We killed 10,000 trees to restore an ancient forest

[@planet-wild]

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[@Brenda-m8g]

Gracias!! 😊😁

[@lukheynen2718]

yea

[@ulrichigrande]

Why not plant some native trees as well?

[@Ghost-Mama]

More Forestation please!! 🌲🪵🌳

[@VHenrik007]

Incredible idea, and I'm so glad that this is happening. Thank you.

[@Linusidk]

Its so refreshing to not just see someone planting trees in a perfect row and call it saving nature

[@planet-wild]

Really happy to hear our mission finds meaning with you, much appreciated! 💚🌲

[@ApequH]

If they are different species and ages on an monoculture grass patch it might help.

[@Skullguy-w7b]

😄😄😄

[@tesha199]

so hard to watch

[@SilenzioDiEsistenza]

true

[@andrewwilson2301]

I have witnessed the transformation of a tree plantation into a healthy forest. The area was near me as a kid in Pennsylvania. It was devoid of life. A big storm knocked trees down and the floor exploded with life. Decades later you can't even tell that it was a plantation. I witnessed this transformation over 50 years. Few people even believed my story. Glad to see you speeding it up. That's my meter!!

[@shinobuoshino5066]

Visiting chernobyl is probably easiest way to experience this for anyone.

[@ttenrabdn]

​@@shinobuoshino5066 Idk where you live, but this is definitely not the easiest way for people. Travel is expensive.

[@matthewryan4844]

Not to mention visiting an area with high radiation is a terrible idea.

[@shinobuoshino5066]

@@matthewryan4844 radiation is so deadly that life flourished after all people left...

[@shinobuoshino5066]

@@ttenrabdn if you can't save money that's not my problem.

[@scpierobon]

I've got a 70-year-old monoculture farm forest that started decaying 10 years ago and this absolutely true - as soon as those trunks came down a whole variety of bushes and smaller trees came up. It's beautiful.

[@willieclark2256]

It's beautiful so long as they are natives that come up and not a new era of ecological problems in the shape of invasive species

[@hannahwalker8660]

yeah long term management is definitely important, especially in areas like this that have reduced resilience @@willieclark2256

[@planet-wild]

@scpierobon That's truly powerful and inspiring to hear! 💚 It certainly echoes the essence of our mission- letting nature work its captivating magic while we observe in awe 💚🌲

[@safs3098]

Are they native species tho?

[@sr.s6852]

Awesome

[@LuckysLair]

Rather than being merely destructive, mirroring the natural consequences of a "storm" it's brilliant

[@arnowisp6244]

Praise be to God. Only people can be Foolish to never realize what looks like destruction is part of Growth. Heck. I remember a Forrester complaining how the Constant move to extinguish Forest fires while being resistant to Prescribed burns lead to Forest dying of Overpopulation while creating a Giant Flammable load.

[@AnthemUnanthemed]

this has huge "kill your lawn" vibes and I love it! Edit: Yall have been blowing up my notifications, I just want to let all people who commented here know that ur all cute and wholesome and ILU all

[@planet-wild]

Really happy to hear our mission finds meaning with you, thanks! 💚

[@blakereid5785]

I hadnt thought about the lawn vibes of these monocultures but totally true. (Killed my lawn in 2020)

[@AnthemUnanthemed]

Good on you! I hope you have a really cool native plant garden now! @@blakereid5785

[@devdeuce93]

@@blakereid5785 2023 Lawn Killer here. Just doing our part one monoculture at a time

[@Ghost-Mama]

I have been gardening in my lawn and it’s delicious!! 😁🍏🍐🍋🍊🫐🍓🍇🍆🍅🍑🍒🥦🌶🫑🌽🍠🥔🌻🐓🦃

[@melbournewolf]

my father is a Scot, when I showed him this he began to cry, just like I did, thankyou for restoring this Caledonian Heritage which will did far more than just save a forest - it saves a culture.

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for showing it to your father and sharing with us this story 💚

[@mhjyuti]

Sorry to say but there's actual threats to Scottish culture and it's not the woodlands being there or not.

[@jwill540]

Mass immigration is going to erode and destroy the culture at least little mohammed will have a nice forest.

[@raspberrybitch4299]

@@mhjyuti Oh shut up reactionary, brown people wont kill Scotland, jesus.

[@anasexualdragonwithinterne2912]

@@mhjyuti environment is a key component of culture. In my home state of new mexico someone who grew up on a rural farm and someone who grew up in a city like Santa Fe or Albuquerque are totally different despite coming from the same state.

[@orionspur]

The nature-sounds reveal was very effective. I've hiked these forests before. They are living, yet not alive. Thank you again for everything you do.

[@planet-wild]

Couldn't agree more! 💚 Really happy to hear our mission resonates with you, thank you 💚🌲

[@Ghost-Mama]

I 💜 ‘d it …. it was very effective!! Great video editing!! 💚

[@marielouisemclean1261]

Practical lessons learned from deep observation of Gaia's wisdom . Deep respect .

[@sliftyy]

All of Sweden is one giant green desert. Almost no forests which are not manmade.

[@nicolascowan5530]

What degree do I need to make this my career

[@JoanKentBible]

I remember the unexplainable feeling of joy walking through a beautiful ancient forest near my home 75 years ago.

[@EdgarLauTN]

You can’t stop seeing the green desert once you’ve seen it. Kudos to sharing the insight and letting nature truly take over.

[@planet-wild]

Your support is much appreciated, thank you! 💚

[@skylanh4319]

What they are building is a forest fire waiting to happen.

[@Fixy_Hardmann]

Danke Planet Wild, Danke Mission Erde, Danke Robert, Danke an everyone

[@pippingamgee5052]

I’m a Pacific Northwesterner who grew up around both wild forests and timber plantations. The difference between the two is something everyone needs to be taught. Keep up the education and the restoration! 💚

[@planet-wild]

We plan to inspire and educate a lot of people through our mission! 💚 Glad to hear our mission aligns with your interest 💚🌲

[@markhoerner2354]

Me too. Surrounded by Siuslaw “national “ “forest”. A joke.

[@tarottimewithkaren]

I also am from the Pacific NW. Oregon has been my home my entire life. Love our diversity in our national and private forests. Not so fond of the plantation style forests. They create dense places for fires to spread. Natural forests allow fire to burn through and just chare the forest floor leaving the trees to continue to flourish.

[@sunnuntaiselori1927]

Most of Finland is also timber plantations, not actual forests. They want to call them multi-use forests, but in reality it's just raising trees for economic gains. The difference is so huge, but people think lots of trees means automaticly forest. Lobbying has been really effective : (

[@good2epic]

Amen. Almost all of Oregon is a depressing timber plantation, not a forest

[@sfs6797]

Fantastic! I’m Scottish and totally support this. Thank you!

[@theredmachine250]

Mission Earth Community! Let's help to revive this Forrest.

[@frictionhitch]

I am an arborist. It is my goal to do this on 40 acres in the US. I am currently struggling because it takes a lot of logistics. If you want to be part of it you are welcome to join me.

[@frictionhitch]

I could use such a neighbor as you...if you are serious.

[@seeu4all]

Yeah!

[@kaviyaneskandari2316]

Mission Erde geht ran!!!

[@strongholdgold3776]

Mission Earth Community is here

[@AndreasFrank-VISUALS]

Greetings from the Mission Erde Community! Mission Erde supports Mission Earth. Let's save beautiful forests

[@maxmumpox1848]

Hello from the Mission Erde Community

[@Craig_Humphries]

I might be completely wrong, but is "Mission Erde" linked to a guy called Robert? I'm from the UK, but the name sounds so familiar. I think he is German. Apologies if I'm thinking of somebody else.

[@tbone5336]

Marc Robert Lehmann@@Craig_Humphries

[@gamensch2629]

​@@Craig_Humphries you are actually right ^^

[@ag_4in]

thank you for announcing us 😂

[@SubAkasha]

Hello from the Mission Erde Community. ❤

[@海草猫]

I wish mainstream media would focus even just a little more on these amazing initiatives happening around the world!! 💚💚

[@Igusia2001]

I live in Canada and I’ve been in both “replanted” and old growth forests and the difference in even the atmosphere is huge

[@smelltheglove2038]

Hopefully Trudope doesn’t keep buying them down so he can blame “climate change”.

[@planet-wild]

Couldn't agree more! The result is truly rewarding when you let nature run its enchanting magic 💚🌲

[@siroh8142]

Mission Erde got me here. Seems to be a brilliant way to give nature a fair chance. Go forest, go!

[@elirinamk2051]

🤣👍

[@Thrzul]

It is: run Forest run😆

[@planet-wild]

😆@@Thrzul

[@ayorhina]

Greetings from the Mission Erde Community! I think many of us already came here to support this project and it´s going to be larger than anyone would have expected. I whish you best luck, good job!

[@fabriceplatel4328]

This video is incredibly inspiring. It reveals that what we often dismiss as ‘dead wood’ is actually teeming with life.

[@joshallred1912]

Im so grateful that there are organizations that recognize that a true forest needs a diversity of species. “Rewild” is such a wonderful purpose! 🌳 🌴 🌲

[@planet-wild]

Thanks so much for the support and appreciating our efforts in our mission! 💚🌲

[@dasdeutschbroffi4335]

Hey there, Mission Erde here!

[@MrFlo5787]

Mission Earth Community has come to support this amazing project

[@frictionhitch]

I am an arborist. I have sole legal access to not only my property but to many more. Help me buy these other properties and we can preserve/restore them. Alternatively they are likely to burn down.

[@sandys62]

We have forested areas covering much of our 50 acre property, and we harvest our own firewood to help heat our home. Recently, we had to cut down a section of trees to help provide a better internet signal from the provider's tower to our home. We've, of course, used much of this for firewood, but now there's this seemingly ugly scar we can see looking out the back (very messy looking, you know). I've been keen on cleaning this up to create more of a grassland area with wild flowers for our bees, but now you've educated me on the benefits of leaving some tree trunks to promote more wildlife. Thank you for that and for changing my view of "ugliness". We now plan to just leave most of the stumps where they are and plant wild flowers there anyway😊.

[@Bearwithme560]

We have a similar problem on a smaller scale. We've been cutting the dying balsam trees before they hit our house, and as a fire break, but bucking up and removing the wood - more than we could possibly use for firewood - is a problem. The scattered pickup sticks look horrible once the grass goes and pose their own risks. There is little information on living in the urban/woodland interface, yet we continue to build in these areas without considering the fact that trees grow and the forest changes.

[@myriamjosephienewittig6412]

Mission Earth Community is here to support and celebrate this amazing project.

[@planet-wild]

Thank you so much for all the support from the Mission Erde Community and welcome to our channel! Our new mission video goes live today- stay tuned with us 💚

[@TheNumb3arc]

Regards from a German Forest Man, coming to help with "Mission Erde"!

[@Andre-fm1zy]

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[@tomdrums2045]

I am also comming from Robert Marc Lehmann🙏🙏

[@herzchenbambi]

Much love from the Mission Erde community! Let's save those beautiful forests 💚

[@AntoniaErikssonLjungdahl]

this is so comforting to watch, I'm sitting in school right now and dream about endless forests and restoring nature to it's ancient greatness.

[@maximesophiastaroste4908]

Hello from Mission Earth Community! Let's do this!

[@frictionhitch]

I hope to see you in the forest. You can put both your money and your efforts where your mouth is. I know of 20 acres that need your stewardship.(I am not nor have any affiliation with the seller). Come be my neighbor and help me.

[@claudisminder8508]

Greetings from mission earth community. Let‘s rebuild this beautiful forest.

[@deadbrat8574]

There's nothing quite like walking through a true forest. The difference between one and a monoculture is like night and day, so I'm glad that you guys are doing this project.

[@planet-wild]

Glad to hear you enjoyed our mission, much appreciated! 💚

[@andrewkarl5174]

When I transformed my yard I thought of it as rewilding. Now I have a vibrant ecosystem. Rewinding, glad to hang found this channel

[@ar3742d]

Hello and greetings from Mission Erde Community. Lets save our forests!

[@francissaint-jean7362]

Im so glad to finaly see people taking about restoring habitat instead of just planting trees!!!

[@planet-wild]

Big thanks from us for recognizing our efforts! 💚🌲

[@ZZubZZero]

Has been going on longer, just in smaller groups. Check out rewilding organizations like Mossy Earth. There are many local ones too. You just don't hear about it so much (yet).

[@LlibertarianGalt]

​@@ZZubZZeroMossy Earth is great 😊

[@Tiffinka]

Hello from the Mission Earth Community to help to revive this Forrest!

[@marioncassell8760]

I'm thrilled to see what you're doing. Being a lowland Scottish person, we were always informed about how natural it was to have no trees in the north. Even as a child I wondered how that could happen. Thank You.

[@devdeuce93]

Scotland seems to be at the forefront of forest restoration. Super inspiring. Any peeps out here in Southern California interested in reforestation?

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for the support and appreciation! 💚 Delighted to hear you found our mission inspiring 💚🌲

[@Ghost-Mama]

More Reforestation would be beneficial everywhere especially in California replacing all those acres of wild fire damage that were lost 😞.

[@arkilos2253]

Wild fires are important though, meany trees are relent on those fires to take root. @@Ghost-Mama

[@Ghost-Mama]

@@arkilos2253 that’s true, but the loss of habitat’s are a major concern for nature and her inhabitants since the people have been taking it over and driving them out and leaving them with smaller areas that are unable to support them. It’s a shame that those millions of acres are almost totally destroyed and not able to support the life that once lived there.

[@gabrielg.2401]

@@Ghost-Mama Go back 500 years and it wasn't a forest. People need to be better versed in the natural history of a place before assuming what would be good for it. A lot of Southern California was Oak Savannah and grassland. Our native grasses and plants have been massively displaced and this tree-planting narrative isn't helping us one bit. Trees are but a small part of a very big picture as it is the herbaceous layer that is in the greatest need of recovery. Doing this will in turn help the trees that depend on such open environments to thrive and do well.

[@Aha_s_Fake_Emanator]

Now this is how truly save the world! Not by planting trees but restoring ecosystems!

[@Ghost-Mama]

😊 supporting nature 🌺🍀🪵🌻

[@planet-wild]

@Golden___Star Thanks a bunch for the support and being a part of this movement! 💚😊

[@RapMusikGermany]

Greetings from the Mission Earth Community! Let's help to revive this Forrest !

[@hurley698]

I ve planted Soo many trees wherever we ve been stationed. It's so reassuring to me that there are others who love and value trees. Keep up the good work please

[@aviat123]

Greetings from the Mission Earth Community! Let's help to revive this Forrest

[@frictionhitch]

Come join me. I am doing. I can show you how.

[@terrydewispelaere4490]

Let's go!

[@erniecamhan]

As a scots man, it's great to see the natural forest being supported 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Ghost-Mama]

Happy to support nature 🌺🍀🌳🌼

[@planet-wild]

@erniecamhan We truly appreciate the support, thank you so much! 💚

[@Pusteblume04]

Hello from the Mission Earth community. Thank you for the great project and your help in making the world a better place. WORTH FIGHTING FOR

[@alexapalm2960]

I always wondered how people would be healing a land without harming it first, and this is truly so awesome!! Keep it up guys🌲💚

[@jonny6745]

Greetings from the mission erde community! After I saw this video, I have to watch your other missions too.. Thank you for your great and hard work, getting the world a better place to live! Keep on!

[@planet-wild]

Welcome to our channel. 💚 Happy to hear that what we do resonated with you!

[@tinaeck2288]

from the Mission Erde-Community to Planet Wild: Thank you for your courage and your commitment. taking new paths and thinking outside the box. I really appreciate that

[@niceone99]

Greetings from Mission Erde! Let's rebuild those beautiful mistcal forests!

[@cre8tvedge]

Awesome. Many decades ago I wandered into a wild redwood forest deep in the coastal wilderness of Central California. I was stopped in my tracks by the fallen trees whose fifteen or so foot trunks were too huge to climb over while the branches and forest cover made going underneath also impossible. It was one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen for sure. Thank you for what you do Planet Wild.

[@grazyrj]

The eeriness of the monoculture is something I've felt before but never quite understood why until this. Impressive.

[@goldenhonkbonkgonkgod]

A surprisingly similar eeriness is in the Olympic mountains. beautiful yet creepy, good Ole old growth

[@kichan2727]

Another warm hello from the Mission Erde community! Thank you for your effort :)

[@headshot959]

I know Mossy Earth is a doing a project very similar to this in Scotland where they’re removing non-native trees to let the forest naturally regenerate. I’m happy seeing other organizations trying to rewild the planet. Thank you for what you, the members and the organization are doing.

[@ttenrabdn]

They work together pretty often 😊

[@planet-wild]

@headshot959 Thanks a bunch for appreciating our efforts in our mission! 💚

[@victornavarreteherrera7381]

​@@ttenrabdn rly? do u know if they've got any collaborative projects ongoing in Spain?

[@readMEinkbooks]

This is fabulous! What a great idea to create 'storm damage' rather than cutting the trees down. Well done.

[@bettyvegan]

Let's go, Mission Erde Community ✊🏼

[@matthewbarnes5088]

Where I live there was a huge hurricane 60 years ago that knocked down lots of timber in the nearby forest. It made them impassable. In the aftermath, deer, rabbit and weasel populations skyrocketed and we saw good diversity in plants bloom. I am excited to see this project underway and can attest that it does work. Keep up the good fight!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for sharing your experience, it's both powerful and inspiring! 💚Sometimes it needs a 'storm', both literal and metaphorical, to pave the way for a positive change. We truly appreciate the support, and happy to have you on our channel! 💚😊

[@rasmusskaarup8945]

Our grandchildren deserve to see nature in all its splendor. Keep up the good work!

[@cocacoladeliveryman6292]

I agree! the future generation must witness Earth's natural beauty in all it's fullest. the beauty that'll await their gaze.

[@Milo_1368]

Hear! Hear!

[@planet-wild]

@rasmusskaarup8945 Absolutely on point! 💚Thanks for appreciating our efforts! 💚🌲

[@lesleymckenzie8721]

Fantastic work, great to see Scotland getting wild forest back!

[@karldean5728]

Heya, chalk stream conservationist here. Thanks for supporting projects in the UK. We perform the same thing in river restoration, to restore you often have to destroy. We put trees back into rivers to diversify habitats, flow dynamics and kick-start natural processes. I also feel bad when we use trees, but in my case, they often survive the process and actually thrive from our disturbance. 🌳

[@planet-wild]

Thanks so much for the support and acknowledgement! 💚 Such method may seem radical or contra intuitive, but it will do the area well. Cheers to watching nature thrive! 💚🌲

[@Ghost-Mama]

Destruction to Restoration is a necessary step to restoring nature to a deserted habitat. Thank you 🙏🏻 for working on the river’s!!

[@Ghjklkkhhhjbfdset]

Hello from the Mission Erde community.

[@flobevermeier6073]

Hello from Mission Erde Community🙋💚🌳🌳💚 We are for our Planet🌳💚♥️

[@desmondjames9312]

So very pleased to see this.. our recent trip to Scotland was shocking. Boring landscapes of pine forests, mile after mile.

[@fourseventyseven2830]

After having lived in Scotland for a short time and seeing both the plantations and the beautiful, diverse forests, I absolutely support this project!

[@Ghost-Mama]

I bet it’s beautiful there 💚🌳💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@duncancallum]

@@Ghost-Mama Scotland is a super beautiful Country.

[@wolf.friends]

80% natural forest, 20% plantations - that's a great goal for our future 👍🍀🌈

[@jollyjokress3852]

better 100% forest ;)

[@wolf.friends]

@@jollyjokress3852 Maybe - but people are also part of nature 😉 So please treat us to a few percent resoucen. My experiences after 70 years of life: “If you want everything, you don’t really want anything.”

[@jollyjokress3852]

you mean not the opposite of what we are doing right now? (just look at Britain, they have maybe less than 5% natural area left). Furthermore., forests do provide food, such as acorns@@wolf.friends

[@workerant7874]

We need a new paradigm for plantations

[@wolf.friends]

@@workerant7874 We actually need a new ownership paradigm. Because nature belongs to all people. But only a few decide how it is used 😉

[@Jauqu3lin3]

Greetings from the Mission Earth Community! Let's help to revive this Forrest. You do a great job!

[@princetonmama]

Keep teaching us what "nature" really looks like. She's smarter than we are. Thanks for giving her chances to do what she does best . Thanks Canada can learn form you!

[@DS-qm3bs]

Some love from the Mission Erde Community

[@askalon1993]

Greetings from Mission Erde community! Let's help to revive this forest❤

[@Songsonlyfoundhere]

As someone who lives next door to another false forest tree plantation, I wholeheartedly support this project.

[@Ghost-Mama]

Comment for nature 🌿🪵🌳🌺

[@planet-wild]

@Songsonlyfoundhere Thank you so much for the support! Cheers to witnessing the majestic growth of our natural habitats 💚🌲

[@markbaxter-y1s]

I am amazed. I have gone through almost every video this channel has. I never knew this was possible

[@Lazy_Catlady]

That's a lovely project! Back to the real forest of Scotland! Greetings from Germany! Mission Erde will be happy to help spread word about this. :)

[@leonhardschwanzer6699]

Much love from the Mission Erde Community! Save forests - save animals

[@Sophie-zi5tm]

This reminds me of the bavarian forest in germany. In 2007 the storm Kyrill basically decimated the forest. The national park made the unpopular decision to just let some space be. The result of this has been amazing to see over the years.

[@MikeY-nh2we]

Sometimes the unpopular choices are the best especially when you realize that most of these people don't know a damn thing about what they are trying to control

[@ChickTheGuy]

Thanks for supporting a globe for future generations.

[@cattails1166]

As a permaculturist I'm thrilled to see this work! I hope you will be adding a wide variety of historic native trees, bushes, vines and flowers!

[@hannahwalker8660]

Yeah I'd be interested to see what kinds of management is going to continue to happen, will they seed the area? remove invasives?

[@planet-wild]

@cattails1166 That's fantastic to hear! No, we'll not be planting anything as we'll let nature to work its magic. The fallen trees will be left in the forest, providing the ecosystem with all the benefits the "dead trees" bring 💚🌲

[@auraegis5286]

really adds new meaning to “can't see the forest for the trees” Beautiful work guys, keep it up.

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for rooting for us! 💚

[@patrisha7487]

Midwestern USA here, been to Scotland twice & once in the Highlands. I did not know about the monoculture forests in the Highlands. I salute you in your efforts to return the land back to nature.

[@planet-wild]

Thanks so much for appreciating our efforts in our mission! 💚🌲

[@BankruptMonkey]

There are many unnatural tree plantations in the US too, even in parts of state parks and wildlife reserves let alone regular parks. If the forest you've been to is easy to wall through, that means it's a tree plantation, real forests should have vines and plants and huge shrubs and small understory trees as well as a mixture of big trees.

[@20fj3]

I can't believe that there's a difference between a plantation and nature. I hope you guys succeed in this mission

[@Ishgab]

Love to see that finally more and more people realize that it's not only about planting trees, but about the diversity of fauna and flora. Big plus for leaving the fallen trees to provide food and habitat, and eventually build the soil

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for the love and acknowledging our efforts in our mission! 💚

[@Randomfelladisiur]

Ive been in both natural forests and plantation forests, the difference is honestly astonishing. Very glad to see you folks doing this work.

[@henrik.norberg]

As someone living in the middle of a tree plantation, or what I used to call a forest, I love to wander in natural forests. In Sweden we don't have much left either but I do love what we call Troll Forest, the natural forest.

[@deliciousexperience689]

That sounds amazing. I love how magical the North part of your country looks. I want to live there 1 day

[@apcolleen]

Start local and work with local environmental departments by educating them.

[@dottiebaker6623]

This is the most hopeful thing I've seen in a LONG time!

[@jana0604]

Greetings from the Mission Erde Community ❤💚💙👍

[@denisekanning6615]

Hello from the Mission Erde Community and thank you

[@tantchenzockt8269]

Mission Erde supports Planet Wild. Greetings from Germany 🤗

[@GeekGamer666]

I love this, I have Scottish heritage and I'm glad to hear that the wonders of it's natural environment will be preserved.

[@Patrixel]

The Mission Erde community brought me here. I find this method of reforestation very interesting. I will definitely watch your other videos.

[@sheajane4391]

I live in Australia and drive past km's of plantation and then only half an hour away I can visit and see natural forestry and it is night and day. Excellent work

[@fionafiona1146]

Same in Germany, we invented the word "waltumbau" for addressing the subject

[@Exiled.New.Yorker]

In the Northeast of North America we've hung on to a few pockets of forest here and there, but mostly whats left of ours is the parts the English decided were too cold or too hard to get to. Harder on forests than the parasites, Englishmen.

[@LindseyRyder]

Monoculture blocks out so much life. This pull down is refreshing to see! Thank you for helping to restore the Scottish Highlands.

[@Ghost-Mama]

😊 supporting nature 🌺🍀🌼🌳🌻🌲

[@planet-wild]

@LindseyRyder We truly appreciate the support, thanks! 💚 Really happy to hear our mission resonates with you 💚🌲

[@soonerfrac4611]

As an American outdoorsman what immediately struck me was the similarities between this method of cutting down the forest to save the forest and the North American Wildlife Conservation Model which includes hunting specifically to help increase the number and quality of the population.

[@Headrowmusic]

Love this

[@kaitlyng9791]

Thank you for doing this! We need more people who care about the environment and will actually do something about it.

[@moonlight270691]

Support from MissionErde community

[@unnecessary_random_shit7009]

Greetings from the Mission Erde Community! Glad to see that there are people who are actually committed to our planet and come up with innovative ideas based on science. As Ernest Hemingway once said : "The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it."

[@sarantissporidis391]

The other day, me and my crew were restoring a big square at my home city's center. The greenery was a bit neglected with herbs and small plants taken over. Then an old lady appeared and asked us if we could notify the municipal service for greenery to come and restore the lawn to its previous state. She obviously preferred a dead, dull, green carpet. Unfortunately this mindset is embedded to a huge number of people in my country. Work like yours is innovative, please keep up with your work.

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for sharing this experience, and certainly we can connect with you! 💚 The beauty of restoring our nature lies in radically challenging our approach to nature and finding new solutions to protect it. Really happy to hear our mission connects with you 💚🌲

[@leonv1472]

i've bumped into this too--mom and her fiance bought a house with a small lawn, mom is on board to rip up the grass but her fiance wants to keep it even though he hates having to maintain it. he wants it so he can play with his kid on it even though said kid doesn't want to play outside at all.

[@RedLunarRose15]

@@leonv1472there’s actually some short plant species that can mimic the short soft grass for playing outside with kids or pets, but are native to the area. I don’t know where you live so I can’t tell you what to get, but I suggest looking into it to see if that’s something the fiancé is interested in

[@huskytail]

There is a compromise that can be done, though it requires a tiny bit more work - surrounding a wild patch of growth with lawn-like grass that gets cut. This way the people's desire for orderly, clean-cut image is maintained but it leaves space for nature and it teaches everyone we can share.

[@sarantissporidis391]

@@huskytail The latest trend here in Greece is to make gardens or green spaces based either on native plants, or well adopted species. So we see a mixture of origano, rosemary, thyme, lavender, olive trees, cypress, aloe, agave, fig trees etc and other species that attract bees and butterflies with enough space among them to let all these herbs and weeds to grow freely. We see that mostly on gardens created in office buildings etc and less in municipal gardens. At least it's a start.

[@wowowow6633]

As someone who wanted to volunteer to do things like this as a student when I still had time, and had difficulties finding opportunities, I think schools and communities should promote these kinds of things more.

[@BB-lx7os]

Living in Oregon, USA with LOTS of mono-forests I understand the need to rethink forest management as forest focused, not lumber focused. I was surprised that the video did not show girdling some standing trees so that they would die standing thus providing habitat for birds desiring snags to nest in. I've done this on my property with large trees. I'm heading outside right now to plant a few more diverse species in my forest. Thanks for preaching a good message.

[@planet-wild]

That's brilliant to hear! It's important that everybody does their share - no matter how small or big. Thanks for being part of the movement 💚🌲

[@maxschmidt666]

I really hope this works. In the last few years, humanity has grown some serious green spaces back, hats up for your engagement!

[@matthewstanfield7519]

As someone who has grown up a bush man all the old boys do this to take care of their forests it works just seems like we got so scared to fell trees we compare healthy cleaning to clear cutting. Glad to see differences being made

[@danime4288]

Came here from Mission Earth. You're doing a great work. Let's save more 🌳🌳🌳

[@mariaantoniuk205]

This is amazing! It always lifts my day or helps restore my hope for this planet whenever I see these new ideas being put into action!

[@jillscott4029]

Turning monoculture forest into truly wild forest is certainly a good goal.

[@planet-wild]

Indeed, an approach that offers multiple benefits! 😍 Cheers to witnessing nature thrive! 💚🌲

[@shieldway6076]

The way they do it is pretty stupid but yeah, human pride at his hightest here

[@LlibertarianGalt]

Don't forget you can always increase biodiversity in your gardens and local public spaces by planting a variety of native flowers, shrubs and trees. 😊

[@daniellamcgee4251]

​@@shieldway6076How would you restore native forests differently?

[@shieldway6076]

@@daniellamcgee4251 you don't restore it, it will manage itself

[@lisagartner4247]

also hi from the Mission Erde Community 💚 I actually lived in Scotland for 1,5 years and it’s still one of my favourite countries 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@planet-wild]

Scotland is really bonnie 💚 Glad to have you on our channel!

[@tucoramirez3333]

Hi from Glasgow Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@pinkfluffyporg1231]

I also came here from "Mission Erde". Great idea. I wish you much success with this project and greetings from Austria.

[@planet-wild]

Welcome to our channel, and thanks for your support 💚