Tree Matters Blog
Books that inform
Braiding Sweetgrass
To her readers, Kimmerer is a plant star; her work, transformative.In “Braiding Sweetgrass,” Kimmerer weaves Indigenous wisdom with scientific training. The book is simultaneously meditative about the abundance of the natural world and bold in its call to action on...
Reconnecting With Nature
A game-changer, about why indigenous gardening is transformative. It’s thought-provoking, with compelling reasons why we need a radical, new ethic
Resilient Cities Need Parks
“This book details the … vision for future, more resilient cities where Large Urban Parks are at the core … It will inspire you to care for and share the green treasures of your cities!”
A Towering Achievement
The Overstory, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of―and paean to―the natural world
People who inspire
Braiding Sweetgrass
To her readers, Kimmerer is a plant star; her work, transformative.In “Braiding Sweetgrass,” Kimmerer weaves Indigenous wisdom with scientific training. The book is simultaneously meditative about the abundance of the natural world and bold in its call to action on...
The Wondrous Capabilities of Trees
It’s not only the story of a remarkable scientist and her ideas, it harvests powerful knowledge about why trees matter, and why trees are a viable, achievable solution to climate change
Igniting Environmentalism
This damning book should have stopped agribusiness in the USA spraying deadly poisons over fields, forests and towns – because it conclusively proved that chemical corporations were guilty of a massive die-off
Visionary Trailblazer
Wangari Maathai is the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She turned to trees as an instrument of advancing human rights, environmental justice and civil disobedience
Benefits of trees
Plant Smart
Earlier generations bequeathed Cape Town with a magnificent urban forest that forms an integral part of our city heritage. But this urban forest has been declining due to a multitude of factors ... And the most serious threat is expected to kill up to 40% of our trees...
Braiding Sweetgrass
To her readers, Kimmerer is a plant star; her work, transformative.In “Braiding Sweetgrass,” Kimmerer weaves Indigenous wisdom with scientific training. The book is simultaneously meditative about the abundance of the natural world and bold in its call to action on...
More About Mulching
Some pointers to one of the most beneficial practices for better tree health – Proper Mulching Techniques, with additional guidelines on how to mulch around a tree, courtesy Wiki …
Immediate Threat
The Shot-Hole borer problem is sufficiently serious to require the City to transform its protocol into a legally enforceable document urgently, & not rely on residents and tree fellers to be the frontline in this fight