Plant a Tree on The Earth Day, April 22, 2016

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Plant a Tree on The Earth Day, April 22, 2016

Nature, Sculpture by PP, April 2016

Earth Day aims to inspire awareness of and appreciation for earth's environment, to promote ecology and respect for life on our planet as well as to encourage consciousness of the growing problems of air, water and soil pollution.

My haikus

“The Earth Day isn't just

A single day of the year

It is every day.”

“Plant one tree or more

On the Earth Day and watch them

Grow with your children.”

Haiku - non-rhyming poem that follows a particular structure:

five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.

This exquisite form comes out of Japan, where it is traditional to write about nature.

Nature, Sculpture by BP, April 2016

Facts:

“Our planet is currently losing over 15 Billion trees each year (equivalent to 48 football fields every minute).
Planting trees absorb excess and harmful CO2 from our atmosphere.
In a single year, it takes roughly 96 trees to absorb the amount of CO2 produced by one person.
Trees also absorb odors and pollutant gases like nitrogen oxides, ammonia, sulfur dioxide and ozone, as well as filter particulates out of the air by trapping them on their leaves and bark.
Studies have shown that schools with tree cover have reduced asthma and lung disease rates and help students with ADHD concentrate for longer periods...”

Read more at: EarthDay.org