The Brighter Planet Blog

It’s that time again! We’re happy to announce that the Antigo City Farm Urban Tree Program in Antigo, WI will receive $5,000 in seed money from the Project Fund. The funds will go to purchase 500 trees and support a project coordinator who will oversee a city-wide tree planting and education program. Through workshops, community members will be trained to plant the trees and tap local maple trees to produce syrup, a valuable local resource. If they succeed in their goal of reaching 500 households (20% of the city), the positive impact will be widespread.

With seven worthy projects from Montana, Wisconsin, Vermont, Oregon, Missouri and Colorado, we saw another diverse and successful month for the Project Fund. Other leading projects were weatherization projects from Montana Energy Corps and Button Up Middlebury, and an effort from Solar Oregon to educate on solar energy in rural areas. All of the projects brought in a whopping total of 9,572 votes.

We’re seeing plenty of new proposals coming in for the February round of voting. Be sure to visit the Project Fund homepage after the 1st to let your voice be heard!

-Matt V