Purpose

For the fourth consecutive year White Rose
Forest (WRF) has an opportunity to access funding from a global
reforestation foundation called One Tree Planted (OTP).
 
The eligibility for this fund is based on
photographic evidence of trees planted in the 2024-25 WRF woodland
creation programme.
 
The WRF has been awarded a £68,486.80
contribution of OTP funds towards the ongoing establishment of
296,633 newly planted trees located at two significant WRF project
sites in North Yorkshire.
 
The OTP foundation has recently verified a
collective woodland creation claim submitted by England’s
Community Forest (ECF) of which WRF is one of fifteen community
forests. The donation is ready to be claimed and paid to Kirklees
Council.
 
The WRF is a regionally delivered programme.
The woodland creation schemes submitted for this particular funding
claim were located in North Yorkshire.
 

Content

A decision has been taken to accept funding
from the One Tree Planted (OTP) Foundation which is an American
based non-profit, public charity donor, whose mission is to help
with global reforestation. 
 
The White Rose Forest (part of Kirklees’
Major Projects Team) is one of England’s Community Forests
which has an agreement in place with OTP. This agreement enables
Kirklees Council to receive donations from OTP for North and West
Yorkshire tree planting schemes supported with grant funding
through the WRF programme. The OTP donations will be used to
support the revenue cost associated to the ongoing monitoring and
establishment of newly planted woodland.
 
There is a requirement by all the WRF funders
to continue to monitor the condition of their new woodland for 15
years following planting. The OTP donation will support the ongoing
staff costs of a WRF ‘Legacy Team’ who will carry these
responsibilities.