This adorable shirt shows woodland creatures from a bear down to a deer mouse hugging a tree. Trees are essential to all animals; even those living in deserts and plains rely on distant forests to regulate precipitation and climate. Trees turn carbon dioxide into oxygen, release water into the atmosphere, protect soil from erosion, provide shelter... the list goes on. Humans haven't always been very respectful of the many gifts that trees give to us. Our relentless expansion has reduced the earth's forests by over 60%, from 6 million square miles to 2.4 million square miles of forest over the course of the Anthropocene. Trees can live to be thousands of years old, and some forests simply cannot be recovered after clear-cutting. Logging must be regulated and sustainable if we wish to see forests and ourselves survive. Show that you're a tree hugger too by wearing this very cute t-shirt. Artwork by Lenore Erber
