It's Arbor Day across most of the U.S. today. It's a time to give some serious thought to the state of the world's forests. Our forests are in need - of space to grow, of replanting, of shielding from the ravages of deforestation of all kinds. The world needs forests, not just a tree planted here and there - even though every one helps. Take a look at this wonderful little video,"The Beautiful Forest", from the WWF United Kingdom and remember that forests are alive - entities unto themselves. They are not ours to destroy. We need them. Even dryland forests are important, as you can learn more about on our Sacred Earth Gardens blog today.
As it is Arbor Day, if you are in the U.S. and would like to help the efforts to save our existing forests or replant those that have been destroyed, there are several ways to do it. If you join the Arbor Day Foundation, you can receive ten trees to plant yourself or have ten trees planted in one of their reforestation efforts as a part of your $10 membership fee. You can contact your local National Forest Service to see if free trees are available locally. You can adopt part of an existing forest through The Nature Conservancy and other similar organizations. You can also make a donation to one of the many organizations who work diligently to save the world's forests through a variety of efforts from buying acreage to Protect to staging protests to stop logging and other deforestation.
However you choose to help, know that the world's trees and forests thank you. So does Mother Earth! And, we do, too!
As it is Arbor Day, if you are in the U.S. and would like to help the efforts to save our existing forests or replant those that have been destroyed, there are several ways to do it. If you join the Arbor Day Foundation, you can receive ten trees to plant yourself or have ten trees planted in one of their reforestation efforts as a part of your $10 membership fee. You can contact your local National Forest Service to see if free trees are available locally. You can adopt part of an existing forest through The Nature Conservancy and other similar organizations. You can also make a donation to one of the many organizations who work diligently to save the world's forests through a variety of efforts from buying acreage to Protect to staging protests to stop logging and other deforestation.
However you choose to help, know that the world's trees and forests thank you. So does Mother Earth! And, we do, too!
Video Credit: YouTube user" WWFunitedkingdom" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpzuVt_mkKs
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