They are guiding us. I read the world through them. I want to talk about them in this thread, talk about them in all kinds of ways -- how they help us, how they help you, how they are a key solution to climate change.
I'd like to start with this story about one man's mission to repopulate the planet with old growth sequoias.
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@jeanne-mayell I just love this, Jeanne! I had read about him before, but only in passing and didn't see all the details. What a mission! Spectacular. I love trees, so I love that he is doing this - and right in my own metro area!
@jeanne-mayell Love that article, Jeanne.
When I walk through the trees, I feel my anxiety lessen and I become more relaxed and in touch with my intuitive self. I look up at the Douglas firs, noticing their lower branches have broken off like bones of a skeleton until my gaze turns further up the tree to see the green branches reaching to the sky. The trees are healthy despite their lower broken branches. It’s a natural process. Whenever I notice those broken branches, I think of our country with its democracy in tatters and realize that we can rise and grow past this period as a nation.
As much as I love my pines and mixed hardwoods in my bit of rural heaven... I have been finding myself intrigued and inspired by all of the old apple orchards that date back to the beginnings of our country... how important they were to our peoples ... sustaining us and more.
I recently read this story and am sharing it for inspiration: https://www.mainepublic.org/maine/2025-06-02/on-verona-island-historians-discover-one-of-the-oldest-living-apple-trees-in-north-america
And a modern day Johhny Appleseed of Appalachia https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/good-food/apples-cider-tortilla-tournament-ancient-healing/tom-brown-rare-apple-varieties
As American as Apple pie.... apple cider....apple jelly....apple crisps... apple betty... hardy, enduring, surviving, feeding, inspiring
May we be as resilient and nurturing as our historical apple orchards.
@jeanne-mayell The world desperately needs much more initiatives like David Milarch's. From my perspective, it is needed that we safeguard our trees much more, both globally and through legal measures. For instance, it would be prudent for humanity to agree that the cutting down of healthy trees simply because they are in the way of a building project or other financial interest should be prohibited.
I also wanted to share this regarding trees. Here in Germany, there has been a series of incidents involving an unknown perpetrator who appears to be mentally ill and has a history of systematically destroying trees. Several trees in various cities have reportedly been poisoned with glyphosate. It is with a heavy heart we must report the death of these trees, including natural monuments that have stood for over 200 years. The unknown perpetrator follows a similar pattern: holes are drilled into the trunks of trees, and the toxic liquid is then injected into them. If caught, the perpetrator may face a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment. Legally speaking, the concern is not the infliction of serious harm upon a living being, but rather significant property damage. This highlights the difference between a spiritual view of trees as a sentient being and the current legal perspective.
This video is so wonderfully remarkable that I am asking you all if it is accurate. It's about the destruction of four dams and the stunning recovery that nature orchestrated in a short time. They said the salmon came back in a matter of days after sixty years that the river was dammed.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMbUVDvy5SF/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA%3D%3D
@jeanne-mayell - yes, this is true. https://www.americanrivers.org/dam-removal-on-the-klamath-river/#:~:text=The%20dams%20along%20the%20Klamath,in%20the%20summer%20of%202024.
I live in Oregon and have been reading about the removal of four dams in the Klamath River basin. We do sometimes get some things right.
I am blessed to live in pine forests w bountiful water on either side. People revel in, respect, and rejoice w clapping when the sun sets… a reminder that the day is done and the sun will come out tomorrow… whether we can see it or not. Small and mighty joys indeed
@journeywithme2 I grew up in a small town along the Hudson in the mid-Hudson Valley. This area is known for its fruit orchards, and especially apples. Our front lawn was apple trees, Italian (oblong) plums and cherries behind. Pears down the road on one side and peaches on the other. Eventually, our parents in this family enclave put a stop to ddt spray trucks and the orchards eventually were plowed down to make way for development. DDT def was a huge risk to life and limb, but growing up w freshly picked fruit was a wonderful experience.