History of the Society
    The name, 'Men of The Trees', dates back to July 1922, when Dr. Richard St Barbe Baker, a Government Forestry Officer at the time, encouraged a tribe in the highlands of Kenya to adopt tree conservation into their culture. The shifting agricultural methods of the tribe had been destroying the land.

    He invited them to perform a 'Dance of the Trees' and thousands gathered. Dr St Barbe Baker called for volunteers to form the 'Watu-Wa-Miti', which translated means 'Men of The Trees' and fifty men were selected. There is still a branch in Kenya planting many trees each year.

    In 1924, Dr St Barbe Baker returned to England, his country of origin, and formed the 'Men of The Trees' there. The society has since spread throughout the world and the Queensland branch was established in 1980 in Brisbane, Australia.