Gorgeous weather, a great turnout, a strong presence from Joe’s family, and a lovely Northern Red Oak all provided us with a wonderful start for our mainland tour. The footage we collected today is beautiful, and we were able to do in-depth interviews with Joe, his parents and brother. We couldn’t be happier!

Special thanks to Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk for coming out on a very busy day!

Click on the Wisconsin page for all of the details, including GPS coordinates.

Check our photo gallery to see newly added photos from today’s events.

You can read stories from today’s news by following the links below:

• “Planting a Wish“, from WKOW 27 Madison (ABC Affiliate) – (Includes 2 web videos, also included video in 3 evening news broadcasts.)
• “Couple Aims Plant Tree in Every State: Monona Native Returns Home to Start Documentary Work“, from WISC-TV Madison (CBS Affiliate) (Also included video in 2 evening news broadcasts.)
• “Residents Remember, Celebrate on Memorial Day“, from madison.com (Wisconsin State Journal)

We’re up late in Monona right now just to get you this blog post, and then tomorrow we’re off on a long drive to Minneapolis! Stay tuned for a report about our upcoming June 2nd planting with Tree Trust at the Midtown Greenway.

Click here to read the press release about the Minneapolis event.

Also: check out this great post from our friends at Tree Trust.

Stay tuned! There’s more soon!

Video by Noni Films & Media

We are in the final stages of our strategic tour planning and are ready to announce that in the month of June, we will be traveling between our native states of Wisconsin and New York, and exploring much of the Northeast for the first leg of our tour. We plan to hit the following states. We’ll be planting trees, holding events, and shooting lots of video in:

• Wisconsin
• Illinois
• Michigan
• Indiana
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• Washington, D.C.
• New York
• New Jersey
• Connecticut
• New Hampshire
• Massechusetts
• Vermont
• Rhode Island
• Maine

Early summer is a great time to plant in this area of the country, while the winter season is more ideal for Southeast and Spring for the Northwest. So, we’ll be taking several trips to make our goal of native trees planted in all 50 States.

Please donate to our presently self-funded venture that will result in a greater awareness of the importance of trees and natural habitats for all animals and humans!

If you have any suggestions for planting locations or would like to make an introduction to a person or organization you think we should connect with, please let us know!