Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 1 month ago
Hello, dear people! It has been snowing a LOT in our forest, and we have been busy cleaning the campfire place and keeping the paths walkable. While you may wonder how it is to live in such icy surroundings, we have found an answer to an even more burning question: is it ok to eat snow?
https://www.popsci.com/story/science/it-ok-eat-snow/
carinder became a registered member 1 month, 1 week ago
Nice to have you in our forest, Carinder 🌲🤗 Do you live close to trees?
Wilma Wusel became a registered member 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to the forest Wilma 🌲🤗 Have you been hugging trees recently?
Marilyn became a registered member 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hi Marilyn, welcome to HaliPuu forest 🌲🤗 It is snowy in Lapland, how do your trees look like right now?
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Hey everybody, it looks like there has been a spammer responding to people’s messages on our site. Sorry about that!!! Your information has not been compromised in any way, but it is really annoying. We try to minimize the spam action on our site but it is very difficult to stop fully. Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions about it!
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 2 months, 1 week ago
Happy New Year dear people! In this short but beautiful excerpt Elif Shafak uses trees to point our attention to the silent stories surrounding us.
“Listen to what we have to tell,
because hidden inside our story
is the past and the future of…[Read more]
Charlotte became a registered member 2 months, 1 week ago
Nice to have you in our forest, Charlotte, we would love to see a picture of the trees around you 🤗🎄!
hXcSonata became a registered member 2 months, 1 week ago
Welcome to the forest hXcSonata, what do the wintery trees look like in your part of the world 🤗🎄?
Gwynfor James became a registered member 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to our forest Gwynfor, looking forward to what you share 🤗🎄
Jill Neimark became a registered member 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to our forest, Jill 🤗🎄 What do the trees look like in your part of the world?
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink posted an update 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Have you been in the nature today? During our live broadcasts we always talk about the different benefits that trees and forests have on humans, both mentally and physically. Here is an article that links to studies on those benefits, and explains what it is that draws us to the nature…[Read more]
Greta posted an update 2 months, 3 weeks ago
What about Christmas trees?
Christmas is coming, and with it a crucial question: is a real tree more sustainable than a fake tree?
With sustainability being more and more important it is a legitimate question. There are different studies about this topic but the fact is, it really depends on your attitude.
When it comes to the artificial option,…[Read more]
Hi Greta, welcome to our forest 🤗🎄 Yep, that is a dilemma! What we do at HaliPuu is to take a wild spruce from our forest (one that is growing in an unfavorable place) and after Christmas recycle it by bringing it to the local stables for fence making 😀 Very sustainable!
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Celeste became a registered member 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Lovely to have you in our forest Celeste 🤗 What do the trees look like in your part of the world 🌲🌳🌴
M. Ait Ali became a registered member 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to the forest M. Ait Ali! Looking forward to what you share 🌲🤗
Riitta Raekallio-Wunderink commented on Christopher Cochrane‘s photo 2 months, 4 weeks ago
These are such gorgeous trees, and the light is beautiful too!
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Christopher Cochrane posted an update 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Christopher is currently stationed in California in the US Navy. These are some sequoias in the Sequoia National Park when we went to visit him this summer.