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The healing power of nature

Young girls smiling wrapped in a colorful blanket walk near a lake.
Nature can be damaging and cause fear. Natural disasters like wildfires can change landscapes, communities and lives. But nature can also help us heal — instilling a calmness and peace in a sometimes-chaotic world.As fifth and sixth grade students from Greenville Elementary School in Greenville, California, walked along Round Valley Reservoir on the Plumas National Forest, the trees still wore…
#NaturalDisasters, #Ecotherapy, #PTSD, #MentalHealth

Study shows wood products markets reel long after hurricanes subside

A stand of trees with heavy damage from Hurricane Michael
Carbon storage increased and markets recovered fastest when stands were replanted soon after damaged logs were removed. (USDA Forest Service photo by Virginia McDaniel). When Hurricane Michael made landfall in October 2018, it was a Category 4 storm that damaged more than 6 million acres of forest and…
#ForestLandownerSupport, disturbance, #NaturalDisasters, #Hurricane, #HurricaneRecovery, #Timber, #Carbon, #ForestManagement, markets, supply and demand, forest economics