I prefer to focus on the positive, how we’re making progress living more in harmony with nature, rather than focusing on all the harm we’ve done or are doing. Others are better suited to take on that necessary task. But once in a while, I can’t help but help spread awareness of something awful, even …
Take heart, fans of ancient redwoods!… The many hard-working citizens of Humboldt county (and myriad supporters from all over CA) who want to protect ancient redwood trees of Richardson Grove State Park – some over 1,000 years old – have won an important round in the long court battle with Caltrans. Caltrans is the state …
If you believe climate change is not only real, but caused by human activity, read no further. But if you’re not convinced by mounting evidence that we’re responsible for heating things up on Earth, then these words are for you. And I thank you for visiting a treehugging artist’s website. Let’s say climate change is …
English author Matthew Silverstone writes eloquently about the benefits of hugging trees in his new book, “Blinded by Science.“ In fact he credits one tree with healing his son and inspiring him to write this book which covers a range of topics. (See italicized excerpt below.) I do wonder if his approach is genuinely “scientific” …
Right now, while you and I go about our daily business, 2 young people have willingly put themselves in peril for what they believe in: saving forests and an entire mountain in West Virginia from destruction. Becks Kolins, age 21, and Catherine Ann MacDougal, 24, now live, day and night, 80 feet off the ground, …
See the moving trailer for a 33-min. documentary film about one man, Joel Tauber, who takes it upon himself to care and lobby for one small tree surrounded by a sea of pavement in a parking lot in southern California—home of The Rose Bowl!: http://www.SickAmour.com Read more about it: http://www.joeltauber.com/sickamour.html
Harvest the wisdom in farmer/author/naturalist Eric Herm’s timely book, “Son Of A Farmer, Child of the Earth,” his website and topical blog, all great resources about, in his words, “a healthier relationship between humanity and Naure.” He’s a Texan enduring the current southwest drought. His book’s subhead: “A Path to Agriculture’s Higher Consciousness.” More about …
This famous, gigantic, ancient oak and its surrounding forest is threatened by a housing project. The community got involved…
The most recent large photo event to protect The Angel Oak Tree outside Charleston, SC, in May, 2011…
Only 4% of America’s ancient redwoods remain. People put their bodies on the line—at highway’s edge—to protect 1,000-year-old redwoods from the axe…
After weeks of time and energy and thought and planning and scouting and coordinating, Saturday’s April 18, 2009 TreeSpirit photo outing on Mt. Tamalpais was welcomed with glorious, 75-degree weather and clear blue skies. About 45 gentle people, eager to play in the sunshine on a hillside, with a tree, gathered on our private public …
Dear friends of trees, TreeSpirit Project photographer Jack Gescheidt here, with news that the recent photograph on Sat., Feb 21 went splendidly—the rains stopped, the skies parted and 40 fellow nature lovers joined together to make a new TreeSpirit image depicting our communion with Mother Earth, pictured here. Titled, “We Are The River,” it’s also …
Dear friends of trees, If you’ve wanted to participate in a TreeSpirit photo, here’s your next opportunity to artfully, tastefully, vulnerably and safely demonstrate your affection for trees and the natural world. IN BRIEF: TreeSpirit Project photographer Jack Gescheidt here with the news. I’ll be hosting the first large group TreeSpirit photograph of 2009 on …
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - “Muffin,” short for “Dumpster Muffin,”—her tree sitter nickname hiding her identity from police—is alternately sitting and standing in a plywood box measuring about 2 feet by 4 feet with sides about 3 feet tall. The box is bolted to the top a 10-foot tall 4 by 4 inch post. And the …
Dear friends of trees, Photographer Jack Gescheidt here with more big news from The Berkeley Memorial Oak Grove. Yesterday you received an email from me reporting that UC Berkeley had moved dozens of personnel (UC police and tree workers) into the Berkeley Memorial Oak Grove to again forcibly remove tree sitters and their structures and …
THE SHORT STORY: TreeSpirit photographer Jack Gescheidt here. With sadness I relay news of today’s events from the Memorial Oak Grove in Berkeley, site of two of my TreeSpirit Project photos. At 6AM today, Tuesday, June 17, the university (UC Berkeley) sent in over 40 police officers and hired arborists to remove structures and cut …