The Dale Earnhardt Forest

This four-year project will plant 77,000 trees in 15 county region surrounding Charlotte, NC.

The goal of the Dale Earnhardt Forest is to restore trees to the city of Charlotte and to restore wildlife habitat, expand greenways, and return trees to riparian areas, then to expand the Dale Earnhardt Forest to the 16 states he raced in during his career and ultimately across the United States.

The first 50 of 77,000 trees that will honor the memory of NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt were planted on November 19, 2005 by the national nonprofit American Forests and The Dale Earnhardt Foundation. The trees were planted in Sloan Park outside Mooresville, NC. Home of The Dale Earnhardt Foundation and Dale Earnhardt Inc. A total of 77,000 trees are planned for the 15-county region surrounding Charlotte.