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Save Trees

Kashmir Times. Dated: 9/17/2017 11:52:39 PM

Dear Editor,
Trees are important because they provide oxygen for us in order to breathe. Without trees we wouldn’t have oxygen, so we probably wouldn’t be alive much longer after they all died. Trees provide shade for people in the summer when it’s really hot outside, and they help us save energy in the summer time. Trees beautify our surroundings and provide homes for wildlife. Without trees wild animals wouldn’t have anywhere to live. Trees block wind from our homes and provide a safe barrier. These are only a few important things stating why trees are important for us to live.
It is a terrible thing to see trees destroyed in violent storms. It is also a tragedy when old or rotting trees fall or can no longer be saved. But the deliberate cutting down of strong, living trees is heartbreaking.
In our own beautiful city and all around the world, healthy trees are being taken down for agricultural or commercial projects at a terrifying rate. Trees are home to so much wildlife, but are also absolutely vital to the balance of our fragile ecosystem.
—Amaira Rajput