By Mary Blizzard | Secretary of LRFF/US
Another great progress report from Mary Blizzard, secretary of LRFF/US, my best friend and greatest supporter of LRFF. After writing this report she went ahead and donated to it again. Thank you Mary. Come on everyone let's get this one planted!! RWS
I’ve been lucky enough to return to Costa Rica for a short visit. I am amazed yet again at how rapidly things grow in this environment. Trees that I helped plant just two years ago are already taller than I am. A small forest that I helped plant three years ago has trees in so tall that I can stand underneath their canopy. This incredibly rapid growth is part of what gives me hope that sustained efforts in reforestation will help bring our mother Earth back into balance. Tropical forests are the lungs of the Earth, their depletion has created an imbalance that we witness as wide-spread droughts in parts of the world and unprecedented flooding in others.
This project when funded will plant 2,500 trees in an area that is now open pasture. These trees will rapidly grow from small seedlings to tall trees, capable of absorbing over 30 tons of CO2, replacing it with life-sustaining oxygen. The trees will also form a corridor for the many animals living in adjacent forests, expanding their territory thus increasing their chances for survival. (Being trapped in forest islands is one of the causes of species depletion as the gene pool is limited and weakness becomes inbred.) Your donation to this project will make you a partner in these rewarding outcomes. Thank you for caring, for loving your mother, the Earth, and for making a donation to our reforestation efforts
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