The tree program continues to roll along with great success and positive feedback.  We have now received donations for 128 trees.  So far, 55 have been planted and all of them are doing well besides the cork oak that Aurelio is holding in this picture.

This tree turned brown within a couple weeks of planting.  A few gophers decided to take up residence beneath our new tree and apparently, they really liked how it tasted.  I had Aurelio and Geronimo go out to #10 to replace this tree and asked them to bring the bad one back and perhaps we could nurse it back to health.  They returned with this stick and asked if I still wanted to keep it.  Ummmm.....  No.

I didn't expect any casualties due to rodents, but now I know better.  We will continue to monitor soil moisture and protect the trees from the greatest source of injury--weed eaters.