> Andre, perhaps you could be in charge of planting the oaks
> and the Sycamores which if planted now should be able to > provide your childrens children with shade:-)
Sycamores grow pretty fast.
> The best thing is for people to stop cutting down the trees > > there already which have taken many, many years to reach a size > to provide good shade.
Good idea! No camping=No fires=No need for "Firewood".
> I've planted cottonwoods before by just cutting off a branch > from a live one and then plant it in the ground a give it good > water, it works. Can't get much easier than that since there > are alot of cottonwoods there at the springs already!
I'll try that next time I'm there. Anyone else?
> I personally like the willow trees...
I like them too, along the banks of the Mississippi.
Will you like them when the "Human Impact" report says...
"Introduction of non-native species has had a
detrimental effect on the area's ecology" and they recommend banning humans???
Just one more thing for "them" to complain about.
Bye,
/////ANDRE