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Donate to plant a tree in the Holy Land.

For $25, you can make an investment into the land of Israel that will last for generations.

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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.

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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 18 years and have hosted over 3,000 volunteers from 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'll receive a digital certificate showing proof of your investment into the restoration of Israel.

You'll receive exclusive Israel 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.

Planting a tree in Israel's heartland is easy.

All you need to do is follow these three, easy steps!
1

Choose how many trees.

It costs $25.00 to start, transplant, and care for one tree. This amount covers the cost of the sapling, mulch, watering infrastructure, and a sapling guard to protect the tree from deer and other hungry fauna.

2

Submit your donation.

Pay by credit card, debit card, Venmo, or PayPal. We are a registered U.S. non-profit and your donation to plant trees in Israel is tax-deductible.

3

We'll plant your tree.

Your tree will be planted at one of our forestry sites in Judea or Samaria. Depending on the season, your tree may not be planted right away, but we guarantee that it will be planted within 180 days.

Choose how many trees you want to plant . . .

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.

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