Guest guest Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 Lately, I've had a few new communications with folks around the US and Britain about planting trees... My estimate is that there are about 500 people doing this now and the #s continue to slowly grow.. MikeThis brief letter describes my service to the environment. It's unique in its' simplicity, and effectiveness. Feel free to share the letter as you wish to. In the brief time that I've been sharing the idea, a great many have chosen to do this effortless service . thanks and take care, Mike Traster For the last 6 or 7 years I've been engaged in a " radical " activity. It might cost me 3 bucks a year in gas, and 2 hours of my time... Up here in Oregon, there are lots of Alder trees... They are fast growing robust trees. They grow well in the gulleys, where water collects, fix nitrogen to the soil, help retain ground water, and cool the ground with shade. I collect the mature seeds which look like 3/4 inch long pine cones. Each one has about 25 seeds in it. As seed growth varies, I collect from two thousand to 20,000 of em yearly. A few times, we've filled up a big shopping bag with them. While driving along, I stop safely at the side of the road and cast out ten or twenty at a time...over the rail, into the gulleys where there are no overhead wires... This is not on private property. You get good at it after a while, and spotting places to toss seeds next time too . I see it this way... They can't mow those steep gulleys or develop them.. If just one in 200 seed cones makes a tree, I've planted 10 to 100 trees a year. Around year four, they make " copies " of themselves. By now, hundreds of trees have grown, and half of them are already making many more trees Each year. By the fourth or fifth year, mother nature is doing more planting than I am... so we work together... It is a perfect " radical " activity no one approves or disapproves of it no one gets hurt no one is wrong or right no advertising is needed... The trees are good for you , me, critters, the air, ground water, less warming...etc etc.. It takes no law to do it The city council didn't vote on it.. It's not part of the tax base.. you don't get taxed for doing it Since we live in widely varying climates, you might want to plant tree seeds found where you live... oak, maple, alder, horse chestnut... chestnut, the list goes on .You might plant local apple, peach pear or other fruit trees. A bit of indigenous black berry might make a fine perimeter somewhere, bringing cooling shade, and fine some food. The little gulleys are each a living oasis.... insulated from everyone by their closeness to the rail , their small size, and steepness , they support life and add to the environment in countless ways . Imagine a couple of effortless hours in a year... with these results.... One man named Elzeard Bouffier exemplified this idea. While long tending a flock of sheep up in the high plains, he planted dozens of various tree seeds daily. When he had finished he'd planted a forest... 20 by 20 miles.... Imagine a 400 square mile forest created by one man ....while he was doing his regular work!! If you look up " the man who planted trees " you can read about him. Enjoy planting trees and the wealth it will create for us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 An inspiring email, Michael. I picked up a few acorns a few days ago, and, as you say, no-one hates trees (I think). Anyone can plant a tree. Kind Regards, Paul Rance/Green Vibrations founder. , " michaelpault " <michaelpault wrote: > > Lately, I've had a few new communications with folks around the US > and Britain about planting trees... My estimate is that there are > about 500 people doing this now and the #s continue to slowly grow.. > MikeThis brief letter describes my service to the environment. It's > unique in its' simplicity, and effectiveness. Feel free to share the > letter as you wish to. In the brief time that I've been sharing the > idea, a great many have chosen to do this effortless service . > > thanks and take care, > > Mike Traster > > For the last 6 or 7 years I've been engaged in a " radical " activity. > > It might cost me 3 bucks a year in gas, and 2 hours of my time... > > Up here in Oregon, there are lots of Alder trees... They are fast > growing robust trees. They grow well in the gulleys, where water > collects, fix nitrogen to the soil, help retain ground water, and > cool the ground with shade. > > I collect the mature seeds which look like 3/4 inch long pine cones. > Each one has about 25 seeds in it. > > As seed growth varies, I collect from two thousand to 20,000 of em > yearly. A few times, we've filled up a big shopping bag with them. > > While driving along, I stop safely at the side of the road and cast > out ten or twenty at a time...over the rail, into the gulleys where > there are no overhead wires... > > This is not on private property. You get good at it after a while, > and spotting places to toss seeds next time too . > > I see it this way... They can't mow those steep gulleys or develop > them.. If just one in 200 seed cones makes a tree, I've planted 10 to > 100 trees a year. Around year four, they make " copies " of > themselves. > > By now, hundreds of trees have grown, and half of them are already > making many more trees Each year. By the fourth or fifth year, > mother nature is doing more planting than I am... so we work > together... > > It is a perfect " radical " activity > > no one approves or disapproves of it > > no one gets hurt > > no one is wrong or right > > no advertising is needed... > > The trees are good for you , me, critters, the air, ground water, > less warming...etc etc.. > > It takes no law to do it > > The city council didn't vote on it.. > > It's not part of the tax base.. > > you don't get taxed for doing it > > Since we live in widely varying climates, you might want to plant > tree seeds found where you live... oak, maple, alder, horse > chestnut... chestnut, the list goes on .You might plant local apple, > peach pear or other fruit trees. A bit of indigenous black berry > might make a fine perimeter somewhere, bringing cooling shade, and > fine some food. > > The little gulleys are each a living oasis.... insulated from > everyone by their closeness to the rail , their small size, and > steepness , they support life and add to the environment in countless > ways . Imagine a couple of effortless hours in a year... with these > results.... > > One man named Elzeard Bouffier exemplified this idea. While long > tending a flock of sheep up in the high plains, he planted dozens of > various tree seeds daily. When he had finished he'd planted a > forest... 20 by 20 miles.... Imagine a 400 square mile forest > created by one man ....while he was doing his regular work!! > > If you look up " the man who planted trees " you can read about him. > > Enjoy planting trees and the wealth it will create for us all. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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