Planting Billions of Trees Is the 'Best Climate Change Solution Available Today,' Study Finds
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Planting more than 500 billion trees could remove around 25 percent of existing carbon from the atmosphere, a new study has found.ABSOLUTELY! Everyone now needs encouragement tp plants as many trees during the year as they can. Every seedling that is struggling for life that you find during your day, carefully dig it up with a blunt knife or a trowel, pull it in a deep pot with compost (a pot that can hold at least 1 litre of compost - water every 2 -3 days) wait until it is about 8-10" high, then find a piece of land or a hedge row in which to plant it. Every country now needs to urgently plant at least 1 billion trees, some tens of billions like America, to counteract this very real and looming threat. IF we can all do this and what we can in our own lives, and reverse desertification, then we will have a chance to reverse what is happening, but only if people wake up!
Sunday 10th of November 10.30 am
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We will return to Glen Helen, where we have already been three times this season and planted about three quarters of the 1000 saplings goal. A good final push would be a proper bow to our efforts there. The planting is easy to intermediate, sturdy shoes to stand mud are recommended. The fantastic land managers were so kind to spoil us with sandwiches, pastries and cakes last time.
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The plantings tend to last for two to three hours and we share coffee and tea afterwards. All you need to bring is dirt proof and warm clothing, including sturdy shoes. If you can bring gardening gloves and a mug for coffee/tea along it would be a help but we can also provide them for you.
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The land is by Eairy Moar Farm, just west of the beautiful Glen Helen. Please try to be on time or only a little bit late as the land managers are so kind to transport people up and down the hill with 4x4s.
Parking is best at Glen Helen main car park. Glen Helen car park can be found on google maps goo.gl/maps/zjxGX3xhMH4sBXuV9 and government's maps on gov.im/maps/
Tomorrow's planting at Glen Helen is unfortunately cancelled!
Our site surveyor, who usually brings the trees, is sick - but we hope to be back at Glen Helen next Sunday!
Apologies I never meant to like this post , hopefully the site surveyor makes a speedy recovery and keep up the fantastic work that all participate in it's fantastic to see.
Looking forward to seeing you in Glen Helen 10.30 on Sunday! Details in previous post
Look at the little'uns !!!
That was a few years ago. They are 13 and 11 now !!
Sunday 27th October 10.30 am
Sunday 3rd November 10.30 am
Glen Helen tree plantings
We will continue our tree planting on Eairy Moar Farm in Glen Helen, where we have planted 500 trees so far. The next two Sundays will hopefully take us up to the desired total of 1,000 trees.
While the ground tends to be relatively easy to dig at Eairy Moar Farm, there are a few gentle slopes and a bit of mud - wellington boots help.
10.30 am we will meet at Glen Helen's main car park. Please try to be on time or only a little bit late as the land managers are so kind to transport people up and down the hill with a 4x4. Glen Helen car park can be found on google maps goo.gl/maps/zjxGX3xhMH4sBXuV9 and government's maps on gov.im/maps/
Our plantings tend to last for two to three hours. There will be coffee, tea and maybe sweet temptations for everyone afterwards. Please wear warm clothes and Wellington boots or stout shoes would be sensible. If you could bring stout garden gloves it would be a help but if you don't have any we can give you some. That is all you need to bring, we will have plenty of spades available.
We understand that some people have busy Sundays and need to leave earlier which is absolutely no problem – we welcome every person who takes part! Don't worry if you have never planted a tree in your life - we will show you how to do it!
A map is attached.
And don't forget the clocks go back 1hr early hours Sunday morning. 🙂
Bill Starkey .
