Boris Trajanov, a Macedonian opera singer, launched a massive project this week to seriously green the country in one day. Thousands of people, including 1000 soldiers, were bused to designated planting sites where they planted six million trees! That's a lot of trees to plant for a little country of 2 million people.

The idea, according to Trajanov, was to raise awareness of eco issues and generally green-ify Macedonia. The project also helped replant acres of forest destroyed in major wild fires over the past couple of years.

Let's hope this isn't a one-time thing. Organizers hope to spread this campaign across the entire Balkan region next year. Spreading beyond that would be even better, according to Trajanov who said, "If Macedonia, a country of two million people, can plant six million trees, we can only imagine how many trees can be planted in other, bigger countries".

While recycling, driving a hybrid, and buying local helps, there's something pretty remarkable about so many people getting down in the dirt and literally greening a part of their country.