Don’t Thank Me for Being a Tree Planter: The longer I do this work, the more I’m convinced its green public image is undeserved. Alana Friend Lettner writes. Alana is a writer and tree planter. Published Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/11/02/Dont-Thank-Me-Being-Tree-Planter/

Don’t Thank Me for Being a Tree Planter

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