The Man Who Planted Trees

A. I thought the reading was very enjoyable to my surprise. I found it very inspirational and hopeful to know that one person can really make a difference. I found it fitting that that author compared Elzeard Bouffier to doing Gods work by creating life instead of death and desctruction. I feel the book showed that humans have the ability to influence an entire environment by simply planting trees.

B. The lesson of the story, states that one person is enough to make a change in the world. Elzeard Bouffier was one man and he changed the entire climate and feeling of a barren wasteland into a lush and breathtaking area. The moral of the story is to plant a tree.

C. Cutting down trees can make a huge impact of an entire region. One effect would be temperature. Trees play an important role in the temperature, temperature will increase without the presents of trees since there is nothing to provide shelter for the grass below, eventually the grass will die leaving a barren area. Over time the soil will eventually lose all its moisture and lead to what we know today as a desert. Simply by planting trees, over time the area will work its way back to its natural state by providing shade for the undergrowth below. Trees help by taking carbon dioxide and transforming it into oxygen which is what sustains life here on earth.

D. I found an organization that is dedicated to helping protect the environment and also preserving traditional livelihoods and cultures for generations. Since 1989, Trees for the Future has been helping communities around the world plant trees. Through seed distribution, and training, they have helped empower rural groups to restore tree cover to their lands.