Trees provide more than two dozen valuable eco-services, but rarely can I actually name more than 6 or 8. This essay is for future referencing, and contains a list of these services. If you think of others, please add them to the comments. Photosynthesis — This is the first one…

For the last several weeks, I’ve been in an Internet “rabbit hole” listening many who believe the world is changing, that humans need to move towards more independent thinking, our society needs to move away from mainstream news and, as individuals, we are moving towards forgiveness, tolerance of others and…

A friend sent me a poem this morning, a prayer to the tall trees. For each child thou shalt plant a tree, Thus, shall sing the Children of Light, When the earth again shall be a garden: Holy Tree, divine gift! Thy majesty reunites all those Who have strayed from…

Holiday season is approaching and I found this card in a drawer — Given the cards this was found with, it may be a decade or more old. But I was taken with the quotation from Dr. Helen Caldicott. We are together on a small, fragile planet, and we will either live together, or we will die together. This is from a 1981 commencement address, which is still available…

Many trees live 50 to 100 years, therefore, your urban tree planting program needs to be mindful of biodiversity and replanting native species, along with trends in the local climate which will become more pronounced in the coming decades. …

It is an audacious goal: Greening neighborhoods, helping families save money on energy and food costs, creating jobs and planting 1 additional tree per person, in every urban and suburban area. But, like any large goal, break it down and tackle it a piece of a time. …

Just published "Planting for Posterity" - inspired by the alumni magazine article with the same title. https://giving.upenn.edu/planting-for-posterity/ Philadelphia has a total Tree Equity Score of 84. But 218 neighborhoods, out of 1,329 have a Tree Equity Score under 75. So, for every neighborhood in the City of Brotherly Love to have a score of 75 out of 100, almost a hundred thousand trees (97,712) will be needed to be planted. The city, generally, is doing so well that this is just a 1.8% increase in the tree canopy.

Ten years ago, the University of Pennsylvania began a tree planting program. Each incoming class choses a tree to represent their class. They plant the tree on the college green, near the statue of Ben Franklin the university’s founder. The class then plants additional trees around campus. This is exactly…

We believe that individual action is necessary - we need to push the large entities (gov't and corporate) but for our own mental health we need to feel engaged in the fight. I would appreciate your reading about, and sharing your thoughts on, 100KTrees for Humanity https://symsoil.medium.com/100k-trees-for-humanity-the-plan-835ae4731a11