Trees Communicate
They share nutrients with neighboring trees, They emit phermones and wrnings about insect attacks and herbivore attacks.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-whispering-trees-180968084
They share nutrients with neighboring trees, They emit phermones and wrnings about insect attacks and herbivore attacks.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-whispering-trees-180968084
Trees for the Future gives trees to lower income people in Africa to plant . They also give wheel barrows and shovels. They give other seeds and seedlings. The local people get food and income from the crops; the trees store carbon; the land comes back; and many other species of plants and animals return to flourish. https://trees.org
Trees give off anti-microbial compounds. People exercise and socialize out in wild places. "It reduces the risk of type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, premature death, and preterm birth, and increases sleep duration."
https://www.treehugger.com/health/huge-study-confirms-significant-health-benefits-nature.html
Here is a poem by Kristen Marshall. She is an active volunteer in the Boulder Rights of Nature group. Link Every Thursday she used to visit a sick friend, and make him pancakes. She often walks to get places. She would volunteer for the community bookstore. http://www.boulderweekly.com/entertainment/words/still-life/
I relish this guided tour, where arborists show us the trees on the CU campus. They tell us about the different trees, their history,![]() |
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