Introducing: Letters to the Future
What would you say to a forest you’ll never see?
This April, EarthCorps is inviting you to find out.
We’re launching Letters to the Future — a community writing campaign that asks a simple, powerful question: What do you want the world to look like in 50 years?
Whether you’re a longtime supporter, a restoration volunteer, a student who’s never touched a trowel, or someone who simply loves the Pacific Northwest — this campaign is for you.
How it works
Choose who you want to write to:
🌱 Future Generations — the people who will inherit the land we’re restoring today
🌲 Future Forests — the trees taking root right now in our restoration sites
🌊 Future Salmon — the fish we’re fighting for in every watershed we touch
🌎 The Earth in 50 Years — the planet as it will be, shaped by choices we make now
Then write your letter. It can be one sentence. It can be a page. It can be a poem or a promise. There’s no right way to do this.
Approved letters will be published on our public Letters Wall, where your words will live alongside those of Corpsmembers, restoration ecologists, community members, and people from across the region.
Why this, why now?
Restoration work is inherently an act of hope. Every tree we plant, every stream bank we stabilize, every invasive species we remove — it’s all in service of a future we may not fully see. Letters to the Future is a way of naming that hope. Of saying: we believe the work matters. We believe the world is worth writing to.
We’re asking you to believe it too.
→ Write your letter
→ Read letters from the community
Want to do more? The restoration behind this campaign is real, ongoing work. If you’d like to support it, consider making a gift to EarthCorps this April.