“I’m wondering if now might be the time for humans to pay more attention to supporting the trees.”
My mum, Carol, is on a roll. She’s been using her weekly blog to write about human behaviour, the environment...the big-picture stuff. Those of you who know her know that her brain doesn’t really do ‘small-picture’.
She’s focused now on Wildwood, the 77-acre ecoforest in Yellowpoint which lies within the traditional territories of the Stz’uminus and Snuneymuxw Coast Salish First Nations.
The ‘Save The Six’ campaign aims to purchase the 6 remaining acres of Wildwood, which are home to 35 Mother Trees (250 years or older) and about 45 Soon-to-be-Mother Trees (80 to 100 years old).
We lived in Yellowpoint when I was a kid, not far from Wildwood, and I will never forget the feeling of freedom and safety I felt running around in the woods there. So now it’s time for me to make a contribution to help keep these magnificent trees safe.
You can learn about ‘Save The Six’ here (by the way, all donations made this month will be matched, thanks to an anonymous donor):
https://www.ecoforestry.ca/save-the-6-acres
Also, read about the unstoppable Stephanie Johnson’s Coast Salish PIt Cook Celebration which was held at Wildwood:
And don’t forget to read Carol’s blog:
https://caroljmatthews.wordpress.com/2021/12/08/more-about-trees-legacies/