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TREES
GOOD FOGROTOHDEFEONRVUIRSO, NMENT
by Bluma Green As a concerned member of our community, my desire is to
“A man was traveling through the desert, hungry, thirsty and beautify our neighborhoods, so that families can stroll along
tired, when he came upon a tree bearing luscious fruit and delightful, tree-canopied streets. I also want to inform our com-
affording plenty of shade, under which ran a spring of wa‑ munity about the contribution trees make to our health and
ter. He ate of the fruit, drank of the water, and rested beneath wellbeing. Among their many benefits, trees cool the surround-
the shade. When he was about to leave, he turned to the tree ing area, clean the air from pollution, and break the cold winds
and said: “Tree, O tree, with what should I bless you? Should I in the winter. A small investment in a tree can bring your family
bless you that your fruit be sweet? Your fruit is already sweet. years of satisfaction. And as your family grows, the tree will
Should I bless you that your shade be plentiful? Your shade grow with you.
is plentiful. That a spring of water should run beneath you?
A spring of water runs beneath you. There is one thing with Why Plant Trees?
In its “Reforesting the Earth” paper, the Worldwatch Institute
Bwhich I can bless you: May it be G‑d’s will that all the trees estimated that our planet needs at least 321 million acres plant-
ed with trees just to restore and maintain the productivity of
planted from your seeds should be like you….” Talmud Taanit soil and water resources. This number of trees also removes
5b (translation: Chabad.org) from the atmosphere roughly 780 million tons of carbon an-
nually, representing about 25 percent of the 2.9 billion tons of
altimore is blessed with neighborhoods laden with beauti- carbon that humans are currently pumping into it.
ful trees. I get true joy when I drive or walk through these
areas of serene beauty. Sadly, I also see many piles of logs The website Treepeople.org lists several ways that trees ben-
from trees that have been cut down. In fact, tree removal efit us:
has been occurring at an alarming rate in our community,
and very few new trees are being planted to take their place. Trees clean the air: Trees significantly help prevent respi-
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GOOD FOGROTOHDEFEONRVUIRSO, NMENT
by Bluma Green As a concerned member of our community, my desire is to
“A man was traveling through the desert, hungry, thirsty and beautify our neighborhoods, so that families can stroll along
tired, when he came upon a tree bearing luscious fruit and delightful, tree-canopied streets. I also want to inform our com-
affording plenty of shade, under which ran a spring of wa‑ munity about the contribution trees make to our health and
ter. He ate of the fruit, drank of the water, and rested beneath wellbeing. Among their many benefits, trees cool the surround-
the shade. When he was about to leave, he turned to the tree ing area, clean the air from pollution, and break the cold winds
and said: “Tree, O tree, with what should I bless you? Should I in the winter. A small investment in a tree can bring your family
bless you that your fruit be sweet? Your fruit is already sweet. years of satisfaction. And as your family grows, the tree will
Should I bless you that your shade be plentiful? Your shade grow with you.
is plentiful. That a spring of water should run beneath you?
A spring of water runs beneath you. There is one thing with Why Plant Trees?
In its “Reforesting the Earth” paper, the Worldwatch Institute
Bwhich I can bless you: May it be G‑d’s will that all the trees estimated that our planet needs at least 321 million acres plant-
ed with trees just to restore and maintain the productivity of
planted from your seeds should be like you….” Talmud Taanit soil and water resources. This number of trees also removes
5b (translation: Chabad.org) from the atmosphere roughly 780 million tons of carbon an-
nually, representing about 25 percent of the 2.9 billion tons of
altimore is blessed with neighborhoods laden with beauti- carbon that humans are currently pumping into it.
ful trees. I get true joy when I drive or walk through these
areas of serene beauty. Sadly, I also see many piles of logs The website Treepeople.org lists several ways that trees ben-
from trees that have been cut down. In fact, tree removal efit us:
has been occurring at an alarming rate in our community,
and very few new trees are being planted to take their place. Trees clean the air: Trees significantly help prevent respi-
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