Competition with a cause: Mexico hosts its first tree-planting tournament

Competition with a cause: Mexico hosts its first tree-planting tournament

On your  marks … get set … plant a tree! That’s pretty much how it went over the weekend when Mexico hosted its first tree-planting tournament — which combined a sporting event with a mission to help the planet. Factored into the scoring were strategy, technique and the seedling’s chance of survival. (File Photo) Titled with the English word “Planting,” the competition drew nine forestry brigades from the south-central Mexican states of Oaxaca, …