Sarah Scott 🌲🌳🏳️‍⚧️ (@landielf.com)

"As our language around forests became less reverent, Poole noted that people began using more scientific and economic terms to describe trees. In other words, people began viewing forests as something from which to extract value, not inspiration." 🌍🧪

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The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters. We’ll need to do more than ‘touch grass’ to revive them. https://grist.org/language/nature-word-language-disappear-culture/