Tree planting and other liberal/Democratic projects that can be

[mandyky]

made into traditions.

Once I hear things 3 or 4 times from different sources, my brain starts obsessing about solutions. John Perkins, Helen Cauldicott, and the Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner have me thinking about tree plating. I am curious about how many trees it takes to eat up what amount of carbon dioxide, but every little bit should help, right?

I know there is an Arbor Day but I forget what time of the year that falls in (fall maybe). Local Democratic groups should find a local plot where they can plant them, round up school kids and members as volunteers, and have mass plantings each year.

(When I was young my Dad work for the NY State Dept of Environment and we planted hundreds of trees on state land. We'd get about 10 school pals and it would only take about 1/2 day to plant them. It was fun and a learning experience for us kids.)

Dems should celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and other yearly "holidays" with tree plantings.

Another good project would be starting a soup kitchen or food bank. Most churches have cooking facilities on their premises. what if churches banded together in groups of 7 and chose a day of the week they'd host a weekly feed, came up with a schedule, posted flyers, and that way each day of the week would find at least one meal for a homeless or hungry person.

(I have been fuming since I watched a Law and Order Rerun the other night and frmr Sen. Thompson asked the female asst. DA what she did for the poor and homeless, and she said she worked a soup kitchen yearly on Thanksgiving. He poopooed that like once a year isn'ta big deal, typical liberal pooppycock reaction like he does. So how do we turn a once a year into a regular occurance?)

[slor]

1. I wanted to start an organization that does this...

for a few months now. I even asked what trees serve as the best "carbon filters" or sinks. From what I understand, Cannabis is an excellent choice, but the problems with this are obvious. I want to help you do this, with legal trees of course, so what do we do? This is critical right now, and we cannot just wait for arbor day anymore.

[HereSince1628]

2. Arbor day is 29 April, please plant trees responsibly

This from the Arbor Day Foundation site

"The idea for Arbor Day originally came from Nebraska. A visit to Nebraska today wouldn't disclose that the state was once a treeless plain. Yet it was the lack of trees there that led to the founding of Arbor Day in the 1800s. "


You will note that arbor day was begun to modify through human activity. Reterraformation is something humans have always done well.

John Locke argued land was wasted unless it had on it the fruits of human labor. And that approach to land stewardship was tremensously hard on native landscapes.

I am all for an environmentally friendly Democratic Party which could include planting trees, but we ought to do it in ways that are consistent with environmentally ethical outcomes.

[LWolf]

3. Tree plantings

Remember to plant native, non-hybrid trees that are adapted to and can thrive in local conditions without artificial means, and tree planting is a great tradition.

[China_cat]

4. Remember also that

broadleaf deciduous trees, even though they are slower growing, are better than evergreens.