I think planting trees and other green things is one of the great solutions to climate change. Our industrial world has stripped away so many ancient trees, and unending growth, development, and resource use jeopardize the entire planet. 


Here in Central New York (USA) I’m on the Steering Committee of the United Climate Action Network (UCAN). Our goal is to plant 1,000 trees. This spring we will have a tree-planting; we expect to plant 220 trees. 


The Oneida Nation are joining us and will lead a sacred ceremony. They will plant a white pine, the “Tree of Peace” for the Haudenosaoeie Confederacy, commemorating the beginning of 400 years of peace among five warring Native tribes. The ceremony was started by a Native elder—Jake Swamp, Wolf Clan, Mohawk Nation, now deceased—who planted trees around the world as co-director of the Tree of Peace Society. The Oneida Nation also plan to share sacred dancing at the ceremony.