How did you honor EARTH DAY?

[Equinox Moon]

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I planted two trees and one shrub. I feel like my personal contribution helps, besides I LOVE TREES.

TREES - TREES --- TREES ~~~~ TREES.....


I LOVE TREES!!!

[duncang]

1. I planted a bald cypress today.

In the front yard. And thinking about another tree next week. So also a belated earth day

[Equinox Moon]

12. What a beautiful tree! I looked it up.

[duncang]

27. Got to figure out the other replacement tree.

We had 15 40-50 foot oaks on or lot. But last year one got toppled by a tornado. The other had a large hole just below the crown of the tree and was seeping all the way down to almost grade level. So that one wasn't going to last much longer. The tree that toppled had more then 15 minutes of fame. The tornado just skipped along touching down and going back up and took out a line of trees in our neighborhood. Had all the local news stations coming out. But our tree was blocking one of the main roads to the subdivision. So all of the camera crews set up by our house and stood by the tree doing their newscasts.

[chillfactor]

2. I cut back ny lilac and rose bushes so they would grow better and more evenly....

planed flowers in my flower beds,and yes I also love trees, but I had to cut down two dead trees as they were fire hazards.

[Equinox Moon]

7. Great!

Are you going to replace the dead trees? Oh... what a fun project.

www.arborday.org

[chillfactor]

26. yes...

I would love to get some maple trees growing so I could enjoy the fall colors maple trees delivers.

[livetohike]

3. Did trail maintenance with my husband on his section

of the Baker Trail here in PA. We took our puppy Riley and he excelled at fallen stick removal.

[Equinox Moon]

8. I am smiling, thank you.

I can see your puppy now.

Thank you for cleaning up the trail.

[WhiteTara]

4. I worked in my greenhouse to get ready to set out

bee feeding plants.

[Equinox Moon]

10. Yes! Habitate for the bees!

The bees love the clover I plant in the lawn and the hyssop patches.

The monarchs come to feed on the milkweed cove.

[miyazaki]

5. I potted up my saguaro. Seems happy. n/t

[Equinox Moon]

15. Very cool. Those get really big!

[tavernier]

6. Watered the trees that I planted 2 days ago.

Of course that made it rain so everything else got watered too.

[Equinox Moon]

16. Yeah!!!

What kind of trees?

[tavernier]

23. Areca palms

They will make a gorgeous privacy border. We are a stones throw from the ocean and they don't mind the salt air.

[LeftInTX]

31. Sure beats bamboo or as they say Damnboo!!!

[Equinox Moon]

46. Beautiful "butterfly palm" tree!

I looked it up. So cool!

[jehop61]

9. I huddled in my house

to avoid smoke from the 5000 acre wildfire four blocks away that was caused by a major drought in my area. Caused by climate change. Smoke made it intolerable to go outside. It's real here.

[Equinox Moon]

11. Wow, so sorry.

Take care of yourself.

To help replant when the fires are out:

www.arborday.org

You get 10 trees for a $10.00 membership.

[Brother Buzz]

13. I yanked out a shit load of blooming California poppies....

To make a path to the vegetable plot so I could put in my tomatoes. The poppies got totally out of control with all the rain we've had in California.

[JudyM]

21. My favorite flower, wish we were neighbors, I'd have gladly taken them off your hands.

[Brother Buzz]

24. The small plants transplant well. The mature ones, not so well.

I've been harvesting the seeds for decades and have turned into a regular "Johnny Appleseed" of the poppy realm by broadcasting them everywhere. Say the word, and I'll give you all the seeds you need.

[flygal]

14. I waited two hours to dispose of household wastes. Our town does this every year.

It poured rain so I got my planting done last week.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. Planted lettuce in my raised bed.

I have more trees than I know what to do with, so no new trees, but it's time to start planting cool-weather crops. I wanted to go to the March for Science in St. Paul but my creaky old back said no.

I also found some newly-sprouted catnip from last year, so I harvested some for the cats.

[Equinox Moon]

18. Good idea, time to plant the lettuce.

I even hug my trees. Literally.

[underpants]

19. Serious amount of work on a retirees house.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028963780

[we can do it]

20. Bought new doors and LED bulbs to save energy, and worked a bit on my veggie garden.

Wanted to go to D.C. but still a little concerned about crowds with my 6 month old new hip.

[rainy]

22. I marched for science in DC😄

[femmocrat]

28. I watched the entire thing on C-span.

I wish so much I could have attended, but had no way to get there.

The crowd looked huge. Are there any estimates yet?

[rainy]

36. 40,000 +, same in Chicago and

large numbers all over the country.

[woodsprite]

35. My family marched in DC.

[Squinch]

25. "Pitch In For Parks" is a big deal in my neighborhood, but we do it tomorrow. I have my hip

boots ready and I'm going to clean debris out of a beautiful little lake we have near my home. Others clean up, cut kudzu down and plant native plants throughout the park.

Also, years ago one of my neighbors identified a bunch of unsightly small plots of land around our town. A corner here, a strip next to the sidewalk there. People volunteer to plant them. We all live in apartments without yards, so we get to garden and the plots that used to be junky are now full of flowers all spring and summer. I have one of those.

[Cirque du So-What]

29. I participated in a survey of flora and fauna

on a 350-acre site that was purchased by the Trust for Public Land and will be developed as a county park.

[LeftInTX]

30. That sounds cool!!!

[Cirque du So-What]

32. My favorite part

was turning over rocks to see who was hiding underneath. Saw a big pink & gray salamander.

[Equinox Moon]

39. This entire project is great!

Did you discover a favorite flora or fauna?

[Cirque du So-What]

43. I always have a hard time picking favorites

but I do have a fascination with salamanders. I'm especially attuned toward preserving their habitat, as they don't thrive in polluted environments. My ❤ does a leap when I discover them in the wild.

[Equinox Moon]

45. Hurray for salamanders!!!

[LeftInTX]

33. I need to replace a few hose-end timers and fix a leaky hose

This may sound trivial, but I live in an area where water is precious and ever little leak counts. I own a bunch of hose repair kits and each outdoor faucet has battery operated timers.

(I didn't do it today, because I've been sick)

[tavernier]

34. I wonder if we shouldn't start a "plant something" drive.

As a direct protest to the anti earth cult now living in D.C., we could broadcast a plea to all Americans to "plant something"... flower, tree, herb!

[Equinox Moon]

40. Love it!

And, it begins with children in their schools.

[yuiyoshida]

37. Today I smoked one of the Earth's finest product in celebration

Gotta love Medical Weed! I really should plant my own, but I don't have the space for it.

[davsand]

38. I attended a March for Science and helped kids write letters.

We set up a table that allowed kids and adults to write letters to our congressman telling him why they love science. We collected almost 75 letters. My personal favorite was from a five (and a half!) year old who drew a picture of a volcano. She worked for almost ten minutes on that picture.

The letters will be scanned and archived as part of a permanent display at the University of Illinois. Once they are scanned, the originals will be delivered to the congressman's office.


Laura

[Equinox Moon]

41. Fantastic!!!

[malaise]

42. Repotted some ferns

[Equinox Moon]

44. "Leave the TREES and Let Them LIVE"

Yes!!

[malaise]

47. I love that song

[PatsFan87]

48. I bought a couple of cute birdhouses, got some hummingbird nectar, and bought some seeds

(sunflower, cosmos, and poppies). Last week, I picked up the trash and returnables on the side of the road with my nieces and nephews.