The Negev Forest
2010 • Negev, Israel
The remarkable fact is that 100 years ago Israel started planting trees. They have planted over 240 million trees. Negev, a forest between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, has grown back—helping to retain water and soil, bringing life back to the desert.
Maya Lin, Global Residency Program
Creative Time / Rockefeller Foundation
Learn about Maya Lin’s fifth and final memorial: a multi-platform science based artwork that presents an ecological history of our world - past, present, and future.
Discover ecological histories and stories of former abundance, loss, and recovery on the map of memory.
Learn how we can reduce our emissions and protect and restore species and habitats – around the world.
See how art can help us rethink the problems we face, and give us hope that each one of us can make a difference.
Help make a global memorial something personal and close to home. Share your stories of the natural world.