Many of our many specimen trees have survived as many as 300 to 400 years, which is way beyond any of our significant manmade structures.
They also provide cooling canopies, protecting us from the sun, and they fertilize the earth.
Guess what? After hours, months, of deliberation, it was The Quilt of Leaves motif that was chosen to represent our uniqueness, to be our symbol to the world.
Our trees, their canopies and green, is what everyone worldwide sees of Atlanta.
As we move forward, we all need to understand that each of us in our own way must be better aware of God’s legacy gift that has been placed in our hands.
Through the hiring of more arborists, better early permitting processes, teaching in our schools, community education, and by political activation, we can leave to our children and future generations a better world.
The coronavirus epidemic worldwide is shouting to all of us ‘I am sick.” We as humans need to change our destructive development habits and respect our natural world so that our children and future generations can continue to breath fresh air.