RideForTheTrees.com

About Ride for the Trees

The Cause

Approximately 25% of original, primary forests remain worldwide.  The San Rafael Reserve is part of the 7% remaining in Paraguay's Upper Parana Atlantic Forest.  It is home to 27 Mbya Guarani indigenous communities, more than 410 species of birds, and several endemic species of animals that exist only in San Rafael... Read More

The Ride

 Ride for the Trees is a 10,000-mile environmentally-friendly solo bicycle tour through the Americas. The ride officially began January 1st, 2009 and will last approximately 10 months. The route begins in the San Rafael Reserve in Paraguay... Read More

Our mission is to advocate protection for endangered forests worldwide and to raise funds to protect Paraguay’s San Rafael Reserve via an environmental bicycle tour through the Americas. Samuel K. Hagler and David J. Gordon... Read More