About Essential Trees Tag Foundation

We are a domestic nonprofit organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, dedicated to planting, protecting, and tagging native trees โ€” one tree, one community, one ecosystem at a time.

Our Mission

Why Trees. Why Now.

Essential Trees Tag Foundation was founded on a simple but urgent belief: trees are not optional. They are foundational infrastructure for clean air, stable water cycles, biodiversity, human health, and community wellbeing.

Globally, we are losing forests faster than they can recover. Wildfires, urban expansion, and deforestation are stripping landscapes of the tree cover that sustains life. We exist to reverse this โ€” one verified planting site at a time, with full transparency and community involvement.

Our tree-tagging model ensures that every tree planted is tracked, photographed, and reported โ€” giving donors real-world evidence of their impact and giving communities lasting green infrastructure they can call their own.

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Mission

To plant, protect, and tag native trees across underserved landscapes and communities โ€” restoring ecosystems and building resilience against climate change.

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Vision

A world where every community has access to thriving green spaces and every dollar donated to reforestation is fully traceable.

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Values

Transparency, community-first action, ecological integrity, and accountable stewardship of every donation we receive.

Our Core Values

What We Stand For

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Ecological Integrity

We only plant native, climate-appropriate species. Every site is chosen based on ecological need โ€” not convenience.

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Community-First

Trees succeed when communities want them. We work with โ€” not for โ€” the people who live near every planting site.

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Radical Transparency

Every planting is tagged, photographed, and reported. Donors can trace every dollar to a real tree in the ground.

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Urgency

We move fast when landscapes are at risk. Emergency response is built into our operational model.

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Partnership

No one reforests alone. We build lasting partnerships with schools, parks, municipalities, and conservation groups.

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Evidence-Based Action

Our planting decisions are guided by science โ€” soil assessment, species data, and long-term survival metrics.

Legal Information

Organization Details

Legal Name

Essential Trees Tag Foundation

EIN

41-4990547

Organization Type

Domestic Non-Profit

Address

10401 Hendrix Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111

Directors

Jessica Caren Sawyer
Robert Gerald Thompson

Incorporator

Jessica Caren Sawyer