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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…