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““Be like a tree in pursuit of your cause. Stand firm, grip hard, thrust upward. Bend to the winds of heaven..”
Richard St. Barbe Baker

Photo of Richard St. Barbe Baker Courtesy: University of Saskatchewan, University Archives & Special Collections, Richard St. Barbe Baker fonds, MG 71

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Photo of Richard St. Barbe Baker Courtesy: University of Saskatchewan, University Archives & Special Collections, Richard St. Barbe Baker fonds, MG 71

At the last tree planting ceremony attended by Richard St. Barbe Baker, he said the Children of the Green Earth Motto; ”
From our hearts
With our hands
For the earth
All the world together”

Richard St. Barbe Baker planted his last tree on the University of Saskatchewan grounds, in a ceremony celebrating World Environment Day, June 5. He died shortly thereafter, June 9, 1982.

Richard St. Barbe Baker had a dream, a dream that the children of the world would carry on his vision, and plant trees. In his last few years, Richard St. Barbe Baker concentrated his efforts on forming the International “Children of the Green Earth” organisation.

“I want to help disabled children to have tree friends to whom they can go for healing. They have got to choose their own trees and love them. Trees don’t disappoint; I know from experience, if a child makes friends with a tree, it can be so wonderful.” Richard St. Barbe Baker

” The simple act of planting a tree, which is in itself a practical deed, is also the symbol of a far reaching ideal, which is creative in the realm of the Spirit, and in turn reacts upon society, encouraging all to work for the future well being of humanity rather than for immediate gain.” Richard St. Barbe Baker

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Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada north of Cedar Villa Road, within city limits, in the furthest south west area of the city. 52° 06′ 106° 45′
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Man of the Trees A legacy that Keeps Growing

With spirit we are all children of the cosmos; Without it we are orphaned and adrift.
Deepak Chopra

Honouring Courage and Passion of St Barbe

It is up to us too, to carry on the fight – as tirelessly as he did in the past; to assure that his vision is realised and that his ideas live forever

“Of the earth’s thirty billion acres, already nine billion acres are desert. And if a man loses a third of his skin, he dies; plastic surgeons say “He’s had it.” And if a tree loses one-third of its bark, it dies. And if the earth loses one-third of its green mantle of trees, it will die. The water table will sink beyond recall and life on this planet will become impossible. It’s being skinned alive today. . .” Richard St. Barbe Baker

Richard St. Barbe Baker L.L.D, O.B.E. photo credit University of Saskatchewan. University Archives and Special Collections. Richard St. Barbe Baker Fonds MG71.

Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area. Saskatoon, SK, CA

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Dr. Richard St. Barbe Baker, L.L.D., O.B.E.
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Richard St. Barbe Baker Fonds, MG 71

“The world is so full of care and sorrow that it is a gracious debt we owe to one another to discover the bright crystals of delight hidden in somber circumstances and irksome tasks” ~ Helen Keller quotes

What was the task which befell St. Barbe? “Baker believed in the value of planting trees.” ~^Mike Was this task was it irksome to Baker? What did he feel as he wrote over 23 books promoting the value of trees? Following his task alone with passion guided him on his solitary journey. Why did he do it?

In 1924, St. Barbe established the international organisation ~ Men of the Trees ~ (now called the International Tree Foundation ITF. This was followed by the international group: Children of the Green Earth and the Green Front Action Group.

“…I seemed to have entered the fairyland of my dreams. I wandered on as in a dream, all sense of time and space lost…buoyed up with an almost ethereal feeling of well-being, as if I had been detached from earth. I became intoxicated with the beauty around me, immersed in the joyousness and exaltation of feeling part of it all… Rays of light pierced the canopy of the forest… I had entered the temple of the woods. I sank to the ground in a state of ecstasy; everything was intensely vivid… The overpowering beauty of it all entered my very being. At that moment my heart brimmed over with a sense of unspeakable thankfulness which has followed me through the years since that woodland rebirth.”~Richard St. Barbe Baker

The International Tree Foundation set out three tasks for the forest scouts (originally called Watu wa Miti meaning Men of the Trees:
1./ To plant ten trees each year
2./ To do a good deed ever day
3./ To take care of trees everywhere

Were these tasks irksome to the forest scouts? They recognized the importance and value of the forest, and their tasks. Tree planting ceremonies, greenhouses,and deeds which saved life and property grew from this humble beginning.

During the 1930s, St. Barbe met with President Roosevelt and they started the Civil Conservation Corp to save the California Redwoods. St. Barbe then formulated three new tasks. They were;
“1./ To save the trees for posterity.
2./ To provide a magnificent backdrop where young people could meet and marvel at the beauty of the Redwoods and the planet
3./ To inspire young people to work together to hand over this legacy to future generations.

“Of course it is difficult to agree that the death of St Barbe counts for nothing. He was a unique figure whom we shall never replace. Nevertheless I feel sure that in death, as in life, he will continue to teach and to inspire us. It is up to us, his disciples and his friends, to celebrate the life and work of Richard St. Barbe Baker. It is up to us too, to carry on the fight – as tirelessly as he did in the past; to assure that his vision is realised and that his ideas live forever.” ~^Goldsmith

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Goldsmith, Edward. Richard St. Barbe Baker. July 1, 1982.

Mike B is for Richard St. Barbe Baker: A Life Planting Trees May 21st in Choosing To Build A Positive Planet.The Postive Encourager.

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What was Richard St. Barbe Baker’s mission, that he imparted to the Watu Wa Miti, the very first forest scouts or forest guides? To protect the native forest, plant ten native trees each year, and take care of trees everywhere.

“We stand in awe and wonder at the beauty of a single tree. Tall and graceful it stands, yet robust and sinewy with spreading arms decked with foliage that changes through the seasons, hour by hour, moment by moment as shadows pass or sunshine dapples the leaves. How much more deeply are we moved as we begin to appreciate the combined operations of the assembly of trees we call a forest.”~Richard St. Barbe Baker

CISV Peace Bus Youth Group

children of all races holding hands circling the earth expressing and celebrating their special understanding of all children as their brothers and sisters

There is an amazing correlation between the dream of Richard St. Barbe Baker founder of the international organisation “Children of the Green Earth” and the vision of Dr. Doris Frances Twitchell Allen founder of another international organisation CISV, Children’s International Summer Village, and the Peace Bus programme.

Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, south west sector, in the City of Saskatoon, SK, CA at the Volunteer Community Clean UP 2016 CISV Youth Group Volunteers

Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, south west sector, in the City of Saskatoon, SK, CA at the Volunteer Community Clean UP 2016

CISV Saskatoon Building Global Friendship is a local chapter which engages with the CISV Peace Bus. The Peace Bus undertakes 39 day journeys across Canada. The Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area Clean Up organisers were very pleased to connect with the eastbound trip from Victoria To Halifax which saw 12 delegates aged 14 to 18 years of age travel with 3 leaders in a 15 passenger bus.

The CISV National Peace Bus Project camp across the vast nation of Canada, networking with local chapters. “The Peace Bus mission is to educate and inspire action among Canadians for a more just and peaceful world. This will be accomplished by carrying out community projects and organizing a series of activities and workshops across the country.”source

According to Verge Magazine, “CISV was organised to give life to the idea that education for peace starts with children. The method of education through doing, it is action in process.”

A non government organisation NGO, and UNESCO partner, CISV international was created after the second world war, 1950, by Doris Frances Twitchell (Mrs. Allen), a world renown child psychologist and professor of psychology who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with CISV. Dr. Allen conceived the concept for CISV in 1946, as she believed that “the ultimate source for peace, long range, lay with the children,” and “the power of love is greater than the love of power.” To understand CISV, CISV educates and inspires action for a more just and peaceful world. CISV believes that the more we understand and cooperate with people of other cultures, the more just and peaceful our communities and our world become.”source “Every person and organization on the planet knows what they do. Some know how they do it…but very few know why they do what they do. The leaders who inspire us all think, act and communicate the exact same way and it’s the complete opposite to everyone else. Those who inspire are not driven with what they do, they are driven with why they do it. The ability to inspire starts with why.”~ Simon Sinek

“How to construct effective intercultural communication between people from different cultures has become important…International youth exchange is one special kind of intercultural education programme which aims to provide opportunities for young people to broaden their horizons and international perspective.” ~ Yan Jiang Participants in CISV engage in “Active Global Citizenship” Caecilia Johanna van Peski, explains that CISV peace education provides us with the Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge to become agents of change, locally and globally ~ to become ‘Active Global Citizens’ … Citizenshp also has to do with our attitudes: We need to be willing to engage, spend time and effort for a community of which we feel part of.” “Active global citizens need a combination of attitudes, skills and knowledge (ASK) in developing peace education through four programmes; diversity, human rights, sustainable development and finally conflict and resolution. CISV programmes implement a ‘learning by doing’ approach by doing a peace education activity, then reflecting, generalizing the learning for new contexts, and then applying these new attitudes, skills and knowledge.

CISV engages youth in intercultural peace projects across the world led by the dream of Dr. Allen, whereas Children of the Green Earth started by St. Barbe inspires youth to heal the planet by engaging internationally.

“St. Barbe helped introduce me to the spirit of trees and Sunderlal led me to discover that an approach to the healing of our Earth is incomplete without the awareness that trees bind its very fabric. Also, my stay in India showed me the extremes to which our civilization has fallen out of harmony with the pattern of life. Children of the Green Earth combines spirit with commitment, wherever the programme exists.” Sunderlal Bahuguna

“When St. Barbe Baker first met Sunderlal Bahuguna and the Chipko activists he was deeply moved by their devotion and commitment to the trees. As he visited the various hill communities, he witnessed the deep involvement of the children and saw the potential for an international network of young people healing the planet through tree planting. He said, ‘I have the dream of the earth made green again, an earth healed and made whole by the efforts of children; children of all nations planting trees to express their special understanding of the earth as their home; children of all races holding hands circling the earth expressing and celebrating their special understanding of all children as their brothers and sisters.’ From this vision grew Children of the Green Earth..” Ron Rabin

The images which follow were taken by the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area official photographer, Robert White. Thank you to Robert for capturing the Peace Bus youth at the clean up engaging in both the CISV active global citizenship aims, and also participating in Richard St. Barbe Baker’s ideals to protect trees everywhere. Thank you enormously to the CISV Peace Bus youth who came out to volunteer with the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area Clean up, you have, everyone one of you made a large difference in the forest environment, the West Swale wetlands conservation and protection, and assisted the community of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Hats off to you! We were so lucky to have met you, and to have learned about this amazing organisation CISV and the Peace Bus traveling across Canada, Wow!

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What was Richard St. Barbe Baker’s mission, that he imparted to the Watu Wa Miti, the very first forest scouts or forest guides? To protect the native forest, plant ten native trees each year, and take care of trees everywhere.

“We stand in awe and wonder at the beauty of a single tree. Tall and graceful it stands, yet robust and sinewy with spreading arms decked with foliage that changes through the seasons, hour by hour, moment by moment as shadows pass or sunshine dapples the leaves. How much more deeply are we moved as we begin to appreciate the combined operations of the assembly of trees we call a forest.”~Richard St. Barbe Baker

“St. Barbe’s unique capacity to pass on his enthusiasm to others. . . Many foresters all over the world found their vocations as a result of hearing ‘The Man of the Trees’ speak. I certainly did, but his impact has been much wider than that. Through his global lecture tours, St. Barbe has made millions of people aware of the importance of trees and forests to our planet.” Allan Grainger

“The science of forestry arose from the recognition of a universal need. It embodies the spirit of service to mankind in attempting to provide a means of supplying forever a necessity of life and, in addition, ministering to man’s aesthetic tastes and recreational interests. Besides, the spiritual side of human nature needs the refreshing inspiration which comes from trees and woodlands. If a nation saves its trees, the trees will save the nation. And nations as well as tribes may be brought together in this great movement, based on the ideal of beautifying the world by the cultivation of one of God’s loveliest creatures – the tree.” ~ Richard St. Barbe Baker.

Dr. Richard St. Barbe Baker, L.L.D, O.B.E.

forestry is among the oldest and most honorable of the peaceful arts of men, and in its practice is unselfish and constructive service.

Richard St. Barbe Baker Biographical Highlights

Richard St. Barbe Baker (1889-1982) Founder of Men of the Trees (MoTT) world renown horticulturist, and silviculturist ( a person who tends to trees) received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws on 6 November 1971from the University of Saskatchewan. This honour was followed by an appointment bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II as Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE in 1978. Baker attended Emmanuel College at the University of Saskatchewan as one of its first students in 1910. He first began working on his divinity degree and changed to the study of forestry after the Great War.

Images of St. Barbe, credit
University of Saskatchewan,
University Archives & Special Collections,
Richard St. Barbe Baker fonds, MG 71

In 1922 Baker took the post of, Assistant Conservator of Forests in Kenya and while in Africa embraced the “Boy Scout Good-deed-a-day idea” (Oldfield. 1979) He called for volunteers, Watu wa Miti (Men of the Trees) to plant trees to restore the ravaged forests, and thus the international organisation, Men of the Trees was born. The group founded by Richard St. Barbe Baker, “Men of the Trees”, has as its slogan, TWAHMWE, meaning “All as one” or Pull together. Those candidates chosen to become members in Kenya were to “repeat solemnly the three-fold promise, “I promise before N’gai to do at least one good deed each day, to plant 10 trees each year, and take care of trees everywhere”. (The Sunday Morning Star 1930) Baker founded “ the ‘Children of the Green Earth’ movement, encouraging youngsters to seed and nurture baby trees. “Sullivan, 1981. P. 55

Baker headed to his alma-mater, the University of Saskatchewan where he hoped to found the first Canadian branch of “The Men of the Trees. “ (Spokane, 1932) “Forestry arose from a recognition of a universal need. It embodied the spirit of service to mankind in attempting to provide a means of supplying forever a necessity of life, and in addition ministering to his aesthetic tastes and recreational interest. The man who planted trees and created forests was rendering one of the greatest of services to his country. “This real life tree hero attended the U of S from 1909-1913 and his life’s work brought him back to receive an honorary doctorate in 1971. At the age of 91, while visiting Saskatoon in 1982, St. Barbe, as his friends called him, planted a tree near the Diefenbaker Canada Centre. He died three days later, and his body was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.

He is an example of what one person can achieve in a lifetime and to this end the Baha’i Community of Saskatoon is planning an historical marker at the site.” White, 2002). “…The aim of the Men of the Trees is briefly ‘to develop a tree sense in every citizen, and to encourage all to plant, protect and love their native trees; for forestry is among the oldest and most honorable of the peaceful arts of men, and in its practice is unselfish and constructive service.” (The Sunday Morning Star 1930)

On June 9, 1982, Baker passed away aged 93 during a visit to Saskatoon. He is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Oldfield, Barrie (1979) Interview between Barrie Oldfield, Man of the Trees in Perth and Richard St. Barbe Baker

Spokane Daily Chronicle. (1932) Works To Guard Forest Friends. June 10, 1932. Digitized online by Google news. Date accessed April 12, 2016.

Sullivan, Jane. (1981) The Man of the Trees and his magnificent obsession. The Age. Sept. 10, 1981. Digitized online by Google news. Date accessed April 12, 2016.

The Sunday Morning Star (1930) Found Tree-saving colony in Africa. Richard St. Barbe Baker, who will lecture here, writes of his adventures. . January 26, 1930. Page 5. Date accessed April 12, 2016.

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