"What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another" Mahatma Gandhi
“Deep in the Forest, I stroll to hear the wisdom of my soul” – Angie-Weiland Crosby
it all started with a film
In his film, A Life on Our Planet, David Attenborough reminds us: "The planet will go on without us, but we cannot go on without the planet.
Serious Research begins for Adults and Teens – “Research is to see what everybody else has seen and to think what nobody else has thought” Albert Szent-Gyorgye
Jeremiah, Lucy & Macie watching the movie, Other teens and adults off camera.
Primary source in print & film
The Social Life of Forests by Ferris Jabr
NY Times 12-2-2020
Trees appear to communicate and cooperate through subterranean networks of fungi. What are they sharing with one another?
My Passion for Trees: Judi Dench
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjnv_AevX4s
Strategizing
John, Cesia, Messiah, Jeremiah and Brian meeting at Princeton Market Fair
Hands-on Workshop
Dave Wells, arborist and alumnus of our program, talks to the mentees
Cadwalader park, trenton
Messiah & Jeremiah choose their trees
Dave Wells, arborist
Maureen at the end of a happy Treekeepers day
Jeremiah shows his completed essay to his mentor, Brian Amigh
Messiah shows his completed essay to his mentor, John Rosania
project complete!
tree planting
ScienceMentors 1 to 1 mentees helped to plant 900 fir trees.*
“Taking time to get in touch with nature was something I needed to do I’ve never taken the time to plant a tree I’ve planted a garden but not a tree A tree can change someone’s life Without trees we would have nothing honestly The trees I helped plant could be in someone’s living room in 8 years My tree could be the reason that a smile is on someone’s face on Christmas Trees are the reason we smile 😄”.
Tina
Homeward Bound – Phil, Jeremiah, Tina, Louise & Daisy at the end of the day
* When these trees are sold at the end of the year, Phil Duran shares some of the proceeds with our program.