The Creator's Carbon Capture Technology

                                                      Winter Walk - Frink Centre Conservation Area

 I was pleased to see that Prince Edward County, the unique, almost-an-island region which extends into Lake Ontario has a tree development policy. Council recently received a tree management report which recommended that 75% of new trees planted are native to the area, that there should be a no net loss policy for trees, that there be an inventory of trees on municipally owned property, and regulations on tree planting in new subdivisions.

Trees are a gift of God, and if that seems like am over-the-crown statement, just read your bible. Not only are trees everywhere in scripture, they are present from beginning to end. There are even instructions to plant and protect trees, which sounds like a tree development policy to me.

During these months of distancing from others we have spent a lot of time on trails in The County, and throughout the region. There are many "sacred groves" of unusual tree species, with huge specimens of oak, and cottonwood, and maple, and beech, and pine. We experience a sense of reverence and awe which is kinda churchy, especially in these days when we can't physically go to church. We have a little ritual of holy recognition, not because we worship the trees but because we want to respect both Creator and Creation.

This week billionaire Elon Musk offered a hundred million dollars (US) to whoever develops  successful carbon-capture technology. On Twitter comedy writer James Felton quipped:

Whenever you feel like an idiot, remember that the world's richest man has not heard of trees.

We really should be out there hugging the trees, for the health of our planet, and our souls

Fall at Vanderwater Conservation Area