Some of the trees are harvested for wood products, fruit, and spices.
Money comes mainly from foundations, corporations, churches, and individual donors.
The CEC 's Advocacy Committee constitutes the political arm of the evangelical environmental movement. Consisting of attorneys, ministers, and others, it studies various issues before recommending when and how to enter the public policy fray. The center is a popular spot for students at Christian colleges to study for credit. The projects focus on such ecofriendly efforts as reforestation and cleaning up water. Thus, each of Green Cross's 20 chapters has taken on a specific project, from developing an ethnobotanical center in New Hampshire to sponsoring a radio program in West Virginia that applies Christian theology to ecological issues.