StubHub’s “Tickets for Trees Weekend in Seattle” Aims to Plant Thousands of Trees in Wenatchee National Forest

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, today announced “Tickets for Trees Weekend in Seattle,” an effort to plant a tree for every ticket purchased on StubHub for two marquee events taking place in Seattle September 19-20. In partnership with the National Forest Foundation (NFF), StubHub will plant trees in Wenatchee National Forest, located about 45 miles from Seattle. This continues StubHub’s Tickets for Trees campaign that launched late in 2008 and has already accounted for close to 50,000 trees planted in National Forests across the country.

Two events involving StubHub partner teams make up Tickets for Trees Weekend in Seattle—

On Saturday, September 19^th, the Washington Huskies host the USC Trojans in the third game of their upcoming college football season. StubHub is the Preferred Fan to Fan Ticket Marketplace of University of Washington Athletics and the Official Ticket Marketplace of USC Athletics. Ticket prices vary but today are listed as low as $50.

View available tickets for USC-Washington

The Seattle Mariners host the New York Yankees as the regular season winds down. The series finale on Sunday, September 20^th marks the second event of Tickets for Trees Weekend in Seattle. StubHub is also the Official Fan to Fan Ticket Marketplace of the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees.

View available tickets for Yankees-Mariners

Each ticket purchased through StubHub for either event will result in a tree being planted in the Wenatchee National Forest, a forest spanning nearly two million acres. Currently, the U.S. Forest Service estimates that approximately two million acres of National Forests need to be restored, but that number continues to grow. Reforestation becomes that much more important because of the wide ranging benefits — trees produce oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide, provide homes for wildlife, and filter clean water for all of us to drink. Planting trees is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to achieve all these things. For example, 50,000 newly planted trees would sequester more than 25,000 tons of carbon, significantly reducing the buildup of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and slowing the rate of climate change.

Support Your Team and Your Environment.

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About StubHub

StubHub is the world's largest ticket marketplace, enabling fans to buy and sell tickets to tens of thousands of sports, concert, theater and other live entertainment events. StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead it through innovation. The company's unique online marketplace, dedicated solely to tickets, provides all fans the choice to buy or sell their tickets in a safe, convenient, and highly reliable environment. All transactions are processed and delivered by StubHub and backed by the company’s FanProtect Guarantee™. Company partners include the New York Yankees, Chicago Bears and the University of Southern California along with nearly 60 teams in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and NCAA, complemented with music artists like Madonna and companies such as ESPN and AOL.

StubHub is an eBay company (NASDAQ:EBAY). For more information on StubHub, visit www.stubhub.com

About National Forest Foundation

Founded by Congress in 1991, the National Forest Foundation works to conserve, restore and enhance America’s 193-million-acre National Forest System. Through community-based strategies and public-private partnerships, the NFF enhances wildlife habitat, revitalizes wildfire-damaged landscapes, restores watersheds, and improves recreational resources for the benefit of all Americans. The NFF’s Friends of the Forest^® program helps build awareness of the issues and values surrounding our National Forests through outreach and volunteer opportunities. To learn more, visit us at www.nationalforests.org.