Below is everything (newest at top) with "life OR health OR environment OR trees" in its title or subcategories. For a strict listing (matching all categories and subcats), click hereTHIRTEEN TREES TO PLANTfrom 2025 in ( life / environment / trees / fruit )
As I continue my desire to have edible plants grow in the wild, I had to find a place where they'd grow without me watering them. Well, I might have gotten around that problem. I just learned of air well condensors that get water out of the air at night to water plants. Here's a picture of one.That might not be possible but as I ponder... read more
CHOP DOWN ALL TREES TO SAVE THE PLANETfrom 2023 in ( life / health / environment / trees )
They think burying a tree will keep the CO2 in the tree from going back to the atmosphere? Yeah, if you're an idiot who says trust the science but don't know that MICROBES eat trees and it will get back into the atmosphere that way. On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 10:16:52 PM As if we needed more proof af... read more
BILL GATES FUNDING SCHEME TO CUT DOWN 70 MILLION ACRES OF FORESTSfrom 2023 in ( life / health / environment / trees )
Gates needs to be stopped.Because Earth is a closed system, the amount of carbon on the planet never changes. The carbon cycle is vital to life on Earth. Nature tends to keep carbon levels balanced, meaning that the amount of carbon naturally released from reservoirs is equal to the amount that is naturally absorbed by reservoi... read more
WHEN IS ARBOR DAY?from 2022 in ( culture / holidays / environment / trees )
Yes, I know today (6/19/2022) is both Father's Day and Juneteenth, but I wanted to know when Arbor Day was. You know, add it to my calendar. Welp, as it turns out, that's not such a simple question. Here's the response I got when I asked the good people at ArborDay.org: I think on a website devoted to any particular holiday, first a... read more
AT 5,000 YEARS OLD, ANCIENT CYPRESS IN CHILE MAY BE WORLD'S OLDEST TREEfrom 2022 in ( life / environment / trees )
In 1993, a cypress tree stump in Chile was confirmed by tree-ring-counting as 3,622 years old, showing the capacity of these slow-growing relatives of sequoia to endure through centuries. However, another scientist recently found that a living individual, known as the millennium... ww... read more
ONE INDONESIAN MAN MANAGES TO STOP DROUGHT, BRING FORTUNE TO VILLAGE BY PLANTING 11,000 TREESfrom 2021 in ( education / science / trees )
A rural countryside in Indonesia has one man to thank for saving their drought-prone village. 65-year old Pak Sadiman is a local farmer and father of two who lives in...One Indonesian Man Manages To Stop Drought And Bring Fortune To His Village By Planting 11,000 Trees... s24990.pcdn.co/one-indone... read more
FORESTRY TECHNIQUE TO AVOID CUTTING DOWN TREESfrom 2020 in ( life / health / environment / trees )
Japan's Ancient Forestry Technique Produces High-Grade Lumber With No Need to Chop Down Trees. The daisugi technique, like bonsai, is a forestry technique that involves heavily pruning the mother tree which allows narrow saplings to shoot upwards.: titleanother way to save... read more
SMALL TREES COULD FORM THE BASIS OF MORE DROUGHT-RESISTANT RAINFORESTSfrom 2020 in ( life / health / environment / trees )
UK scientists found that small trees in a water-deprived area of the rainforest showed increased capacity for photosynthesis and leaf...: dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8595385/Small... read more
URBAN FORESTS OF NY REVEALED: THE CITY HAS 5 MILLION TREESfrom 2020 in ( life / health / environment / trees )
Most visitors think of New York's parks as the only place to find trees. However, a new study found New York City has over 5 million 'forested natural areas' along with 666,000 street trees.: h... read more
TELLING OUR TREE STORIESfrom 2020 in ( life / health / environment / trees )
In turbulent times, being in nature among the trees can offer a vital sense of calm, solace, and inspiration. Here, we share the stories of people who've devoted their professional lives to eco-advocacy. And this Earth Day, they share why our forests are more important than ever and what we can do--even from our homes--to ensure... read more
TIME FOR TREESfrom 2019 in ( life / health / environment / trees )
timefortrees.org/Time for Trees . Another worthy cause.Humankind is All organic lifeforms are facing a crisis: our ability to survive and thrive is at risk. Air and water pollution is rampant. Weather patterns are shifting at an alarming rate. Poverty is widespread. Th... read more
LEAVE THE TREES, PLEASEfrom 2017 in ( life / health / environment / trees )
Another reason for short-sighted land developers to leave as many trees as possible when destroying/preparing the site for the next new neighborhood. People living in neighborhoods with more birds, shrubs and trees are less likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and stress. To watch, hear or read the rest, g... read more
