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In reply to the discussion: How to erase 100 years of carbon emissions? Plant trees--lots of them. [View all]Farmer-Rick
(10,163 posts)I wont let my sheep get in to tear it up. It rims my 14 acres of pasture. Cedars, pines, maple, pawpaw and persimmon trees line it. Bushes protect the crayfish, salamanders, frogs and minnows. As a small farm, it took dedication to keep it from being used and abused. It originates from a cold stream in a fold in the mountains.
Now, when my fields are way too hot for a Southern day in the high 90s F. in May, all the animals hang out by the stream (at least as close as they can get what with it being fenced off). At first light, the ewes take their lambs there to stay cool. It is easily 20 degrees colder there. There is a constant breeze that flows up over my front porch thanks to the difference in temperature.
Trees really do make a big difference in the environment not just in the carbon they suck up.