ZAP Trees

ZAP is creating a major campaign to plant 1 million trees by 2010.

ZAP Chairman Gary Starr says the collaboration can go a long way towards restoring a balance with nature.

We would like to utilize Trees for the future to help in our endeavor. Trees for the Future have identified fast growing tees that can grow as much as 24 feet in a year.

Check out these Before/After pics!

After ZAP's annual meeting, several shareholders joined ZAP employees in planting a tree at the City of Santa Rosa DeTurk Round Barn Park on West Ninth St. and Donahue St.

The 12-foot tall Western Elm was delivered to the location in a zero-emission ZAP Truck and shareholders young and old helped in the planting.

With much appreciation we thank the following people for donating to the Zap Trees project of planting 1 Million Trees by 2010!

Here is a list of current donators and number of trees planted:

ZAP! 100,000
Gary Starr 10,000
Cheerwine, Tom Barbita 2,000
Ladd Weinberg 2,000
Shandong Jindalu, Mr. Lu 1,001
Chuck Georgo 1,000
Lithium Balance/Eco-Tech, Ivan Loncarevic 800
Warren Jew 800
Rory Gage 600
Alex Campbell, Santa Rosa, California 400
Andrew Read, Caldecott Properties 400
Manuel Ortega Jr. 400
Albert Lam 400
Curvar Aluminios y Cia Ltda, Peter Parra C 201
Friends of the Urban Forest, Kelly Quirke 200
Ryan O' Hearn 200
Kevin Keating 200

1. One out of every four pharmaceutical products used in the U.S. comes from tropical forest plants

2. Trees provide shelter and a safe place for all types of urban critters, including raccoons, squirrels, and hundreds of species of local birds, jungles and rainforests.

3. Trees increase the value of property. Houses surrounded by trees sell for 18-25 percent higher than houses with no trees.

4. Trees reduce driver rage and incidents of speeding because of the soothing effect.

5. Three trees planted in the right place around buildings can cut air-conditioning costs up to 50 percent.

6. Every year, the world loses 42 million acres of forests, an area about the size of New England.

The Zap Trees project has being going strong. Many people have been emailing us asking how they can participate. If you go to www.zaptrees.org you can send in a donation. Another way to support the cause is planting a tree on your own.

Ready to get inspired?

ZAP! is working with Trees for the Future. Together we are working with communities to plant multipurpose windbreaks around their
fields. These three photos show communities putting to practice what they learn!

Check out one of the many farmers who attended training who
replicated the windbreak technology in his one field

This amazing growth is just 18 months from seed!

How cool is THAT?!