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In the last 50 years, the Arbor Day Foundation has planted and distributed nearly 500 million trees in more than 50 countries around the world. To date, Datamax has helped plant more than 8,600 trees in nationwide forests. This year's tally of 1,364 trees planted is the most Datamax has contributed in any year since 2011.

“In the grand scheme, Datamax donations represent a very small fraction of what is necessary to ensure growth in our all-important forests.  As a technology provider that utilizes and promotes the use of tree paper products, Datamax has a most certain responsibility to give green back," Datamax Texas President David Rhodes said. " The Arbor Day Foundation is a wonderful nonprofit conservation and education organization and our hope is for the 'multiplier effect' where more and more companies are inspired to help them plant, nurture and celebrate trees."

Currently, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Arbor Day is striving to replant Michigan’s state lands on a large scale. These forests were heavily logged in the late 1800s, and statewide conservation efforts have been focused on bringing public lands back to their natural state. This project will replant native stands of Jack Pine and Red Pine, with a small percentage of white spruce and eastern white pine also incorporated. In total, nearly 6 million trees are being planted through partnerships with companies like Datamax.

As these forests mature, they will provide a wide variety of ecosystem services including carbon sequestration and water filtration. But most importantly, these trees mean forests across Michigan will see improved habitat for a wide variety of wildlife including deer, turkey, grouse, and — most notably — the Kirtland’s warbler. These birds have only recently been taken off the endangered species list, thanks to concerted tree planting efforts like this one. They nest in young jack pine forest stands and rely on them for survival. This work means Kirtland’s warblers, and other species, will continue to thrive.­

Along with other partners across the globe, the Arbor Day Foundation is working to improve the quality of life around the world through the simplest, most affordable, and most effective solution – planting trees – which will pave way for the health and well-being of people in this generation and future generations to come. Visit their website at https://www.arborday.org/takeaction/ for more information.

To learn more about the DatamaxGreen Program and its Green Back Proposition, visit  www.datamaxtexas.com/environment.

About the Arbor Day Foundation

Founded in 1972 — the centennial of the first Arbor Day observance — the Arbor Day Foundation is the largest 501(c)3 nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees. More than 1 million members, supporters, and valued partners have helped us plant more than 350 million trees in neighborhoods, communities, cities, and forests throughout the world to ensure a greener and healthier future for everyone.

Visit them online at arborday.org.

About Datamax

Datamax Inc. offers the latest equipment and solutions in technology to increase efficiency and productivity in customers’ offices. Datamax Inc. has been in business for over sixty-five (65) years with offices in Arkansas, Texas, and Missouri with more than two-hundred and fifty (250) employees in three (3) states.

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