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 The United Mangrove Archipelago of Ransium | Coast Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens). Extremely fast growing (can easily grow more than a foot a year), extremely tall (currently tallest known tree in the world), extremely old (easily lives 2,000 + years). Being in a redwood Forest is like being on a different planet (Endor for one). They have different needle shapes if their needles are in the shade or direct sunlight. I could go on. Effazio, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, and 6 othersLord Dominator, Kraljevstvo rata, Turbeaux, Northern Wood, Middle Barael, and South bees | |
| Kraljevstvo rata | Very Interesting. I think I'll do some research on these trees. Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 2 othersNorthern Wood, and Orang-utang | |
 The Most Serene Eco-Republic of Middle Barael | I’ve always loved the Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x Soulangeana). We had one at my elementary school, and my best friends and I used to always play in that part of the field. We used to collect the fallen petals of the tree, and then grind them up using a few rocks, and then spread them on the ground to be “compost”. Their flowers are a beautiful gradient of white to pink, with a very nice feel to them. They have long, wide-ish, waxy leaves, and these fuzzy little green buds from which the flowers blossom. Lompe steen haha, Effazio, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, and 4 othersLord Dominator, Kraljevstvo rata, Turbeaux, and Northern Wood | |
| Kraljevstvo rata | Back in elementary school, we had elm, oak, and pine trees lining the streets and playgrounds. Where I currently reside, it's nothing but pignut hickory and sugar maple. Cool story, too. | |
 The Incorporated States of Terrabod | Sorry for lowering the tone, but I did not read that as "big-stick diplomacy"... Shalotte, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Lord Dominator, and 3 othersTurbeaux, Northern Wood, and Middle Barael | |
| Shalotte | You can't lower the tone, I already did that. | |
 The Sylvan Hivə of Turbeaux | At my elementary and middle schools, the main decidous tree we had was the fragrant Pyrus calleryana (look it up if you do not know which species I am referring to), so that was interesting. I'll just say that our sex ed courses involved standing underneath them. Effazio, Octopus islands, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, and 6 othersRuinenlust, Lord Dominator, Kraljevstvo rata, Northern Wood, Orang-utang, and Middle Barael | |
| Kraljevstvo rata | Our middle school (there's only one in the county where I reside in) is surrounded by nothing but Ash. Shalotte, Octopus islands, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, and 6 othersRuinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Northern Wood, Orang-utang, and Middle Barael | |
| Shalotte | And personally, I welcome our new House Telvani overlords! Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Kraljevstvo rata, and 3 othersTurbeaux, Northern Wood, and Thasse | |
| Orang-utang | I have Oak, Horse Chestnut, European (Common) Ash, and Lebanon Cedar around my neck of the woods...🤷🏼♂️ Octopus islands, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 4 othersKraljevstvo rata, Turbeaux, Northern Wood, and Middle Barael | |
| Kraljevstvo rata | The woods begind our house has common Midwestern trees, like hickory, ash, oak, maple, and basswood. Cedar? Wow. Octopus islands, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 3 othersTurbeaux, Northern Wood, and Middle Barael | |
| The Most Serene Eco-Republic of Middle Barael | Woah. I think I accidentally just moved to APSIA after they sent me a recruitment telegram. Odd, since I set my preferences to ban recruitment telegrams... | |
 The Federated Bailiwicks of Verdant Haven | Might mean they didn't flag it as a recruitment telegram, which would be a big no-no. Glad it didn't screw up your endorsements and such! It may be pretty standard fair when it comes to trees, but I have an abiding affection for Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii, aka the Coast Douglas-fir. Though it isn't a true fir tree, that's the name it uses, and it's a mainstay of the area I'm from. Tall, straight, beautiful, and wickedly useful, it is one of the best construction lumbers there is. It also grows fast, lives for hundreds of years, can survive forest fires, and has a really cool seed cone to boot. Also, a propos nothing, I've posted a Factbook about the national day of Verdant Haven, in the spirit of our Jubilee! The dispatch is here: Federation Day – The National Day of Verdant Haven The national day of Verdant Haven, known as Federation Day, occurs in early Fall, on a date equivalent to the real world’s October 1st. It commemorates the anniversary of the day (now somewhat over 40 years ago) when the twelve bailiwicks, triumphant in their mutual civil war against their violently insane former monarch, unified as a single federation under democratic principles. The unified government enshrined several important principles in law, which all the bailiwicks hold in common – the welfare and happiness of the populace, the exaltation of science and secular education, respect for the environment and natural world, and the devolution of power in local affairs to the bailiwicks and shires. Each of these “four legs of freedom” was chosen to lie in direct contrast with the previous government, and elements of Federation Day celebrations traditionally pay homage to each of these important tenets of government. Observation of Federation Day is actually split in to two days – the day prior as a service day, and the day of as a day for celebration. Honors and Awards The day before Federation Day, formally “National Day of Service” but informally called “Service Day,” starts with award ceremonies. No chivalric orders or titles of nobility exist in Verdant Haven, but civic awards and medals exist at both the bailiwick and national levels for services to social welfare, science, education, and the environment. Award-breakfasts tend to precede the ceremonies, and are followed by presentations for both specific and lifetime services. After the ceremonies, awardees return to the field to join the rest of the nation in a day of service. National Day of Service Service Day is a day-off given nation-wide to perform community service in one’s hometown or surrounding area. Most municipalities and shires arrange large community environmental activities, such as tree-planting, path clearing, removal of invasive plants, upkeep of communal parks and gardens, and composting. Schools and community groups also use the day to encourage and recruit volunteers for year-round service activities, such as visiting with the elderly, counseling at youth camps, and assisting those with special needs. This is also the day used by most municipalities and local governments to announce new public service initiatives, programs for the betterment of their communities, and priorities for the coming year. Reeves, Bailiffs, Deputies, and other local officials typically then join their constituents in the field taking the first steps towards realizing their new programs. Parades and Carnivals On Federation Day itself, most communities will have some sort of local street-fair or carnival, showing off local industries, providing music and diversions for their citizens. Cities of any size will traditionally have parades, with the capitals of each bailiwick hosting a major parade featuring floats and marchers honoring each of the twelve bailiwicks (their own being the fanciest, of course!). All the usual parade staples will be seen, from fire engines to marching bands. The bailiwick floats are usually put together by locals who hail from those other bailiwicks, but for the parade in the national capital of Haventia, each bailiwick puts together an official float and presentation group, and sends it to represent them in the Grand Cavalcade of the Federation – an immense spectacle of music, light, costumes, and performance. Carnival food is abundant at all levels, with the classic dish being “chicks and joes” - a platter of grilled chicken skewers served with a sweet & spicy sauce, accompanied by seasoned potato wedges slathered in melted cheese and garlic. Other favorites include fresh raspberry scones, “snow peaks” (funnel cake buried in a mountain of powdered sugar), and slabs of fried cheese on a stick. Regional variation exists in many of the dishes, and local specialties can also be readily found as one travels to the various bailiwicks. Light Shows Advancements in technology have allowed laser and light shows to begin replacing the impressive, but polluting, traditional fireworks shows that wrap up the end of Federation Day celebrations. In a small town, such a show might consist of some fancy lights from the roof of the local business, set to music, while in major cities the entire horizon might be lit up from end to end in a mind-blowing panoply of changing patterns and illuminations. While much of Verdant Haven is typically a dark-skies communities, on this night a seemingly endless sea of light glows from east to west, rippling gently and emerging from the canopies of the trees that now grow tall even in the midst of the densest cities. Sacara, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, and 5 othersLord Dominator, Kraljevstvo rata, Turbeaux, Northern Wood, and Middle Barael | |
| Heidgaudr | It was properly marked as a recruitment telegram (hence why it has a button to move you to the region). You must not have your preferences set correctly :( Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 2 othersNorthern Wood, and Middle Barael | |
 The Pacific Alpine Commonwealth of Mount Seymour | My favorite tree species is probably Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the dawn redwood: https://www.conifers.org/cu/Metasequoia.php They're critically endangered (native to Hunan/Hubei, China) but widely cultivated across the world. I have an especially personal connection to one specific Metasequoia, which is perhaps why it's my favorite (plus, the needles are so soft and fun to play with!). My favorite forests, though, are probably ones composed of Coast Douglas-fir -- as Verdant Haven mentioned -- and/or Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis). Oh dear, I thought I had it settled with what I wrote above, and then you remind me of more! My second puppet in this game -- after Mount Seymour itself and an unusually-named Composted orange peels -- was actually the nation Tsuga canadensis. Hemlocks are a little rough, a little sharp, and a little sticky, so they're not my favorite trees... but they feel the most like home. The forest cover that feels most comfortable and most "foresty" to me is eastern hemlock, cherry, beech, birch, and sugar maple. One may be able to guess that I have a special affinity for northern PA. :P Effazio, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 4 othersKraljevstvo rata, Turbeaux, Northern Wood, and Middle Barael | |
 The Tsardom of Lura | So I just saw this little 1 hour long documentary called The Final Years of Majuro, and I thought it would be good to share it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J06af5xHD0 It's quite eye-opening to look deeper into a place that will be so affected by climate change, and much nearer into the future than it feels like it will take for such a thing sometimes. It's an angle of the problems of climate change I rarely see mentioned (though I might just be looking in the wrong places) so it is good for stories like this to be heard. | |
 The Rewilding of Ruinenlust | Haha, I almost said this one. I have one in a pot for a few years now; I'd like to try my hand at having a bonsai. I also have a number of others planted outside. I've only started working with them a few years ago, but I absolutely love them. Their story is amazing. They have lived for over 100 million years, and were presumed to be extinct for a long time until the few in Hubei were discovered. There are a few big ones that have been planted in the area decades ago; finding them is like finding a rare Pokemon or something. Well do I know that particular mix; for me, it's the same, but with fewer cherry and more oak and white pine. I think the hemlock is the state tree of PA, if I'm not mistaken. The woods are very comforting to me. I also can't forget the mosses and lichens, which cover most of the wetter and drier surfaces, respectively. I saw that the other day. Those atolls are doomed, I think, as are many deltas, coastal plains, estuaries, etc. The ocean will probably rise for centuries to come, regardless of human actions from this point forward. How sad for those people to watch their little islands disappear out from under them. Good thing they have that town in Arkansas, at least. :-( Effazio, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Lord Dominator, and 4 othersTurbeaux, Northern Wood, Lura, and Middle Barael | |
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 The Taiga Folk of Northern Wood | I suppose my favorite tree is the birch. We had a small stand of them in our yard growing up, and I always found them fascinating. The color, the way the bark peeled away, and you can derive birch syrup and birch beer from them. Not entirely sure which species of birch they were, but I'd guess paper birch based off appearance and region. https://wildadirondacks.org/trees-of-the-adirondacks-paper-birch-betula-papyrifera.html They also look absolutely stunning if you come across a whole forest of them: https://i.imgur.com/B30Gnwj.png And please just take a moment to admire this breathtaking photo, which I can only assume is from a fairy forest: https://i.imgur.com/VJBjKag.jpg Effazio, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 2 othersTurbeaux, and Middle Barael | |
 The Democratic Moon pizza nation of Love and Nature | I think I did it. Full season 2 Forest card deck. page=deck/collection=16345 Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 5 othersTurbeaux, The void territories, Rivienland, Grimmjow J, and Middle Barael | |
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 The Pink Holy Lucky Christmas of Atsvea | Ironically, I tried to find my card on there and realised that I missed season 2 by 21 days. CTE Nov 24, cards finalised Dec 3, refounded Dec 24. | |
| Rivienland | Is there a way to donate Telegram Stamps to the Forest Government? I just got some and I will never need them. Octopus islands, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, and 3 othersLord Dominator, Turbeaux, and Middle Barael | |
| The Democratic Moon pizza nation of Love and Nature | First I didn't use puppets at all. Forums helped and I also got lucky and got some highly valued cards that I had to sell. Also some nations quit collecting and I got donations. I think I might have been the first one who tried to collect all the season 1 Forest cards so some nations helped already back then. It was kinda hard when cards were not locked/printed. Many nations died and moved and it was so damn hard to even know what cards I need/exist. Eventually I realized it's going to take forever if I don't use any puppets and those helped a bit to collect more bank to buy cards and open more space for collecting. This takes time and some nerves. Still missing 4 cards from the season 1 and it seems like it's going to be almost impossible, but maybe I get those some day, maybe. I think season 3 will be out of the question, takes too much time and also effort because the card limit is so expensive to expand. I will try to make a list of those nations that helped me and thank them for helping me on this rocky card road. I'm a bit busy with other stuff in my life but I will make the list eventually. So I want to thank everyone who helped me also right here. You know who you are and when I make the list and if I forget someone, please send me a telegram and I will add you. It's going to take some time to check which nations donated cards or bank, can't remenber all right now. It's been a while since this card thing started. Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 3 othersVolaworand, Rivienland, and Middle Barael | |
| Rivienland | Hey everyone! I hope all is well. I just wanted to reach out and announce that I will be hosting my first RP soon on the NS page. It is just a chill, high-society party, and, of course, anyone from Forest is welcome to attend! Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 2 othersTurbeaux, and Middle Barael |
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