Nature itself can boost your health. First, let us ask these questions. Feeling tired or worried all the time? What if the best fix is...
Archive for tag: trees
Free Trees for Everyone to Plant!
Free trees? Yes, a council in England gave away free trees to people who wanted to plant them. Staffordshire County Council started this program in...
The Surprising Beauty and Benefits of Driftwood
When a tree falls, its story does not always end where it grew. Some trunks remain on the forest floor to decompose, but others begin...
Trees as Cool Solution for a Warming World
Trees are nature’s cooling system. They shade streets, clean the air, and help cities breathe during brutal heat waves. With each passing year, temperatures hit...
Helping Trees Survive Summer Heat
Trees give shade, clean air and beauty, but summer heat can overwhelm them, especially those planted recently. Scorching temperatures and dry skies test their survival...
How Planting Trees Like Banyan and Bamboo Can Treat Water Sources
Trees are not only important for providing oxygen and habitats for wildlife, but they also play a critical role in treating and preserving water sources....
Learning from Jordan: Fast-Growing, Heat-Resistant Trees May Help Cool Down a Hot City
When one drives through Amman’s industrial Marka neighborhood in the east of Jordan’s capital, one won’t expect to stumble upon a flourishing forest amidst motor...
Uniting for Global Forests and a Sustainable Future
The critical state of global forests, with almost half of the 6 trillion trees lost, demands swift action. Beyond biodiversity loss, the economic threat looms...
Can Logging be Sustainable? Experts Say Yes and They Show Us How
When we see or hear “logging,” what images or words come to mind? Probably barren lands, dead stumps, deforestation aftermath, maybe those poor orangutans or...
Ensuring the Survival of Giant Sequoias and Other Centuries-Old Trees: The Challenges to Save Them
Back in 2015, an incident we now call the Rough Fire happened due to a lightning strike. The fire torched over 150,000 acres of forest...