Forester and author, Peter Wohlleben, claims that trees have personalities and communicate via abelow-ground ‘woodwide web’. "A book called The Hidden Life of Trees is not an obvious bestseller but it’s easy to see the popular appeal of German forester Peter Wohlleben’s claims – they are so anthropomorphic. Certainly, a walk in the park feels different when you imagine the network of roots crackling with sappy chat beneath your feet. We don’t know the half of what’s going on underground and … Continue reading
One Poem That Saved a Forest
How the friendship between a poet and a timber baron kept a grove of California redwoods from clear-cutting. What can a single poem inspire? What can one verse induce? One poem can offer an outlet for healing. A distinct lyric can allow connection to occur. One poem can lead to the most unlikely friendship. A single stanza can change the fate of a forest. Read the full story of how one person can truly make a difference by on-demand poet, Jacqueline Suskin.... Continue reading
Buddhist monk ordains trees to help the environment | BBC News
"A Buddhist monk from north-east Thailand is so worried about the environment that he has been ordaining trees for 25 years. "Since 1990 Phrakru Pitak Nanthakthun has been leading ceremonies to dress trees in orange robes as a way of convincing people that they should be viewed as sacred. "He believes the symbolic act can help prevent the logging and deforestation that plague his home province of Nan. "And people are taking notice, as Phrakru Pitak Nanthakthun has started a movement that is … Continue reading
