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aggiesal

(8,864 posts)
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 02:37 PM Sep 2022

If you don't believe 1 person can make a difference, watch this

Sorry for those who can't access Twitter.

Vala Afshar
@ValaAfshar
I love this story because it reminds me that one person can make a difference.

In 1979, Jadav Payeng began planting a tree every day for 37 years — results are stunning


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If you don't believe 1 person can make a difference, watch this (Original Post) aggiesal Sep 2022 OP
Awesome! keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #1
K&R secondwind Sep 2022 #2
A tropical forest w/Rhinos, elephants, tigers, and it is now a paradise Botany Sep 2022 #3
Cool story. Emile Sep 2022 #4
And by the looks of it, they appear to be different types of trees as well ... aggiesal Sep 2022 #5
Probably gathered seeds and sprouted them into saplings. Sogo Sep 2022 #7
simply a great story! Thanks rurallib Sep 2022 #6
I wonder if he watered them every day? RussBLib Sep 2022 #8
Oh, on a sandbar in the river RussBLib Sep 2022 #9
Please read his wiki entry, and the npr and one earth pieces on him. He is niyad Sep 2022 #13
❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Sep 2022 #10
Awe-inspiring story! Lonestarblue Sep 2022 #11
K&R brer cat Sep 2022 #12
The Earth thanks him for his service. niyad Sep 2022 #14
K&R - Great story. Thanks for posting. c-rational Sep 2022 #15
That is WONDERFUL!!! I wonder how he kept the newly planted ones watered. Maybe rain keeps Karadeniz Sep 2022 #16
His wikipedia article IronLionZion Sep 2022 #17
K&R! Beautiful story! burrowowl Sep 2022 #18
TY for posting this! 👏 Duppers Sep 2022 #19
That is so cool Tree Lady Sep 2022 #20
Thank you for the uplift! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #21
a friend of the Earth has done this onethatcares Sep 2022 #22
daily for 37 years. barbtries Sep 2022 #23
That's 13,505 small acts ... aggiesal Sep 2022 #24
by one man. barbtries Sep 2022 #25

aggiesal

(8,864 posts)
5. And by the looks of it, they appear to be different types of trees as well ...
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 02:56 PM
Sep 2022

Wonder how many didn't make it?

Also, trees tend to breed themselves, so 1 tree planted might produce 10 more trees.

Sogo

(4,967 posts)
7. Probably gathered seeds and sprouted them into saplings.
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 03:01 PM
Sep 2022

It's not hard, and often trees shed their seeds and saplings grown on their own, so it could be that he just gathered saplings and took them out to the desert.

niyad

(112,440 posts)
13. Please read his wiki entry, and the npr and one earth pieces on him. He is
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 04:10 PM
Sep 2022

very highly regarded.

Karadeniz

(22,283 posts)
16. That is WONDERFUL!!! I wonder how he kept the newly planted ones watered. Maybe rain keeps
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 04:49 PM
Sep 2022

the more mature ones going.

Duppers

(28,094 posts)
19. TY for posting this! 👏
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 05:39 PM
Sep 2022

We all can makes small changes in our lives to help save the planet's green environment.

This gentleman is amazing.



Tree Lady

(11,370 posts)
20. That is so cool
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 05:49 PM
Sep 2022

In a world of so much destruction it is wonderful to see such a feel good story. I am curious why no one has chopped it down? But very grateful they haven't.

onethatcares

(16,133 posts)
22. a friend of the Earth has done this
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 07:46 AM
Sep 2022

GreenForestsWork.org

they've planted over 5 million trees on mountain top removal sites.

I salute both ways of re foresting. Earth has a way of healing, sometimes it just needs help.

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