Public interaction and discourse is the goal of this art focused project. Everyone has a personal relationship with trees. I would like to begin a conversation with the public based on this relationship, and then guide the conversation forward to climate action.
Trees can have a tremendously positive impact on the climate. They can be part of the world’s actions to reduce harmful carbon emissions. For example, India has pledged to plant 1 billion trees by the end of 2022.
Take a moment and reflect on your relationship with trees and the climate. Here are a few questions to think about:
- How is the current climate crisis affecting your outlook on the future?
- Is the changing climate affecting your life? How?
- Do you have a favorite tree from when you were a kid? Where is it?
- When was the last time you climbed a tree?
Write your thoughts on trees and the climate on one of the tags provided. Then tie your tag to the tree next to the table.
Responses to the above questions:
- My favorite tree is General Sherman in Sequoia National Park, which is currently burning.
- In the 3rd grade, we were struggling financially and were to have no tree for Christmas. So my brother and I set out to find a tree in the woods nearby to cut down. We luckily came upon a discarded tree set out by a deployed soldier. We took it home on our wagon and surprised everyone with a Christmas tree that year!
- My favorite tree is a willow. Though fragile when you look at it, it has strength for its ability to ebb and weave with Mother Earth.
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