Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 6 posts:

• "As China replants its own forests, it is destroying the world’s" by u/Strongbow85
• "Indian Forest Drone | SYMPHONY OF LIFE" by u/raslek
• "Penetrating the Amazon Jungle- exploring the Rainforest" by u/dunkin1980
• "You Need Nature – an Urbanists perspective 🌳 – how to overcome 'Nature Deficit Disorder'" by u/UrbanDialectic2020
• "Happy Cakeday, r/redditforest! Today you're 11" by u/AutoModerator
• "First Entry to the Amazon Jungle - Up Close + Personal" by u/dunkin1980

Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 10 posts:

• "Sustainability won’t save us. Why our future depends on regeneration." by u/miki77miki
• "Is there a way to donate to a Government Program which plants trees?" by u/Mental_Evolution
• "From 1m trees to a tree graveyard: how Dubai’s conservation plans went awry | Trees and forests" by u/johnabbe
• "Not sure if this is allowed here but I interviewed a Cardano stake pool operator that's plants trees each time he mints new blocks" by u/AftonCoger
• "Plant trees without plastic protective tubes, scientists suggest" by u/johnabbe
• "They Overcame Mutual Loathing, and Saved a Town" by u/Philo1927
• "Total Forest Non-management" by u/jippyzippylippy
• "Cool hoody design I have seen on Instagram" by u/kahrobawoodart
• "SAVE THE FOREST" by u/CryptoBeast07
• "Why Finnish people are so happy." by u/krugou

SAVE THE FOREST

So... I’m already working with a forester and he’s waiting for the snow to melt before walking the land and giving me his thoughts on what and how best to proceed. However, I have questions that I’d like to run past an impartial party.

Who on site decides whether trees go to a sawmill for lumber, or for cutting high quality slabs? Do the slab trees bring a higher price, and how do I know if they are going for that purpose?

I’m sure my forester will paint a very owner-friendly picture, but I’m curious about the process.

(I asked the mods if this was ok to post- thanks)

I made an interactive website with an aim to help plant more trees! I would love to hear your feedback. 🌲

Although I was donating money to plant trees, I couldn't visualise the real impact my tree-planting efforts were having. My solution was to make reForest so I could see the actual size of the 'forest' I was planting.

I went a step further and added a bit of simple gamification so that you can see other people's donations on the map too.

Essentially, I wanted to speak to you and find out what your early opinions were?

Is it dumb? If so, why?

If you like it (amazing!), what exactly do you like about it? Have you planted trees before with other sites?

In terms of other features, I have some ideas in mind like adding a leaderboard, allowing you to name your forest for others to see, and a few other things. Any other ideas are obviously welcome!

Please leave a comment or send me a message if you want a chat! Would be great to speak :)

I am looking to donate to plant trees. After reviewing many different charities, I was wondering if anyone knew of a Government Program which plants tree that citizens can donate to?

According to two scientists I've talked to who are studying this subject, we really don't know what we don't know. Because there's never been a long-term study done on what happens to a long-term, undisturbed forest (60 years or more), we're just now finding out how many species are interlocked and interconnected in the forest life cycle and how logging and other "management" techniques impact forest biomes. And by species, I don't just mean trees and plants, but insects, microbes and other types of wildlife that may hold the keys to forest health and longevity. The simple act of creating a logging road impacts the forest in a number of ways. Wholesale removal of trees makes an obvious visual impact, but compaction of soil from logging operations creates invisible zones where entire systems of life can no longer operate. Add to that the mono-culture replanting that's usually done after a harvest and you end up with visually beautiful but frightfully sterile forest. And some newer studies are showing that mono-culture forests are not only sterile in many ways but dangerous to the health of forests and the planet.

My biggest questions with the professional outlook on forest non-management are: Why can't we try it? What do we have to lose? Why not study this long-term and see what happens?

So, how do you feel about management vs. non-management?

Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 10 posts:

• "Ecosia has nearly planted 100 million trees. See how you can help them reach this milestone by simply searching the web. [Google alterative that plants trees]" by u/RaulTiru
• "My summer project: Removing buckthorn from 7000 square feet (and growing) of Minneapolis maple-basswood forest on public park land" by u/L-Etoile-du-Nord
• "A day in the life of a professional tree planter" by u/OneTreePlanted
• "Campaigns to plant huge numbers of trees could backfire" by u/Polorise_68
• "Amazon rainforests reaching point of no return" by u/Polorise_68
• "Petition to protect Grenada's mangrove forests! Development of 3 different resorts threatens cultural heritage, livelihoods of fishermen and the critically endangered hawksbill turtle." by u/TFP3000
• "A video we made to show how the lynx can change UK forests" by u/GrizzlyBournemouth
• "Mafia & Corruption in Romanian forestry" by u/Polorise_68
• "I picked up 1 piece of trash every day: here's what happened" by u/knowbottle
• "Environmental Psychology Survey: Examining the Impact of Green Spaces on Wellbeing in Australian University Students." by u/NaturePsych