We are at war with the trees, and fortunately for us, we have been
losing. Eventually however, through
attrition, we will be victorious. With our hands held high, we will scream our
victory with our final breath as we know it.
The ability of the forest ecosystem to respond to our complete neglect
is astounding, but there is a tipping point.
For every road that is built, for every parking lot paved, the land base
that supports our life is eroded. Up
until recently the sheer volume of vegetated land on the planet has ensured our
wonderfully wasteful standard of living.
This weekend we give a salute to the trees in the festival of
trees. It is a small and very tiny step
in the right direction for giving credit to something as wonderful as the
forests of this planet.
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