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Throck

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14. All that poop is moisture and fertilizer.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #12)

Thu Aug 1, 2019, 12:50 PM

Aug 2019

Grey water and septic water are just fine on trees. Tree root systems are natural bio filters. What they've done is start the wheels turning a localized eco-system which will hopefully propagate and survive.

Trees, brush, etc are part of the long term carbon cycle that secure carbon (CO2) from the atmosphere.

In addition to the watering I hope there is scientific monitoring of the efforts as well.

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Ethiopia Says It Planted Over 350 Million Trees in a Day, a Record [View all] octoberlib Jul 2019 OP

Hopefully they'll invest time and effort to water. Throck Jul 2019 #1

+1 dalton99a Aug 2019 #12

All that poop is moisture and fertilizer. Throck Aug 2019 #14

I was a thinner in Oregon. Our contract was with the Forest Service panader0 Jul 2019 #2

That must have been lovely to see. Control-Z Jul 2019 #5

nice change in jobs Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #7

Where did they get Disaffected Jul 2019 #3

You should see my gutters. Throck Aug 2019 #10

Can't get into the story. What type of trees? Fruit? Nut? Timber? n/t zackymilly Jul 2019 #4

Doesn't specify. Whatever grows there , I assume. They're planting trees to octoberlib Jul 2019 #8

No such thing as a bad tree in an arid climate. Throck Aug 2019 #11

Go Ethiopia. applegrove Jul 2019 #6

I would love to see the rest of the world malaise Jul 2019 #9

Be a project of 1. Throck Aug 2019 #13

What a great idea. Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #15

As my wife would say................... Throck Aug 2019 #19

How wonderful malaise Aug 2019 #16

the trees are indiginous and eco-friendly to the area... IcyPeas Aug 2019 #17

Who's gonna water them? kentuck Aug 2019 #18

K&R ismnotwasm Aug 2019 #20