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I planted two trees and one shrub. I feel like my personal contribution helps, besides I LOVE TREES.
TREES - TREES --- TREES ~~~~ TREES.....
I LOVE TREES!!!
duncang
(1,907 posts)In the front yard. And thinking about another tree next week. So also a belated earth day
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)duncang
(1,907 posts)We had 15 40-50 foot oaks on or lot. But last year one got toppled by a tornado. The other had a large hole just below the crown of the tree and was seeping all the way down to almost grade level. So that one wasn't going to last much longer. The tree that toppled had more then 15 minutes of fame. The tornado just skipped along touching down and going back up and took out a line of trees in our neighborhood. Had all the local news stations coming out. But our tree was blocking one of the main roads to the subdivision. So all of the camera crews set up by our house and stood by the tree doing their newscasts.
chillfactor
(7,575 posts)planed flowers in my flower beds,and yes I also love trees, but I had to cut down two dead trees as they were fire hazards.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)Are you going to replace the dead trees? Oh... what a fun project.
www.arborday.org
chillfactor
(7,575 posts)I would love to get some maple trees growing so I could enjoy the fall colors maple trees delivers.
livetohike
(22,142 posts)of the Baker Trail here in PA. We took our puppy Riley and he excelled at fallen stick removal.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)I can see your puppy now.
Thank you for cleaning up the trail.
WhiteTara
(29,706 posts)bee feeding plants.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)The bees love the clover I plant in the lawn and the hyssop patches.
The monarchs come to feed on the milkweed cove.
miyazaki
(2,240 posts)Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)tavernier
(12,388 posts)Of course that made it rain so everything else got watered too.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)What kind of trees?
tavernier
(12,388 posts)They will make a gorgeous privacy border. We are a stones throw from the ocean and they don't mind the salt air.
LeftInTX
(25,305 posts)Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)I looked it up. So cool!
jehop61
(1,735 posts)to avoid smoke from the 5000 acre wildfire four blocks away that was caused by a major drought in my area. Caused by climate change. Smoke made it intolerable to go outside. It's real here.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)Take care of yourself.
To help replant when the fires are out:
www.arborday.org
You get 10 trees for a $10.00 membership.
Brother Buzz
(36,423 posts)To make a path to the vegetable plot so I could put in my tomatoes. The poppies got totally out of control with all the rain we've had in California.
JudyM
(29,236 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,423 posts)I've been harvesting the seeds for decades and have turned into a regular "Johnny Appleseed" of the poppy realm by broadcasting them everywhere. Say the word, and I'll give you all the seeds you need.
flygal
(3,231 posts)It poured rain so I got my planting done last week.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)I have more trees than I know what to do with, so no new trees, but it's time to start planting cool-weather crops. I wanted to go to the March for Science in St. Paul but my creaky old back said no.
I also found some newly-sprouted catnip from last year, so I harvested some for the cats.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)I even hug my trees. Literally.
underpants
(182,791 posts)we can do it
(12,184 posts)Wanted to go to D.C. but still a little concerned about crowds with my 6 month old new hip.
rainy
(6,091 posts)femmocrat
(28,394 posts)I wish so much I could have attended, but had no way to get there.
The crowd looked huge. Are there any estimates yet?
rainy
(6,091 posts)large numbers all over the country.
woodsprite
(11,913 posts)Squinch
(50,949 posts)boots ready and I'm going to clean debris out of a beautiful little lake we have near my home. Others clean up, cut kudzu down and plant native plants throughout the park.
Also, years ago one of my neighbors identified a bunch of unsightly small plots of land around our town. A corner here, a strip next to the sidewalk there. People volunteer to plant them. We all live in apartments without yards, so we get to garden and the plots that used to be junky are now full of flowers all spring and summer. I have one of those.
Cirque du So-What
(25,936 posts)on a 350-acre site that was purchased by the Trust for Public Land and will be developed as a county park.
LeftInTX
(25,305 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,936 posts)was turning over rocks to see who was hiding underneath. Saw a big pink & gray salamander.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)Did you discover a favorite flora or fauna?
Cirque du So-What
(25,936 posts)but I do have a fascination with salamanders. I'm especially attuned toward preserving their habitat, as they don't thrive in polluted environments. My ❤ does a leap when I discover them in the wild.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)LeftInTX
(25,305 posts)This may sound trivial, but I live in an area where water is precious and ever little leak counts. I own a bunch of hose repair kits and each outdoor faucet has battery operated timers.
(I didn't do it today, because I've been sick)
tavernier
(12,388 posts)As a direct protest to the anti earth cult now living in D.C., we could broadcast a plea to all Americans to "plant something"... flower, tree, herb!
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)And, it begins with children in their schools.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)Gotta love Medical Weed! I really should plant my own, but I don't have the space for it.
davsand
(13,421 posts)We set up a table that allowed kids and adults to write letters to our congressman telling him why they love science. We collected almost 75 letters. My personal favorite was from a five (and a half!) year old who drew a picture of a volcano. She worked for almost ten minutes on that picture.
The letters will be scanned and archived as part of a permanent display at the University of Illinois. Once they are scanned, the originals will be delivered to the congressman's office.
Laura
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)malaise
(268,980 posts)Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)Yes!!
malaise
(268,980 posts)PatsFan87
(368 posts)(sunflower, cosmos, and poppies). Last week, I picked up the trash and returnables on the side of the road with my nieces and nephews.