Column: You, too, can plant a tree … or three

Twenty years ago, I bought three trees. The white pine, the oak, and the maple all fit in my Toyota Corolla Wagon. Now, with 15 years of volunteer conservation work under my belt, I know I was making a radical environmental statement. I had planted three small ecosystems where birds, mammals, insects, moss, lichens, and micro-organisms thrive. Everything in those ecosystems has contributed to a healthier planet. We need heroic action more than ever before. If you’ve never been involved in conservation, this is your chance to come to the rescue. Planting trees can’t reverse or help all the damage of extreme weather. But it helps an awful lot. Please help. It’s easy. ~ Doug “Woody” Woodsum