Oaks For The Earth

09/29/2021

The first step towards enlightenment.

07/31/2021

Trees can mitigate climate change beyond their ability to capture carbon. They can reduce your energy usage as well.

Planting trees is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint, lower your heating bill, combat climate change and more. Learn the benefits of tree planting and see how you can help.

02/01/2021

Reforestation can be a critical component of climate change mitigation. While the numbers seem daunting, we can all help by planting trees in our own yards.

Could our best shot at stopping climate catastrophe be restoring forests on a massive scale?

12/02/2020

Interesting article that considers the costs, as well as the benefits, of relying on forests to mitigate carbon in the atmosphere.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Widespread forest management and protections against deforestation can help mitigate climate change - but will come with a steep cost if deployed as broadly as policymakers have...

09/08/2020

Trees have been removing carbon from the atmosphere for at least 386 million years.

Fossilized trees dating back 386 million years have been discovered at an abandoned quarry in New York.

05/28/2020

Planting 4 billion hectares of trees is a massive undertaking. Still, we can do our part by planting trees in our own little corner of the world.

12/28/2019

Simple guide. Not all native to Texas, but a nice reference to start learning your oaks.

12/20/2019

Trees have been shaping Earth’s atmosphere for 385+ million years by removing and sequestering CO2. Can they be part of the solution to CO2 buildup in our atmosphere?

Fossilized trees dating back 386 million years have been discovered at an abandoned quarry in New York.

12/03/2019

A long article about reforestation in areas in North and South America ravaged by mining operations. If you take anything away from the piece I hope this quote from reforestation activist Dona Graca inspires your tree planting efforts:

“In the future when I pass away … that memory I tried to leave for the people is: It’s worth it to plant, to build,” she said.

MADRE DE DIOS, Peru (AP) — Destruction of the forests can be swift. Regrowth is much, much slower. But around the world, people are putting shovels to ground to help it happen. In a corner of...

11/27/2019

Imported diseases and insects pose a serious risk to our native forests. A globalized economy characterized by international trade in forest products and free travel exacerbate the problem. While Chestnut blight and Dutch elm disease left their mark in the past, new threats arise in our present. Oak wilt and the Emerald Ash borer are here now and diseases like Ash dieback are poised to invade our shores.

The kings of the Eastern forest now die as shrubs

11/26/2019

Our trees are part of our community identity in much the same way as our pets are part of our family identity. Plant a tree today to grace your community for centuries.

For five months since the 565-year-old Salem Oak toppled, a monumental void had not been filled. So the state Department of Environmental Protection created a solution.

11/26/2019

We are buried in acorns here in north Texas this year. You can read about the phenomenon, called masting, in the linked article. How is the acorn crop where you live?

Masting is what biologists call the pattern of trees for miles around synchronizing to all produce lots of seeds – or very few. Why and how do they get on schedule?