YouTubers’ campaign will plant trees in California, Kenya, and India
Thanks to YouTuber MrBeast’s viral tree planting campaign, more than 21 million trees will be planted across the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Haiti, Indonesia, Ireland, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nepal, and the United Kingdom.
Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson set out to raise $20 million for the campaign dubbed #TeamTrees in October after reaching 20 million subscribers on YouTube. Each dollar raised would plant one tree. Some of YouTube’s biggest stars joined in the social media blitz, boosting #TeamTrees enough to reach the campaign goal by December.
Planting all of the trees will take place through 2022, according to the environmental organization Mr. Beast partnered with, The Arbor Day Foundation. The first round...