I remember in the early 70s being given tiny, tiny conifers at school to plant at home. Now I realise the teacher probably knew they wouldn’t grow up, seeing as how the trees we were given did not grow naturally on the Midwestern prairie, and we were given no real instructions on planting and care. The school was seen to be “doing something” for conservation, and that was what it was about…a little showboat around funding appropriation time.
I remember in the early 70s being given tiny, tiny conifers at school to plant at home. Now I realise the teacher probably knew they wouldn’t grow up, seeing as how the trees we were given did not grow naturally on the Midwestern prairie, and we were given no real instructions on planting and care. The school was seen to be “doing something” for conservation, and that was what it was about…a little showboat around funding appropriation time.