UPDATE: FEB 17TH 2009

One month left before deadline comes and on the 19th of March the whole forest is logged down. destroyed with all its inhabitants, if not enough money is raised.

Please help by donating whatever you can, and by clicking every day!!!  Losing this forest would be a loss for the whole humanity, not only for the animals who live there and for the precious old trees and rare plants!!!

Facts about Verle's old growth forest

• 82 hectares.
• Located in Verle within the City Council of Ale (approximately 50 km northeast of Gothenburg).
• The forest mainly consists of old pine trees with some birch and juniper together with occasional oak and alder. The forest has three small lakes and a few smaller springs. 
• A large part of the forest is classified as a "naturvärdesobjekt" according to a survey by The Swedish National Board of Forestry. A "naturvärdesobjekt" is a forest with ecological values. 
• According to the City Council of Ale, this forest has unique natural and biological values. - The local environmental group (SNF in Ale) has worked for more than 20 years trying to protect it. 
• This forest is a very important habitat for a wide range of bird species, -more than 52 different bird species have been spotted. Amongst these are black grouse, capercaillie, cuckoo as well as many different species of owl and woodpecker and many others. These birds need this forest for survival. 
• Many endangered plant species has been spotted.  
• The forest is very beautiful and easy to walk through and important for recreational purposes

SUPER URGENT ALERT! PLEASE CLICK DAILY, SPREAD AROUND FAR AND WIDE AND IF YOU CAN DONATE WHATEVER YOU CAN, EVERY DOLLAR MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE! 

http://ettklickforskogen.se/index.phpoption=com_aclickfortheforest&Itemid=54

Watch this beautiful video to see Verle forest!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzAw76E9_BI

I have made up my mind to try and fundraise in the name of the group for the saving of Verle's Forest in Sweden. I copy from their website: 

http://ettklickforskogen.se/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=62

I have been thinking for ages on what to do to raise money for this cause...at first I thought of doing a triathlon and asking for a little donation, even just of a dollar or a euro, to anyone who could donate something. But I'm not exactly athletic or fit, so I thought of something else, and I wanted to know your opinion on this. Since we are approaching the Christmas season, and both I and my sister have experience with singing (I have been singing in a choir for some years, and she's studying singing and lyrical singing) perhaps we could make a small "christmas carol" to fundraise, like a little concert. If you like the idea I will update you on the date...we would sing christmas songs, possibly choral ones and in many different languages, my sister would sing some opera (like the queen of the night, she's great at it) and we will record it and put it on youtube for you all to listen to if you like

lol perhaps the triathlon was a better idea lol I have never done anything like this before, it's not something usual here in italy...

waiting for your opinion on this!

A Christmassy Welcome from De and from me to all our new members!:)

It's great to see this group growing so fast :)

To help this group growing even faster, would you mind invitinf your friends to join?

Thanks a million, and thanks for joining! :)

Alice and De *hug*

Our dear cohost De just had a huge loss...her sweet furry baby Mickey passed away this morning. Please say a prayer for Mickey and for De... she really needs all the support she can get. :( *sadhug*

I want to say both from me and my co-host De a big huge

to all the new members who joined this new group!!!!!

Thank you so much for making a difference :):):)

Alice and De