Today I learned the story of Smokey the bear he was a little bear cub when the biggest forest fire in the country had happened in 1950 all because one person just one person had threw a cigarette that wasn’t all the way burned out and started the fire, not to mention the fire had started in the SUMMER!! So all the wind the blew made the fire bigger and made it move more quickly. As soon as the commander in that had lived in the house near the forest saw the fire he quickly called his a men to go put it out but the fire was to strong they needed back up, more people had come to the scene till there was 24 men on the scene trying to but out the fire but then another big gust of wind blew. When the wind blew the fire got too big and the men were almost scorched but they claimed a rock and hid until the fire and smoke had stopped on its own. After they had…………SURVIVED, but the men then saw a small bear cub hanging on for his life on a tree bark , the bear cub was then picked up and taken to the vet and bandaged up he was treated and got better , he was then given the named Smokey…. Smokey the bear . He was then made famous and was in posters and on tv to show and raise awareness of stopping forest fires…… And that is the story of Smokey the bear.
It is Important that we save the trees. Trees come in all shapes and sizes and if we keep harming the trees we might never see them. here are some fun facts about trees you probably didn tknow about i hope these make you want to save the trees
- -planting trees can help reduce your energy cost! It has been proven that trees and shrubs can decrease your energy cost by 25 % !?!?!.
- Trees have been to the moon!?!?! Moon trees” were grown from seeds taken to the moon during the Apollo 14 mission in early 1971.
- Trees can help you find your way if you get lost in the woods.In northern temperate climates, moss will grow on the northern side of the tree trunk, where there is more shade. Also, a tree’s rings can help point you in the right direction too.
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More than half of all tree species exist in only one country.
There are 60,000 tree species in the world and many are threatened with extinction.
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If a birdhouse is hung on a tree branch, it won’t move up the tree as the tree grows.This is because trees grow from the top. Specialized cells in the ends of the tree shoots form areas called meristems.
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Different parts of a tree grow at different times throughout the year.
Typically, most of the foliage growth happens in the spring, followed by trunk growth in the summer and root growth in the fall and winter
- Trees improve water quality.
As rain falls to the Earth, it is slowed and filtered by trees, helping it soak into the soil.
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Well-kept landscapes with trees increase property value.
Several recent nationwide tests show that mature trees in a well-landscaped yard can increase the value of a house by seven to 19 percent.
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Trees block noise by reducing sound waves.
They reduce noise through a phenomenon called sound attenuation
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Trees are the longest living organisms on Earth, and never die of old age.
California holds the record for the oldest living trees. Some of the state’s bristlecone pines and giant sequoias are 4,000-5,000 years old