Make an investment that will last for generations.

Donate to plant a tree in the land of Israel!

Make an investment that will last for generations.

Donate to plant a tree in the land of Israel.

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Watch this 60 second video for an overview of the Greening Israel project

Plant a Tree in
the Land of Israel

Reverse Centuries
of Desolation

Fulfill Prophecies
in Your Bible

For thousands of years, foreign nations have ravaged the land of Israel and crippled the ecosystem.

By planting a tree today, you can be a part of reversing this destruction and participating in the restoration that was prophesied about in the Bible.

Dedicate Your Tree to a Loved One

and receive an awesome custom certificate!

Donate a Tree

Tree + Custom Certificate

Tree + Custom Canvas

Tree + GPS Location Tracking

About This Campaign

We have a team of volunteers who will be planting trees in Israel’s Heartland this October and November. Help us reach our campaign goal so that this team will be equipped to put trees in the ground!

Sponsor a tree today so that we can fulfill this year’s mission to plant thousands of trees in Judea and Samaria, Israel’s Biblical Heartland.

Who is Planting the Trees?

The Greening Israel Project is managed by HaYovel, a United States non-profit organization.

We’re not the only organization planting trees in Israel, but we do have a good bit of experience under our belt. We have been helping Jewish farmers in Israel for the past 20 years and have hosted thousands of volunteers from over 30 different countries to plant, harvest, and work on farms in Israel. We have an on-site base of operations in Samaria and our team of dedicated volunteers will be the ones planting and caring for your tree.

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You can also contact us to schedule a visit to one of our sites in Judea and Samaria to plant trees yourself!

When you plant a tree . . .

You are making an investment that will last for generations.

You are bringing restoration and reversing centuries of destruction.

You are helping heal Israel's ecosystem and stop desertification.

You are taking part in fulfilling the prophecies of Scripture.

and also . . .

You can choose to add a custom certificate to your order and honor a friend or loved one!

You'll receive an invite to our WhatsApp channel with exclusive updates, photos, and videos from our forestry team.

If you are in Israel, you can schedule a free visit to our forestry sites, or come plant your tree yourself.

The Story of Israel's Trees

The destruction of the land started with Rome.

Josephus records that the Roman armies cut down vast numbers of Israel’s trees and destroyed the forests in order to build siege works for their conquest. Legend has it that the Romans even uprooted the grapevines and took them back to plant in Italy.

Not only were the forests cut down, but the large, grazing herds of wildlife in Israel were hunted or driven elsewhere to find forests and grasslands that could sustain them. This only served to exacerbate the desertification of the land and, with no trees or root structures in place, the ground could no longer hold water and unchecked erosion began.

With no trees or grass to shade the soil, the sun began to parch the land.

Experts estimate that an inch of topsoil has been lost to erosion every year for the last 1,000 years. Added together, all that eroded soil would be enough to bury a 7-story building.

If you come to Israel today, you’ll find this fact supported when you look at the rocky and barren mountains. Without root structures on their slopes, the hillsides slowly lost their soil as it washed down onto the valley floors.

The final blow came . . .

during the reign of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. In the late 19th and early 20th century, they invested heavily in building railroads to connect various Middle Eastern cities. The Ottomans instituted a property tax based on number of trees to increase the lumber supply. What was still left of Israel’s forests began dwindling rapidly as trees were cut down and used to lay new tracks or turned into charcoal to power steam locomotives.

This was the nail in the coffin of Israel’s land destruction. It seemed like the desolation and desertification that started with the Romans was now beyond the point of no return.

But that's not the end of the story.

Just like the miracles that happened in Israel back in Bible times, there are miracles still happening today. Since the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948 and the return of Jewish people from around the world, the desolate, barren landscape of Israel is coming back to life, just as God promised in the pages of Scripture.

It hasn’t been easy and many brave pioneers have given their blood, sweat, and tears to see Israel green and fertile once again.

Now, you have an opportunity to be a part of this epic story. You can plant a tree today and forever be a part of restoring the ancient forests of Israel. Our Greening Israel team is here to help you plant and care for your tree until it’s old enough to thrive on its own.

We need your help to reach our goal by October 1!