Over The Course Of Three Summers, She Planted 372,290 Trees In An Effort To Repopulate Canada’s Forests
With deforestation, wildfires, and other kinds of manmade or natural influences, the planet’s naturally growing trees have taken quite a hit.
Thankfully, there are conservationists, experts, and caring citizens who are striving to introduce more trees and plants to their areas every year. But have you heard of one person planting over 300,000 trees on their own?
That’s something Canadian content creator and tree planter Leslie Dart has done during her summer breaks.
Leslie (@lesliedart) is an Ontario-based college student who spent three summers planting hundreds of thousands of trees in an effort to repopulate Canada’s forests. She’s been documenting her journey as a tree planter on TikTok, and her videos have earned millions of views.
As most of us know, Canadian forests have been needing extra love and care, especially after this year’s tragic wildfires.
Thankfully, there are many Canadian residents who spend their time volunteering to plant trees in areas that need them most.
However, not all of them can plant as much in as little time as Leslie. Leslie first went viral in July of 2022 when she posted that she planted 4,545 trees in just one day.
In the video, Leslie can be seen confidently walking through fairly empty land with all her gear on, quickly using a shovel to plant some future trees into the ground.
Leslie has participated in tree-planting marathons in Canada, where she planted thousands of trees from 5:00 am to 10:00 pm.
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Leslie has often had to work in some intense conditions, with insects flying around her, mud everywhere, and sometimes, horrible weather.
“It was really hard, but I’m so happy I had the experience and got to challenge myself mentally and physically like that,” wrote Leslie in the caption of her tree marathon video.
Over the course of three summers, Leslie planted 372,290 trees. Isn’t that incredible? She did all this while being a student and training to become a pilot.
This year, Leslie completed her college studies and landed a job at an aerospace manufacturing company.
“Tree planting has low lows and high highs,” wrote Leslie in the caption of one of her TikTok videos.
“There are moments of character-building misery, and then there are moments that make it all worth it. Most days are the good ones.”
Congratulations on all your accomplishments, Leslie, and thank you for helping to take care of our environment!
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