Personal Development, Shamanism and Environmental Issues

Woodland Trust, Heartwood Forest: Indians and Cowboys

Posted By Ina Woolcott

“Plans to create England’s largest new native forest took a major step forward at the beginning of October 2008, when the Woodland Trust took possession 858 acres (347 hectares) of land, on which 600,000 trees will be planted. Incredibly, it takes just 12 years to turn bare land into flourishing native woodland, complete with a diverse range of wildlife and towering trees. - WOW, it really never is too late.

It immediately marked its ownership by opening six new, British-made, larch kissing gates into the site. Now, members of the public can walk miles of permissive footpaths through formerly private farmland containing 3 pockets of ancient woodland - 44acres in total -hosting the UKs richest wildlife habitat, located near Sandridge, just 3 miles north of St Albans in Hertfordshire.

Getting out and active in woodland is great way for adults and children to connect with nature. Over 2 million people live within 15 miles of the site which can be accessed via public transport, and we want everyone to come and take part”.

Editors comment:
As my regular readers already know, I am very connected to nature. I could disappear into the wilderness forever with the knowledge to survive, a tipi, horses and those closest to me wishing to join me (and who would live by my rules, lol). My daughter naturally would have no choice but to come with me…. I keep coming across inspiring projects like this, and they make me teary-eyed with happiness and hope. Someone said to me the other day “its too late to save the planet/nature”. (pessimistic so-and-so). If everyone had that attitude, we’d get nowhere in life. As me and my mum like to say, ‘its never too late’. .

More and more people are trying to turn things around and encourage nature to flourish, and encourage the wildlife that has been driven away for so many centuries to return. Our inner shamans, our inner children, are coming out - about time too. I love it, it makes my heart and soul glad. Lets go an play in the woods Lets be Indians and DEFINITELY NOT COWBOYS.

To find out more info, what you can do to help and/or to make a donation (go on, I did!) go to:
WOODLAND TRUST WEBSITE

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Great Fen Project
Great Fen Project: What You Should Know

Organic is Best for All Life Forms

Posted By Ina Woolcott

Organic farms support biodiversity, encouraging and supporting wildlife, when so much wildlife has been, and is still is being, destroyed by non-organic farming methods.

Just some of the benefits of organic farming are:

* Wildlife is an essential part of the organic farming

* More hedges

* Wider Field Margins

* Herb and Clover

* Mixed Crops

* No artificial, chemical pesticides or fertilizers

* No GM

* Tastier more flavour-full products

ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION WORKS WITH NATURE NOT AGAINST IT. I personally have an ‘organic only’ policy in my home, and no meat apart from fish. I just cant get enough of organics! We do eat out occasionally though and that cant always be organic.

Related reading:
www.organicfoodee.com
Young Farmers are Going Organic
Organics Say No to Chemicals and Additives
Earth Friendly Products for Home, Lawn and Garden

Help Save 5 Million Acres of Rainforest | Alan Forrest Smith

By Viola Woolcott

It saddens me that when it comes to making money people have no limits to what they will do, as if enough rainforest hasn’t been, and is being, destroyed already. What needs to happen for people to wake up? Its all well and good putting carbon taxes on things like flying, but what are they gonna do with all that extra tax money? Give it to mother earth and apologise? A funny analogy, but the scene in Titanic always springs to mind when the ‘bad guy’ tries to buy his way on to a boat to be rescued and is bluntly told that all the money in the world cant save him now…

The Achuar people are the natural custodians of over two million acres of the most beautiful, untouched rainforest on planet earth today. The Achuar need our help to protect their remote virgin rainforest the oil industry seeks to destroy. Just over 5,000 inhabitants (plus 4 other groups) in a land that is 5 Million acres in size. These people are asking YOU to help them. It’s urgent you respond right away. …read more here

Deforestation of the Worlds Rainforests

By Ina Woolcott

The sad reality about deforestation… at this present time 12 million hectares are cleared annually. Human forest dwellers are losing their home, shelter and the animals and plants that sustain them. When the land is cleared, there is less rainfall and the once harmonious ecosystem is out of sync.

It is incomprehensible that human beings with good conscience and intentions would even agree to pick up a chainsaw and cut down the earths lungs on a mass scale. Perhaps their souls and conscience are easily sold for money. This is not right though and should not be allowed.

Deforestation

For related information click on the link below:
Environmental Charities