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NWP Global Registry of Apprentice Ecologists - Northern California, California, USA

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Northern California, California, USA
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hole_e_socks



Registered: May 2008
City/Town/Province: Ventura
Posts: 1
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My name is Kyle and I planted trees in northern California . My sister, Kalani, was applying to Humboldt State University and I had decided to make use of my time while there. When we first got to HSU I noticed a sign up sheet for a tree planting trip. My parents said it’d be ok, so I went early the next day.


When we arrived to the planting site, I felt like I somehow belonged with the incredible beauty of the almost overwhelming vastness of nature. Tall rolling hills covered with huge green trees, as far as the eye can see. It is truly awesome. Having grown up in Southern California with maybe too much time and attention paid to video games, I never thought that California was so rich in nature with such incredibly beautiful forests. It has become clear to me now that my long hours spent conquering Halo may not have been a wise choice.


We planted not just redwood trees, western cedar and Douglas fir, but also the supporting trees of alder, madrone, and fragrant laurel. Apparently the university believes that this practice makes for a healthier forest, and a healthier forest. I couldn’t believe how easy it was. Just stomp the shovel into the ground and put the seedling into the small opening and press it down. I must’ve planted over a hundred trees before lunch.


I saw a porcupine too, He was huge actually kind of pretty with black and bright yellow colors. He was crossing the small road we were driving on. He was in no hurry, I mean with all those quills, why bother? Nothing is going to go after a porcupine!


I did some research and I am sure that growing a healthy forest is good for the earth’s atmosphere. As long as the wood isn’t burnt, it’s a great way to lock away carbon dioxide.


I think that the Apprentice Ecologist Initiative™ is great because it got me out of the house and into good clean activities. I like telling my buddies how much fun it is and it makes me think about how life and nature needs to be balanced. I find myself continuously thinking about the trees and how they are used. Like if a tree is cut down and used for paper, then all that paper finds it’s way to some offices, then important documents are printed on that paper, then that paper is stored in an environmentally controlled warehouse, is this still good for the earth? I mean the warehouse building has to be heated and cooled, right? I am only 16 and I don’t know everything, but I sure like learning and thinking about what I can do.


That tree planting trip was a few months ago, I still go out and take care of my environment by merging family trips with things like picking up trash and helping to clear local streams of debris. I like to do simple and easy things that are good for the earth, like instead of trying to get my parents to drive me over to a friend’s house, I’ll walk or ride my old bike. The picture is of me getting some close ready to donate to the local homeless shelter.


Sometimes I can actually feel so many good thoughts and ideas in my head that I get a really great positive feeling about growing up in America .
· Date: May 31, 2008 · Views: 6928 · File size: 52.0kb, 169.6kb · : 1500 x 997 ·
Hours Volunteered: 120
Volunteers: 20
Authors Age & Age Range of Volunteers: 15 to 21
Area Restored for Native Wildlife (hectares): 0.8
Native Trees Planted: 2000
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