Trees, for example, carry the memory of rainfall. In their rings we read ancient weather–storms, sunlight, and temperatures, the growing seasons of centuries. A forest shares a history, which each tree remembers even after it has been felled.

Anne Michaels
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When we look at nature, we see beauty, the wonder of the world around us, but what we don't see is what it took to make it all. We don't see the trees that were once part of the forest and how they were cut down to make way for more growth or how they may have died because their roots weren't strong enough to protect them from the cold. We forget that our houses, cars, and other things are made out of wood. We forget that trees are living beings that take years to grow into their final form.

Trees are almost like our family members. They grow with us, they feel pain when we cut them down, and they die when we can no longer look after them. Trees are so important to us because they help the Earth to be green and beautiful.

Source: Fugitive Pieces

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