The following are a sample of student reflections from the 2010 MTP Tree Planting Trip:
“It was encouraging to see the success of the previous year’s hard work and watching it grow. I can’t wait to see the difference this project has made in this region in the years to come” – Beth Burrill, SMIC
“It was really inspiring to see how much determination and heart each person had when they were planting” – Amy Zhou, SMIC
“I think the project presents people with the opportunity to be a part of something really big” – Jessica Tsu, SMIC
“Some of the best of my high school memories will be attributed to the Million Tree Project. I hope to do all this again in my last year next year and I know that my experiences here will stay with me forever” – Jessica Tsu, SMIC
我种的不单单是几棵树，更是一种绿色理念、一片绿色希望、一份绿色（教育的）空间！
我觉得我是真正与“沙”来了个亲密接触——车行驶在沙漠边缘、松软的沙土、照相机上随处可见的沙粒，裤脚上年满的沙尘！
——上海市闵行区瑞桥中心小学 朱琼
“I’ve learned how far a word of encouragement or a friendly smile goes. I’ve learned that although we’re all different, it doesn’t really stand in our way because we have the same goals and that unites us” – Jessica Hao, SAS Pudong
“The planting tree experience is far from what I expected. I was dirty and wet but it felt so good after the work was done. It was extremely rewarding” – Connie, SAS Pudong
“I learned that I have a bigger environmentalist in me than I ever knew. I never thought that it would pain me to see a landscape as much as it did when I saw the grassland-desert” – Max Wang, SAS Pudong
“It gave me hope and inspiration, reinforcing my thoughts on the project. It made me want to come back and see for myself the saplings grow up and help the environment” – Mimi Liu, SAS Pudong
“I learned that Roots & Shoots is a really great organization that actually cares about the environment. They influenced me to become aware of my own impact on the environment and help it anytime I can” – Michelle Lock, SAS Puxi
“I found the tree hugger inside of me” – Steven Pak, SAS Puxi
“Everyone, including the farmers, the Roots & Shoots staff, the trip participants, and the local people have been working very hard. Our contact with these people just broadened our view on environmental issues and protection and the lives of people here in Inner Mongolia” – Vivian Tang, SMIC
“I was amazed at how much the trees could grow in so little time. It made me feel like what we’re doing is making more of a difference than we think” – Stephanie Sun, SAS Puxi
风沙无情，人有情。通过上海根与芽、SCMC，虽然我们来自五湖四海，但是我们有一个共同的目标，为改善内蒙古同胞的生存环境，代表千万同事的寄托，出一份力，做一份有意义的事。每一棵树都成活是我的期望。
现场一片荒凉、萧条的“冬色”与我的想象形成一种强烈的反差，以及形式的严峻，一切任重而道远。
一望无际的草原、成群的牛羊、一座座蒙古包，间或有一条消息从中穿过，成群孩童，袅袅炊烟，塞外的“清明上河图”。百万植树项目是一个功在当代、利在千秋的宏伟事业。传承精神永存。
根与芽教师在交流授课的经验和心得体会到他们使用心在经营一份“事业”，“辛苦咱一个，影响几代人”。如此重任，舍我其谁的气概，值得发扬光大。
我可以做得更好。在日常生活中，比如像老师一样自带筷子、少用一次性产品，节约办公用纸，节约用水、用电，一身作出，并教育下一代传承。
虽然是我们或他们曾经做过一些影响环境或生态放的错误行为，但只要我们现在行动还来得及，只要有“战天斗地、不抛弃、不放弃的精神”，一定会还与我们的子孙后人一片蓝天的净土。但存方寸土、留与子孙耕。因为有我，所以会更好，相信我能，“根与芽常青”。
——可口可乐（武汉） 费杨斌
我对林地的感受很深刻，与我没来之前所想差别太大。没有我想象的草原，到处都是牛羊，所看到的都是沙土、树苗、很空旷。我的希望是可以通过此次活动可以更多地改善这里的地理环境，可以变成我心里所想的环境。
——可口可乐（武汉） 徐林
用心栽种再一棵小树木，希望来年在此来观看自己亲手栽种的树木，看到茁壮成长的树木，一定会很开心的。
当用心栽下每棵树苗时，很期待一年后、十年后树木将会是什么样子，当时心中有份很强烈的想法，三年后一定要亲眼见证自己种下的树木。
印象最深刻的人就是常住库伦旗的林业专家，在恶劣的环境中，丝毫没有动摇他的梦想，克服一切困难而努力着。
——SCMC武汉 徐鑫
放眼望去都是黄色、黄色调的沙土地，没有树叶的树木，黄色的枯草。很期待绿色。但看到环境保护的一些措施（有序的种植树木），心中感到欣慰。
——SCMC武汉 Candy
当我们坐在马车上，沿路看到黄沙但当地农民却告诉我们，这曾经是一片绿洲还有一条小河流，小时候曾在小河里游泳，听了心里说不出是什么滋味，这就是上一辈留给下一辈的苦果，还要有多少代人得继续尝这个苦果……
明天也许就看不到我们今天踩下的脚印了，我们的植树活动刻不容缓。
——可口可乐（厦门） 王绿华
当来到库伦旗的时候，第一眼看到的不是树种缩写的大草原，而是到处的黄沙，土地被沙画，牛羊无处觅食，而且黄沙还在继续侵蚀着。如果我们不再做点什么，那么我们的明天，就有可能也生活在这样的环境中。
——宁波紫泉
一个萝卜一个坑，一个树苗巴一个坑。希望这些树苗真的能挡住沙漠的侵袭，留给人们一个美好的家园。
——SCMC 李海燕
虽然在植树中，天气不是很理想，但却耐不住心中的热情。栽下一棵树，洒下一个愿望，住院美丽的内蒙不再受沙漠的侵袭和沙尘暴的攻击。
——SCMC(上海) 任伟