Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 18:02:59 -0400
From: Betty Phillips
Subject: Mother Nature’s Beautiful Native Trees
There is a rhyme and reason to Mother Nature. It behooves us to pay attention to her and her creations. We cannot easily create her tall majestic trees but we sure can destroy them! There have been quite a few posts lately about trees. I’d like to call attention to the wise observations made by Carole Henry June 17 about clear cutting and the devastating effect on trees and property…She noted that most of us are not really looking at what is happening. She commented that “Our environment is a wake up call to what is happening around us” and noted “the damage being done by mankind.”
We can destroy important trees, never to return. Look up Longleaf Pine, the majestic pine that once graced the hills and valleys of southeastern United States. Less than 3 percent remain in a few areas. Very slow growing, this beautiful tree is essentially lost to us.
Trees form an important part of an environment. They don’t exist in a vacuum to be cut down like separate sticks in the ground. When you clear cut or even destroy the majority of the trees in an area you are essentially destroying an environment. I did a lot of research in this area, some of which I reported in the Chatham County Line and can now be found on my website BettyPhillipsPychology.com, Advice Line article, ” If Trees and Plants Care For Each Other, Why Can’t We?” Look into the information reported by Dr. Suzanne Simard from the University of British Columbia about mother trees, the cooperative network between trees and their relationship with mycorrhizae.
We can build without destroying trees and the environment. Yes, I put my money where my mouth is, so to speak. You would know if you saw the trees and natural environment around my home and Forest Garden office, both built by a builder, my husband Robert Phillips.
Carole also noted the damage proposed to our environment by fracking and profit driven companies, commenting on the power of money. Interestingly, I’ve felt fed up with current social changes related to money and profit driven choices. If you are interested in a summary of current research in this area, look for my next article in the July issue of the Chatham County Line.