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Sterling Oak
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🌳 Advocates for one of Michigan's largest Chinquapin Oak Trees and green space preservation - currently threatened by an unnecessary development project on city-owned green space in Sterling Heights, Macomb County.

https://www.sterling-oak.org
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Check out this resident's petition to help this old #oaktree in #SterlingHeights #MacombCounty #Michigan
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Preserve our Historic Sterling Oak from Demolition
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Fast-growing trees are set to dominate the #forests of the #future — but at a cost🌳
Our Nature Plants (@natplants.nature.com) study shows a global shift toward "sprinter" tree species, while slow-growing, functionally critical #trees face elevated #extinction risk. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global functional shifts in trees driven by alien naturalization and native extinction - Nature Plants
This study finds that native tree extinctions and alien naturalizations are pushing forests towards fast-growing, resource-demanding species. This global shift could affect carbon storage and ecosyste...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:11 AM
A day late, but what’s a day when you measure in centuries?
#ecology #urbanplanning #michigan #oldtrees #trees #urbanforest
January 27, 2026 at 9:08 PM
And who ends up paying for the flooding ? 🤔
Analysis of 657 watersheds reveals that forest loss accelerates the release of precipitation into streams, reducing the watersheds’ ability to retain water, though plentiful forest edges in sparsely forested areas can help mitigate this effect. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/MgKz50Y1gzE
January 23, 2026 at 12:56 AM
It’s up to us to make love for our lands, natural habitats, and wildlife that depends on them a priority.
#conservation #nature #naturenearyou
January 11, 2026 at 3:01 AM
One-hundred fifty year later from when #JohnMuir was sitting at his desk, a tree that was around during his time is possible collateral damage on the sale of #publicland.
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Sierra Club inquires on Sterling Heights land deal - The Sterling Oak
In 1875, the Overland Monthly magazine published the words of John Muir's observations and musings about the relationship between human civilization and nature in the column Wild Wool, a theme establi...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Thankful to all those pushing back on urges to develop every last parcel and special interests. It shouldn’t be a difficult choice — housing for those in need should be placed away from high risk flood zones.

#J40 #envirojustice

www.sierraclub.org/michigan/sou...
Deeply Troubled by Forest Floodplain Public Land Sale to Development in Sterling Heights
We submitted this formal letter to the Sterling Heights City Council regarding the proposed sale and development of land purchased
www.sierraclub.org
November 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Grateful 🙏🌳 for @michigansierra.bsky.social Southeast Michigan Executive Committee's engagement and letter on preservation of this green space in #SterlingHeights, Michigan where the Sterling Oak has lived for centuries! #trees #preservation
@sierraclub.org
www.sierraclub.org/michigan/sou...
Deeply Troubled by Forest Floodplain Public Land Sale to Development in Sterling Heights
We submitted this formal letter to the Sterling Heights City Council regarding the proposed sale and development of land purchased
www.sierraclub.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A local government election is approaching in #SterlingHeights . City officials keep obfuscating, which means they are wholly unqualified to protect natural spaces if they are unwilling to try to understand why they are important. The sad thing is challengers don’t seem that much more capable.
October 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Just astonishing how much focus there is on planting trees to hopefully create new forests for the future

And all the while the plunder and destruction of our actual, existing forests just carries on worsening

This is horrific news
‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns
Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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September 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Did you know there are mass efforts in Northeastern Iraq to protect and plant oak trees? Learn about the connection to a sister city in Michigan, shared concerns on climate and preservation of big old oaks.

#oak #trees #climate #sterlingheights #ankara #ebril

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Tree of Life or Sacrifice? - The Sterling Oak
There is a lot to consider regarding the fate of the Sterling Oak and the issues surrounding the development of the surrounding property. It isn't a unique story to our area - an old tree vs. it being...
www.sterling-oak.org
September 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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August 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Caretakers of The Oldest Trees In America (Full Movie)
YouTube video by Alex Haraus
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July 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Nature doesn’t waste, nor should we.

🍂 Fallen leaves become soil
🦌 Animal droppings nourish plants
🪵 Dead trees become shelter
🪱 Worms turn scraps into compost

In nature, nothing goes to waste. Let’s learn from it and #BeatWastePollution: www.unep.org/beatpollutio...
July 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Protecting established ecosystems and mature trees should carry more weight. Plant more where ecosystems have already been destroyed, but don't con the public saying it is "reforestation." At worst, it is #greenwashing . via @pbs.org
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vi...
Why Just Planting Trees Won’t Save the Planet
Could restoring lost forests help slow climate change?
www.pbs.org
July 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Some conclusions from this dismal episode:
* heritage trees need listing & strong legal protection
* a sense of nature/the living world as disposable, even laughable, runs deep
* “Far from being the big men they thought they were…they were rather pathetic.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Two men found guilty of felling Sycamore Gap tree
Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, found to have criminally damaged tree and Hadrian’s Wall
www.theguardian.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Bait & switch to sell the public a park using #ARPA funds to a developer, ultimately threatening some very old #bigtrees and #wetlands in a #treecity .

#ThickTrunkTuesday #Michigan

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Sterling Heights ARPA “Park Improvements” - The Sterling Oak
Sterling Heights ARPA Riverland Park Property development for Chaldean Community Foundation Development LLC apartments is examined.
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July 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Sterling Heights ARPA “Park Improvements”

Sterling Heights ARPA Riverland Park Property development for Chaldean Community Foundation Development LLC apartments is examined.
Sterling Heights ARPA “Park Improvements”
Sterling Heights ARPA Riverland Park Property development for Chaldean Community Foundation Development LLC apartments is examined.
www.sterling-oak.org
June 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM