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Lisa S. French
Plant a sapling
Tree-mendous Gratitude

At Favorite World Press, we’re incredibly grateful for your continued support of our mission throughout this extraordinarily challenging year. You’re not just dedicated readers. You’re forward-thinking tree planters!

For every print or electronic book that you’ve purchased from the Tales of Total Kindness Series, there is a brand-new tree taking root that you’ve helped to plant with our partner, American Forests.

You made one more spot on our precious planet a little greener, cooler, and healthier, for people and wildlife, for generations to come:

You cleaned our air:
Trees absorb 17.4 million tons of air pollutants in the U.S., preventing 670,000 cases of asthma and acute respiratory symptoms annually.

You helped capture carbon:
Over its lifetime, one tree captures carbon emissions equivalent to driving a car 1,500 miles.

You kept it cool:
Trees reduce surrounding air temperatures by 9 degrees Fahrenheit and by 20 to 45 degrees under their canopy.

You helped restore forest habitats:
Forests provide food and shelter for eight out of ten land animals.

Wow, you’ve been busy! And you did all that without leaving your seat!

Thank you for reading. Thank you for planting. Thank you for caring.

Wishing you a safe and peaceful holiday.

With tree-mendous gratitude,

XO – FWP

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Front-facing Kakapo
Charmingly Chubby Champion

1.5-minute read

We’ve got some exciting news about an important election! Forest & Bird, one of New Zealand’s leading independent conservation organizations, have announced the results of the 2020 Bird of the Year contest. The winner is—drumroll please—one of our favorite birds Down Under, and the world’s only flightless parrot, the charismatic, critically endangered kākāpō. Take a bow your royal feathered green-ness—no bird waddles quite like you!

Once widespread across New Zealand, the parrot’s populations have been decimated by habitat loss and the introduction of invasive predators. Although the number of kākāpōs has been increasing from a low of just 18 birds in 1977, according to the IUCN, there are currently only 209 on the planet.

The slow-moving, ground-dwelling kākāpō can live up to 95 years, given a fighting chance. Scientists continue to work intensely to save the rare species from extinction through captive breeding and identification and protection of safe habitat. The ultimate goal of conservationists is to establish a self-sustaining population of the beloved birds as part of a healthy island ecosystem.

You can learn more about the kākāpō and all of the beautiful Bird of the Year contestants here.

On a related creature-conservation note, if you’d like to help bee the change, through November 30th, non-profits, schools, and community organizations in the U.S. can apply to the Bee Conservancy through their Sponsor-A-Hive program for a custom bee house to host mason, leafcutter, and carpenter bees. While spring may seem a long way off, flowering plants in need of pollination will be popping up before you know it!

And since it is Monday, we leave you with a sweet, soothing dose of musical sunshine to help ease you into your week.

Wherever you are in the world, stay safe and be well.

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Sunset
When The Bells Ring Peace

From The Last Gold of Expired Stars, Georg Trakl:

In the evening, when the bells ring peace,
I follow the wonderful flight of birds
That in long rows, like devout processions of pilgrims,
Disappear into the clear autumn vastness.

Wandering through the dusk-filled garden
I dream after their brighter destinies
And barely feel the motion of the hour hands.
Thus I follow their journey over the clouds…

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