Coming this year: The Sahara Forest Project
A group of investors is planning to build a green oasis in a desert this year and are naming it the Sahara Forest Project, according to National Geographic.
The project is meant to create not only a green oasis in the desert, but also a completely sustainable living model that provides its own energy and food.
Trees would be used to trap carbon while also “restoring any natural forest cover that has been lost to drought and timber harvesting.”
As of yet, Friends of Trees has not been contacted regarding any such plantings.
Can trees really survive in the Sahara, or any other desert climate?
–Toshio Suzuki
The Link Between Trees & Human Health is About Life & Death
This year’s Urban & Community Forestry Conference, sponsored by Oregon Community Trees and Oregon Department of Forestry, focused on
Climate Change & Giant Sequoias
“The world’s largest living species, native to California’s Sierra Nevada, faces a two-pronged risk from declining snowpack and
Young trees need water during cold, dry spells
By Kris Day Do your new tree a favor by giving it a long, slow drink when a cold, dry spell is upon us—especially if it’s evergreen!
The Man Who Planted Trees & other books to start the New Year
Recently The New York Times Book Review featured inspiring new books about trees. At the top of the list? Jim Robbins’ “The Man Who