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Speaking For Delmarva’s Trees
By Dana Kester-McCabeDelmarva is usually described by scenes of water and salt marshes. But most of those wetlands are ringed by trees. It may be hard to get people excited about our Delmarva woodlands, because they do not seem as dramatic as old growth forests which were logged out here a long, long time ago. Let’s face it our woodlands are not terribly hospitable this time of year as they are also home to some really voracious mosquitoes and ticks. Yet now is the time when our trees are most green and full and to be appreciated for their beauty and shade. Note the elegant “bald cypress” with their lovely little knees. Our Delmarva swamps are home to the northern most stands of this ancient variety who are to be admired for their ability to survive in soil too wet for other trees. Most states require that any trees removed from critical areas be replaced. Yet logging, development, and pollution clearly stress our forests. We humans seem to find all kinds of reasons to take down trees. Their stumps are monuments to our loss. Some take on the look of ancient monoliths as if to remind us that the earth is constantly trying to reclaim what we have taken. Our remaining wilderness is host to a diverse neighborhood of animal and plant life. Who knows what we have lost so far, or will soon, if we do not protect our woodland areas? Just as our marshes do, forests filter our air and water. Preserving these habitats should be as high a priority as keeping our waterways clean. They are an important member of our community of life. And just as we would not want to have summer here without time on the water, so too would this season be very sad without a drive under a sun dappled canopy of beautiful trees. Posted - 08/01/2009
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