Forest Edition Canoe Paddles

Just one tree can provide the wood to create many canoe paddles.

Example of a Cherry Wood Forest Edition Canoe Paddle

This canoe paddle can help to create a whole forest.

ABOUT FOREST EDITION CANOE PADDLES by BADGER®

As canoeists, we know and appreciate the need to preserve and protect our wild spaces. So for this, and many other reasons, Badger is excited to be collaborating with One Tree Planted to create a line of special anniversary issue of our Forest Edition canoe paddles for 2024.

We first started in 2019 when we planted 100 trees linked with a limited run of 10 Special Edition canoe paddles to help mark our 10 year anniversary celebrations. We continued our efforts in 2022 with our original Forest Edition canoe paddles, planting one tree for every special edition paddle built and sold. Over the next two years we planted another 194 seedlings with OneTreePlanted.

This year, we hope you will join us in celebrating 15 years of wilderness adventures and help support reforestation efforts across North America and around the world!

One Tree Planted logo

Thus, for every Anniversary Issue FOREST EDITION canoe paddle built and purchased in 2024, five trees will be planted.

Seedling purchases and planting efforts are coordinated through One Tree Planted. Scroll down to see all of our seedling purchases to date…

Logo depicting 3 trees and crossed canoe paddles along with the text that reads: Forest Edition Canoe Paddles by Badger® - This Paddle Plants Five Trees - 2024 Anniversary Issue
2024 15 Year BADGER Anniversary Logo

All Anniversary Issue FOREST EDITION CANOE PADDLES will be marked by way of a unique engraving depicting an artistic “paddle tree”. This custom artwork matches the paddle’s blade style and the species of tree the paddle was built from. Just a small reminder of the great forest your paddle could help to grow.

Note the “paddle tree” artwork will coincide with the hardwood the paddle was built from, and not necessarily the species of trees that will be planted on your behalf. Most likely coniferous, softwood, or other native species will be chosen to replenish any chosen forests.

One Tree Planted reforestation projects encompass the globe, including regions in Canada (including British Colombia, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Quebec), the USA, Mexico, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and even Europe! Visit One Tree Planted online for their most current planting projects.

BADGER PADDLE SOCK INCLUDED

Every FOREST EDITION Canoe Paddle includes a BADGER PADDLE SOCK - Protect your paddle in transport or storage.

Available FOREST EDITION Woods

CHERRY

Cherry is by far the favoured wood of choice for building paddles at Badger.

BLACK WALNUT

Forest Edition Sassafras Sliver Paddle Tree

SASSAFRAS

Available FOREST EDITION Paddle Styles

BadgerTail

Traditional Beavertail

FOREST EDITION ARTWORK CHERRY TREE BADGER TAIL PADDLE COMBINATION

BONGA

Modified Beavertail

FOREST EDITION ARTWORK CHERRY TREE LA BONGA PADDLE COMBINATION

SLIVER

Skinny Ottertail

FOREST EDITION ARTWORK CHERRY TREE SLIVER PADDLE COMBINATION

TRIPPER

Traditional Ottertail

FOREST EDITION ARTWORK CHERRY TREE TRIPPER PADDLE COMBINATION

Where To Buy

Currently Forest Edition Canoe Paddles are available exclusively through select retailers found below or directly from Badger Paddles.

BADGER FOREST EDITION PADDLE TREE CERTIFICATES

Dig this: Every Badger FOREST EDITION Anniversary Issue canoe paddle includes a mini Tree Certificate with a handwritten number that coincides with the OneTreePlanted (OTP) certificates (see our: Trees Planted To Date page for full details). This mini format details the official OTP certificate number and where your tree is in the count for that particular tree planting initiative (as shown in the example image below). This way, you can cross reference your certificate number for the sake of interest and transparency!

Example of mini-certificate for FOREST EDITION Anniversary Issue Badger Canoe Paddles - 1 paddle plants 5 trees
FOR THOSE WHO DIG A MORE PERSONAL TOUCH
Did you know? Custom Forest Edition Paddle Tree Certificates are also available upon request! Just contact us with your certificate number (located on the paddle tag) or proof of purchase, along with the name of the recipient as you would like it to appear on the document as shown here. We will email you a personalized digital copy (PDF) to print out or forward to the recipient as you please! 
Sample copy of Badger Forest Edition Tree Certificate - fancy blue border surrounding text and logos with a watermark of "sample sample sample" laid diagonally across the image.

TREES PLANTED TO DATE

PLANTING THE TREES

There are a multitude of reasons for planting trees, but it must be done right. Trees help clean the air we breathe, filter the water we drink, and provide habitat to over 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity. Forests also provide jobs to over 1.6 billion people, absorb harmful carbon from the atmosphere, and are key ingredients in 25% of all medicines. Discover more about the importance of reforestation and the six pillars that explain why trees are vital at OneTreePlanted.org.

Click the button for all the Seedling Details and OneTreePlanted initiatives supported to date!

Would you dig having a say where your trees will be planted?!

 

Just email us your TREE CERTIFICATE # (found on the mini certificate tag) along with proof of purchase, and tell us where you would like your seedlings to grow!*
Logo showing a circle shaped badge with a seedling in the centre that reads "THIS PADDLE PLANTS FIVE TREES"

Choose to plant trees in North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Pacific. Click here to see all the places where we have planted seedlings, so far, and counting…

 

*Contact us for the most current regions where trees are being planted or visit One Tree Planted for more information.

 

“We depend on the forest and the forest depends on us.”

~Nito Uvenibo