I planted a forest two years ago
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FOREST UPDATE 2023: In August of 2021 I loaded up my old ute and old trailer with 1440 trees, bundles of long sticks, a hand of bananas, pogo-stick-planter, dirty swag, slippery tin of sunscreen and a pair of bespoke gumboots lined with running innersoles. My aim was to plant a tree a minute for 24 hours. I did it, just, plodding away with the final trays of trees as if I was wounded. In the film ‘A tree a minute’ my final text said ‘I’ll make a follow up film in two years’. So here I am, as promised, revisiting the small 2.5 acre plot on my good friends block to see how this old creek, once cleared, is getting on as a newly fledged patch of forest. - Produced and Directed by BEAU MILES Produced and Edited by MITCH DRUMMOND Final Sound Mix JAMES DOBSON Goodonya HEATH STRATING for keeping the cows out and local critters for not being too brutal with your animal instincts. PATRICK QUAY for photos. CHRIS ORD for original footage. - For more Beauisms click here: https://linktr.ee/beauisms Watch the original planting: https://youtu.be/AbA-hoIuHM4?si=lXwMfl1tLx4Iv--_
  • Track_ShovelEnglish
    6·
    6 months ago

    Plus, I hate to say it, but just planting tall “trees” is not a forest.

    You and me both. You probably saw my rant on that the other day though about C offsets.

    The whole ‘plant our way out of a climate cridis’ method lends itself to monoculture rather than a robust ecosystem

    Also, good to see you again, friend.

    • Treevan 🇦🇺@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      Yeppers. Trees aren’t going to cut it but if we ignore the climate crisis aspect, then trees are still worth it. But the definition of trees and forest is confusing. I’m lost already.

      I’m still around, just nothing to say. Hope you’re keeping well. I even had some content for you saved on my phone; if you watch Ukraine/Russia war footage, the trench systems have some interesting profiles in amongst the horror.

      • Track_ShovelEnglish
        4·
        6 months ago

        Post your content, if it’s not too graphic.

        Those are chernozems out there likely. Deep topsoil 60+ cm easily

        • Treevan 🇦🇺@aussie.zoneEnglish
          3·
          6 months ago

          There are a lot of varied trenches/trench depths and soil profiles as they aren’t shoring the edges. If one was so inclined to look.

          Some beautiful soils, I can see why it’s farming-centric.