I have always loved trees- everything from the shade that they provide to the branches and trunk that I started climbing in when I was about 2 years-old. I love the various barks and learning about the teas and therapeutic remedies that many trees provide to humans and animals. I enjoy learning about the root systems. I think that trees like aspens that share a common root system are amazing and maybe even have a silent language we just don’t understand, like the Ents and Telperion and Laurelin, the Silver Tree and the Gold Tree, in JRR Tolkein books.
I have been passionate to not use too much paper and paper products so that we can reduce our dependence on trees. WhenI was young, I built tree houses in our neighborhood for me and others and I could have spent hours in the. I wish I still had a tree house. I can read better there than anywhere. Trees are some of the greatest resource on Earth providing shelter, roots to reduce erosion, and most of all oxygen for us to breath! I have been disheartened and wrote letters to advocate for trees when many trees have been taken down at the Carmanah Preserve in British Columbia, Amazon forests and then in a special area near Sabino Canyon.
I love to bike, hike and backpack, and am always grateful to stop in the shade of a tree. As fun, I have organized my scout groups and friend group to join Tucson Clean and Beautiful for tree plantings, and that has felt good to do.
ITE Internships and Programs: EcoNetwork 2023