and you will know that you are contributing to the reforestation of Earth. And that always feels good.
One small step toward improving the condition of planet earth.
If you want to purchase a tree for your very own, go to mybabytree.org. Thanks to the Google Earth Blog for the info on this.
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