Remember Postcrossing’s tiny forest, which a group of postcrossers planted last year?
Earlier this year, way before all the social distancing came into place, we got together once again with a few enthusiastic postcrossers to plant some more pine trees and expand the forest a little! :) The location was more or less the same as last year, in the historical Pinhal de Leiria, a 13th century pine forest that burned down almost completely three years ago. Driving through the forest and its chopped down burnt trees is still heartbreaking… but knowing that over half of it has now been reforested and that we’re doing something to help makes up for it.
The day started out cloudy, but luckily the forecasted rain held off, and everyone ended up having a good time planting hundreds of trees. This year, there were quite a few children in attendance and it really warmed our hearts seeing them snuggle those tree roots in the sand with their small hands! Have a look:
Paulo marked last year’s plantation with GPS coordinates, and so we were able to visit it again to have a look — the trees are growing well, mostly under the cover of other local plants. Being by the coast, the location is super sandy and windy, and the local vegetation helps protect the fragile trees in their first few years. They’re still very small (pine will take a loooong time to grow), but it was a relief to see them going strong and gaining new branches!
We are proud of this initiative and look forward to doing more for the planet. For ideas of what you can do too, check our Towards a greener planet page! 🌲
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Que bom! Abraço para todos, esperando que estejam bem e que nos vejamos em breve!
"I think that I shall never see, a poem as lovely as a tree."
I remember that I, too, as a boy, collected pine nuts to grow them in tiny forests, to then see them grow in tall and majestic umbrella pines, very common here, around Rome: the pines have a remarkable germination capacity, but it is necessary to have constancy and patience ...
Well done, really!
I also want to do more for the environment.
I only have a little garden but many trees. I try to encourage the neighbours too, because gardens in cities can help to cool cities down as well.
But many complain about big trees, the leaves they discard in autumn etc.
Whoever has the chance, the space... plant trees...
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