A new start in a symbolic place

In the beginning of most massive movements of change it is generally a good idea to find a symbolic starting point. So its with great excitement that I am announcing Rattlesnake Mountain as the starting place for this tree planting revelation.

    This particular mountain has the distinction of being the tallest treeless mountain in the western hemisphere and is also located inside the troubled and infamous Hanford nuclear reservation.

 Now I want be clear early on that this programs intentions are not stuck on the futilistic goals of trying to restore native plants to the area, though it will try to work alongside them in many ways. The unfortunate fact remains that we are way past being able to restore ecosystems to there original state. The truth of the matter is we have already irreparably damaged our native ecosystems.

    What the goal of this program is is to plant trees and maintain them where there aren't any. In essence we are going to terraform our world into a lush garden oasis once again. Its like a reenactment of the Devonian period with humans as the driver of change.

As with most massive change I expect there to be resistance and that will probably come from a lot of good groups with good goals. Unless we start accomplishing a complete forestation of our planet we will likely perish. Its my goal not only to help nature along, to flourish beside it as a species, but to also move forward in our everday lives and rebalance what it means to be human.

(Links to relevant articles)

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanford_Site

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlesnake_Mountain,_Benton_County,_Washington