It’s important to understand that planting trees must be done in the right places, in the right way and with someone to maintain the trees.
Of course, you can plant trees in your own yard or in your neighborhood or even at your school. Research which species grow well in your climate. Look around and see which species are already doing well in your community.
Find local, regional or organizations in your state or - State government agencies - that are working on planting more trees. We found two groups near where we live in Maryland by searching keywords like ‘planting trees near me’.
#treeteam
Arbor Day Foundation https://www.arborday.org/trees/climatechange/plantATree.cfm
The Nature Conservancy
https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/plant-a-billion
National Forest Foundation
https://www.nationalforests.org/get-involved/tree-planting-programs
Resources we found to help plan a unit or curriculum on climate change (cost)
Teachers Paying Teachers
Science of Climate Change: A Hands-On Course by Blair Lee
Available on these sites:
https://seahomeschoolers.com/product/science-climate-change-print/
pdf (download) and paperback
Amazon paperback
Find local groups that focus on the environment and climate change like these for the mid-Atlantic region in U.S.
Annapolis Green
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and District of Columbia)
https://www.allianceforthebay.org/
Find groups near you by searching for climate change, environment 'near me’ or find your own state’s Environmental or Natural Resources agency or department.
Some free general info climate change resources we found
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC)
NASA https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/climate-change/
Arbor Day Foundation https://www.arborday.org/trees/climatechange/
The Wil Steger Foundation
https://www.climategen.org/our-core-programs/climate-change-education/
NPR
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/25/716359470/eight-ways-to-teach-climate-change-in-almost-any-classroom
Goodside
Free ebook to cut your carbon emissions and info about living sustainably
United Nations/Climate Change
https://www.un.org/en/climatechange