I see we have 3 new members in October and I'd like to welcome them to the group!   Hello to Ben, Durty and Anne Marie; please feel free to post in any of the threads or create some of your own!

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Since Tracy has been so busy I am helping her with this wonderful group and would like to welcome all newcomers.   Doris, Ned, Mike, Ange, Eva, Shiningstar it is great to see each of you.  I think those who joined before July have already been welcomed but if not I apologize and welcome you now!   Please feel free to read, post and/or create your own thread about trees and flowers.    I can never get enough of them....can you?

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Thanks Tracy it's nice to be here. 

I can name a lot of people who wish I wasn't around.  But ya know, there's some good in that.  This way I know I'm getting somewhere and stirring the pot.  But none-the-less, its nice to be a group of likeminded peeps. 

While at a convention I was listening to a speaker.  She said something that really made me think.  Only a squeaky wheel will be given grease.  Its up to us to get our issues out there and squeak until others pay attention.  No matter what the cause, get out there and squeak or no one will pay you any mind.  The trees (and whatever other causes) need us to be heard. So squeak!

Hehehehe.  Thanks for the welcome guys! 

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Glad to help Tracy....I know how busy you are.

Ildi, bless you for saving the Marri and Karri trees and welcome from all us treehuggers for joining Tracy's group!

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Janet, I love your style!  Good for you!   There should be more like you!

Ildi!  How awesome for you to be so involved with trees at the young age of nine!  Kudos to you for standing up and protecting the forests of Australia, there should be more like you as well!

So glad to have you both here with us at Treehuggers!  Thanks Vicky for watching over things as I try to catch up!

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hello tracy and thanks for this lovely group. i have loved trees all of my life. when i was in elementary school, i volunteered to be a tree warden, at age 9 for our street. i live in the south west corner of western australia, the home of ancient growth forests which i helped to protect many years ago. they are the karri and the marri trees and are unique to this area. they used to be cut down but now thanks to all the fellow tree lovers their environment is a national park and they even have tree-top walks for visitors. peace and love to all from ildi p.

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Janet, you have a good sense of humor!   I've been called an extremist before also.   Tracy will pop in later to welcome you but in the meantime I will thank you for joining for Tracy.    Preservation of trees and animals are 2 of the top things on all of our minds here!

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I'm a treehugger,bunnyhugger and babyhugger...I do a lot of hugging I guess.  And I'm also the venom spitting in-your-face "extremist".  But then anyone who doesn't agree with social norm is called an extremist. But, I've been called much, much worse. 

Anyhow, hello everyone!

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Gina and Julie! So wonderful to have you here, thanks for joining the group!  Always great to meet like minded people!!  Make yourselves at home amongst us Treehuggers!

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Hi fellow tree lovers....just joined and wanted to introduce myself.  I live in Georgia where we have lots of beautiful trees, especially those scraggly scrub pines that so many around here love/hate.  Looking forward to meeting some new friends.

Smiles....

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Hi I am julie ann and I live in MI. I am moving to TN in June to property we just bought. I am a housewife and my husband is retired. We decided to get out of the cold and snow and move to a warmer climate.

we are animal lovers and take in strays. we have 23 animals we care for right now.

i am a tree lover, and very concerned about the enviroment and very against raising animals for food.

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Hi Ernie! Welcome to Tracy's beautiful treehugging group and thanks on the link!   Tracy will be here soon to welcome you herself.....she's a little busy beaver!   Feel free to post on any of the threads or create some of your own.   We all want to save the beautiful forests!

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Another tree hugger - checking out the group and saying "hello".

More that just expressing our love for trees and signing pertitions (which is great!!!), we should also be contacting our local and state leaders and telling them to conserve our forests and tree canopy. Ask them to support increasing tree buffers wherever development is taking place.

Let's advocate as well as appreciate!

http://www.americanforests.org/

-Ernie   

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Laurel!  So glad you have joined us here!  And thanks for posting those articles!  That koala pic is just precious also!  Make yourself at home here!

Hello and thanks Vicky!  As you predicted, I got here just a little late...

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Hi Vicky! Thank you.

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Laurel, I know Tracy will be here soon to welcome you herself but being she has been so darn busy I will just jump in now and give you a big welcome to her group from all of us!    You are among many treehuggers so feel free to post on threads or create some new ones...the more the merrier!      I adore your koala graphic...so cute!

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I, as a member, would like to join our host (and owner of the group) Tracy in welcoming all new members!   It is a great group of tree lovers and hugging trees is a most wonderful experience!

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Clare, Luke, and Sue.......hello and to the group!  Please forgive me for just now giving you the official welcome.....its been a rough several months and I have had trouble getting to the things I want to online, including Care2.  Thanks for joining the group, and for loving trees! WELCOME!

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I had a new experience today - I hugged some lovely trees, and it was an extraordinary experience.

Hi everybody The real importance of this group is fellowship just being a part of some thing good. From: Care2 Groups: Treehuggers Mailing List [savethetreestreehuggers-925684-1100725@groups.care2.com] Sent: 12/3/2008 5:45:53 PM To: sextonrobert54@care2.com Subject: [Treehuggers] WELCOME NEW MEMBERS--PLEASE SAY HELLO! 1:42 PM I'd like to say "HELLO!" to the members of the "Treehuggers" group. I think it's a great group and the trees are beautiful, perfect creatures. Best wishes! Clare 26 messages in this topic | post via the web | start a topic via the web Group Links home | announcements | discussions | host shares | members | email preferences To stop receiving discussion posts from Treehuggers, visit: www.care2.com/c2c/groups/unsubscribe/4119/27333407 or email to: savethetreestreehuggers-unsubscribe-27333407@groups.care2.com new topic email: savethetreestreehuggers@groups.care2.com owner email: savethetreestreehuggers-owner@groups.care2.com Clare R. Care2 Groups Care2 groups offers tools for keeping in touch with those who share your interests including: * host announcements * member discussions * rss content * group shares To learn more go to C2C Groups Popular Groups Music Lives Here (128 members) Salvation By Grace (666 members) National Geographic (46,459 members) Habitat for Humanity (47,369 members) DUO for World Peace (638 members) More Popular Groups » Share, Learn, Connect and Make a Difference with Care2 Groups! www.care2.com/c2c/groups _____ To stop receiving this newsletter, visit: www.care2.com/newsletters/unsub/11977/0/27333407/b949707a or send a blank email message to: ng-u-11977-27333407-7897155-12470817-c33f428d@australia.care2.com Care2.com, Inc. 275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 300 Redwood City, CA 94065 www.care2.com

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Hi Becca!  Hello and welcome to Treehuggers!  Forgive me for welcoming you so late....I've been having intermittent internet connectivity problems, and in between the down times when I can't get online, I lost track of some of the recently posted on topics.  Please accept my apology!  Warmest of welcomes to you fellow Treehugger...so nice to have you here!

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My name is BECCA.

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Natali!  SO great to meet you.....adorable pooch you got there in your avatar too!  I love orangutans too.....and we need more people willing to take measures to save thier habitat....so you've come to the right place!  Make yourself at home!

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Hello Treehuggers!

I like open groups and this one looks great, I also love Orangutans, they live in trees, so I need to help save trees to save them. I love trees!

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Nayomi, look for the smiley face up in the top right corner of the message box when you are replying, that has all the cool smilies in it.

Vivian and Esther, you are in the right place!  Thanks for joining the group, a huge to you both, thank you for caring about the trees!

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Hi everyone I just joined the tree hugger group (I love the name) and am looking for fellow tree hugger friends.

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I recently joined Care2 to meet like minded people, contribute and show our appreciation for the beautiful planet we live on.
I look forward to meeting more of you

Thank you Tracy! I tried to get those cool emtions, couldn't find them oh well. Have a Tree-ful day!

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Nayomi, nice to meet you, glad you decided to get more involved with Care2, and even better, with trees!  So good to have you here, make yourself at home.

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I decided to get more involved w/ care2. I love trees, spending time in the forest and so, I joined! Hello to all my like minded friends!

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Hi Dominique!  So awesome to meet you!  A big hello and welcome to Treehuggers!

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i love to hug trees --- literally! you can totally feel the life in them!

i love nature although im not an outdoorsy type, too many allergies!

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Hello Scarlett, nice to meet you, and thanks!  Hope you enjoy it here, feel free to post anything anytime about trees!

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Hello, this looks like a very cool group you have here.

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Marni!  Thanks for joining the group!  Your tree does have a great face--and you were so lucky to have grown up in that area....sounds beautiful!  Make yourself at home here!

Also, I think your post doesn't have a date because it doesn't change until it goes into the next day--just reads the time instead of the time plus the date.  Probably will show up real soon.

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Hello to the group from a lifelong Treehugger! Hey, please check out my pic... don't you think this tree has a great face?!

I grew up in a wild forest in Northern Canada, with the pine trees, wolves, and the Northern Lights for company... now they all live in my soul.

(Um, help? How come my post doesn't have a date???)

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Stella, Irina, and Jenn........forgive me for welcoming you so late!  Thanks for joining, I am always happy to find more treehuggers! 

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hi everyone! I'm new to the group so thought I would say hello. I love trees so thought this would be a good group to join. trees are awesome!

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Hallo everyone

I agree

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Hey Tracy... I think this is a great group. A year back my grandma was talking to me about the woods near her house, and how she used to play there when she was a kid. It was then that I woke up to the fact that I'm 17 years old and I've NEVER seen a forest. Because trees can't walk or talk, people tend to forget that they are alive too. And they do so much for us that it is just disgusting that we cut them down.

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Hi Steve!  to the group!  So glad to have you here!  I think that area is absolutely beautiful too....unfortunately, I have only seen pictures, haven't gotten a chance to see that area in person, but hope to some day soon!  Enjoy the group!

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Hello fellow huggers!  I just love the north CA coast redwoods.   Reminds me of the forests of the dinasours as they are so dense and dark even in mid day.

Steve

Hello to everybody from a little rookie who loves trees.

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Hello new Treehuggers, and welcome to the group! If you love trees....then this is the place to be! Please take a moment to say hi and introduce yourself when you arrive!  Thank you so much for supporting the trees.......

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