Tree and human health may be linked................“ There’s a natural tendency to see our findings and conclude that, surely, the higher mortality rates are because of some confounding variable, like income or education, and not the loss of trees,” said Donovan. “But we saw the same pattern repeated over and over in counties with very different demographic makeups.”
Although the study shows the association between loss of trees and human mortality from cardiovascular and lower respiratory disease, it did not prove a causal link. The reason for the association is yet to be determined..................
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link to www.fs.fed.us]
Quoting: aether Just thought I would share...
I saw your link earlier and it triggered a memory for me but I needed to check with my parents to find out for sure.
They just got back to me, having forgot their phone.
It is a memory which holds a lot of meaning for me. Your link aether refers not to just Oregon but to the 'Ash' tree.
When I was born my parents planted a Mountain Ash tree for me in the backyard. In reference to the property, which was substantial 1/4 or so, they planted it in the middle of the yard.
As I grew, I watched it grow along. My parents took a picture of myself and my baby brother in front of the tree, which at that time was still very small that I still fondly recall.
By the time of my 15th year, the tree had grown tall and broad. Offering much shade in the scorching heat of Southern Oregon Summers.
I was watching a movie one afternoon I didn't particularly enjoy, the entire house was rocked by a crack and a crash.
Upon inspection of the backyard I saw that 1/3 of my tree, that which faced the back of the house, had fallen.
A huge gash at least 3 ft long remained in the trunk and at least 30ft of tree lay on the lawn.
As I stood there looking on my tree, I had a moment of deep precognition.
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Over the proceeding years my parents attempted to save my tree. But it had been infected by the beetle aether referenced,
researchers found that Americans living in areas infested by the emerald ash borer, a beetle that kills ash trees [
link to www.fs.fed.us]
I found it interesting as well, that the beetle has 'emerald' in the name, being that is the gemstone of May.
