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NATURE<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″ custom_padding=“54px|0px|26px|0px|false|false“][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“ custom_padding=“27px|0px|0|0px|false|false“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Intro“ _builder_version=“3.27.4″ text_font=“Julius Sans One||||||||“ text_font_size=“21px“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ text_font_size_tablet=““ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“]11 THINGS I LEARNED SPENDING A YEAR IN BERLIN’S PARKS | <\/strong>part 10<\/span><\/p>\n In ganz Deutschland gibt es kaum noch Naturlandschaft.\u00a0Die Natur ist gez\u00e4hmt worden. Auch W\u00e4lder sind nicht mehr nat\u00fcrlich.\u00a0Die meisten W\u00e4lder dienen als bewirtschaftete Baumschulen. „Wilde“ W\u00e4lder sind auf der Karte mit „nat\u00fcrlich“ vorangestellt.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“14px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n Als Menschen sehnen wir uns nach der Natur.<\/p>\n In gewisser Weise denke ich, dass es bei diesem ganzen Projekt um den Verlust geht. Wir trauern um den Verlust der Natur, um den Verlust einer fabrizierten Vergangenheit, um den Verlust eines Zeitalters der Wildheit, um den Verlust der Gewissheit, dass wir bei rasch steigenden Preisen Miete zahlen k\u00f6nnen, und sogar um die F\u00e4higkeit, normale Witterungsverh\u00e4ltnisse zu erwarten.<\/p>\n Und irgendwo mittendrin gibt es Hoffnung.<\/p>\n Nachdem der Tiergarten, Berlins Zentralpark, durch Bombenangriffe und die Wirtschaft, die die Menschen zwang, seine B\u00e4ume als Brennholz zu nutzen, dem Erdboden gleichgemacht worden war, verging die Zeit. Die B\u00e4ume wurden wieder aufgef\u00fcllt, gespendet aus ganz Deutschland und der Welt.<\/p>\n Als ich zum ersten Mal in Berlin ankam, vermied ich den Tiergarten. Ich fuhr mit dem Fahrrad daran vorbei, war aber nicht versucht, ihn zu erkunden. Zum Teil liegt es aber auch an meiner Denkmaljagd, bei der ich viele Tage damit verbrachte, mich auf der Suche nach bestimmten Orten und Statuen im Park zu verirren, und ich begann, den Park zu genie\u00dfen. Aber ich war wirklich ber\u00fchrt von dem Gef\u00fchl der Gro\u00dfz\u00fcgigkeit dieser begabten B\u00e4ume. Im Tiergarten gibt es zwei Denkm\u00e4ler, die diese begnadeten B\u00e4ume w\u00fcrdigen. Nachdem ich so viel Zeit dort verbracht habe, verstehe ich, warum.<\/p>\n Vielleicht beantwortet meine neue Wertsch\u00e4tzung f\u00fcr die Denkm\u00e4ler gespendeter B\u00e4ume zum Teil meine Frage, wovon wir in Bezug auf unsere Pers\u00f6nlichkeiten im \u00f6ffentlichen Raum mehr brauchen. K\u00f6nnen wir uns eine Zeit vorstellen, in der wir zu Denkm\u00e4lern aufschauen, die Wertsch\u00e4tzung und Gro\u00dfz\u00fcgigkeit mehr repr\u00e4sentieren als die Erinnerung an Krieg und Verlust?<\/p>\n Im Folgenden m\u00f6chte ich \u00fcber die beiden Aspekte der Natur nachdenken, die mich bei meinen Reisen in die Parks hier in Berlin am meisten bewegt haben. Die Sonne. Und die B\u00e4ume.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″ custom_padding=“0|0px|1px|0px|false|false“][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NATURE_Swan.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=“1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“1_3″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_YellowFlowersTiergarten.png“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“2_3″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NATURE_TreeTops.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Sun“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=““ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n Die Sonne einfangen<\/strong><\/p>\n Berlin ist f\u00fcr die H\u00e4lfte des Jahres grau. Der Winter kommt und die Sonne kann f\u00fcr Wochen verschwinden.<\/p>\n Ich bin zu Beginn des Herbstes nach Berlin gezogen. Aus dem sonnigen Kalifornien kommend, war ich verwirrt von der Beharrlichkeit meiner Mitbewohnerin, die darauf bestand, dass ich nach drau\u00dfen gehe, wenn auch nur ein Hauch von Sonnenlicht vorhanden war. Sie setzte sich auf den Balkon, egal wie k\u00fchl es war, und lud mich zum Mitmachen ein. Ich sch\u00e4tzte die Sonne, f\u00fchlte mich aber nicht gezwungen, sie jedes Mal zu begr\u00fc\u00dfen, wenn sie auftauchte.<\/p>\n Dann habe ich einen Winter in Berlin verbracht und wei\u00df jetzt, warum die Berliner in den Park gehen, wenn auch nur das Versprechen von Sonnenlicht besteht.<\/p>\n In diesem Jahr war der Mai die sonnigste Jahreszeit seit langem. Es gab 60% mehr Sonne als im Jahr 2017. Das Gef\u00fchl der Dringlichkeit des Sonnenlichts war den ganzen Sommer \u00fcber weniger intensiv, bis wir drei Tage lang Wolken hatten. Dann sp\u00fcrte ich sein Verschwinden in meinen Knochen. Jetzt verstehe ich diese Berliner Besessenheit vom Sonnenlicht.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ fullwidth=“on“ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TEGEL-walking-2.jpg“ _builder_version=“3.11.1″][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Urban Forest“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=““ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n St\u00e4dtische W\u00e4lder<\/strong><\/p>\n Fast 20% der Fl\u00e4che Berlins sind mit Wald bedeckt. Sie dienen der Erholung und dem Schutz von Wasser, Boden, Klima und Lebensraum.\u00a0<\/p>\n Aufgrund des Klimawandels und der Umweltverschmutzung erw\u00e4gt die Forstverwaltung, B\u00e4ume und Vegetation zu pflanzen, die der zunehmenden Hitze und Bodenversauerung standhalten k\u00f6nnen. Wir sehen bereits jetzt, dass 2018 einen Rekordtrockenheitssommer markiert hat. Auch Deutschland verzeichnete den hei\u00dfesten April seit langem.<\/p>\n Und im vergangenen Sommer f\u00fchlen sich viele B\u00e4ume durch St\u00fcrme mit Regeng\u00fcssen, die den Boden auflockern, und durch orkanartige Winde mit B\u00f6engeschwindigkeiten von 120 kpm (75 mph) belastet. Die Sch\u00e4den waren so gro\u00df, dass der Faulersee-Wald w\u00e4hrend der Aufr\u00e4umarbeiten f\u00fcr einige Zeit geschlossen wurde.<\/p>\n Ich habe mit Freude gelesen, dass die Forstverwaltung in Berlin den Gesundheitszustand der W\u00e4lder verfolgt, frage mich aber, ob es weiterhin den politischen Willen geben wird, die notwendigen Ver\u00e4nderungen vorzunehmen.<\/p>\n Einen einzigen Stadtwald zu haben, mag wie ein Luxus erscheinen. Berlin hat f\u00fcnf.<\/p>\n Es gibt eine wachsende Bewegung, mehr B\u00e4ume in die St\u00e4dte zu bringen.<\/p>\n Paris wird einen Wald mit einer Million B\u00e4umen bekommen, um die Luftverschmutzung in den St\u00e4dten zu bek\u00e4mpfen. Er wird in einem nordwestlichen Vorort der franz\u00f6sischen Hauptstadt liegen, 18 Meilen vom Zentrum entfernt, in der N\u00e4he des bestehenden Waldes von Montmorency. In Akron, Ohio, verwandelt die Stadt eine ungenutzte Autobahn in einen Wald. Und in Aguascalientes, Mexiko, wird eine \u00d6lpipeline in einen \u00f6ffentlichen Park umgewandelt.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″ custom_padding=“0|0px|0|0px|false|false“][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_video_slider controls_color=“light“ _builder_version=“3.11.1″][et_pb_video_slider_item src=“https:\/\/vimeo.com\/276572987″ _builder_version=“3.11.1″ show_image_overlay=“off“][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title=“Forest Bath Videos“ src=“https:\/\/vimeo.com\/247605619″ src_webm=“https:\/\/vimeo.com\/276572987″ _builder_version=“3.11.1″ show_image_overlay=“off“][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][\/et_pb_video_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Forest Bathing“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=““ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n Heilkraft des Waldbadens<\/strong><\/p>\n Da der Entwicklungsdruck f\u00fcr Wohn- und B\u00fcrogeb\u00e4ude anh\u00e4lt und die leeren Fl\u00e4chen verschwinden, halte ich es pers\u00f6nlich f\u00fcr wichtig, dass sich die Bewohner mit den W\u00e4ldern besch\u00e4ftigen.<\/p>\n Ich habe „Waldb\u00e4der“ in Berlin gefilmt. Ein Waldbad ist ein in Japan entwickeltes Konzept. Gestresste Arbeiter reisen in einen Wald au\u00dferhalb von Tokio (es gibt einige erstaunliche W\u00e4lder au\u00dferhalb von Tokio, darunter Aokigahara oder „Meer der B\u00e4ume“ auf der nordwestlichen Seite des Fuji-Berges) und sitzen ruhig zwischen den B\u00e4umen. Es ist eine Form der Meditation im Freien. Forscher haben herausgefunden, dass „Waldbader“ gute chemische Reaktionen erfahren, niedrigeres Cortisol, niedrigeren Blutdruck und erh\u00f6hte Energie. Dies f\u00fchrt zu gl\u00fccklicheren Menschen.<\/p>\n W\u00e4hrend meine Waldbad-Videos keine \u00e4therischen \u00d6le \u00fcbertragen k\u00f6nnen, von denen man annimmt, dass sie zu den gesundheitlichen Vorteilen beitragen, zeigen neue Studien, dass der Blick auf die in der Natur vorkommenden geometrischen Formen positive gesundheitliche Vorteile bietet.\u00a0<\/p>\n —<\/span><\/p>\n Da immer mehr Menschen in die St\u00e4dte ziehen, wird es auf globaler Ebene immer wichtiger, diese Verbindung zur Natur zu erhalten.<\/p>\n Die Berliner sind aufgrund ihrer Geschichte und Geographie in der gl\u00fccklichen Lage, so viel Zugang zur Natur in verschiedenen Formen zu haben. Ich wei\u00df, dass mich das Gr\u00fcn nach Berlin gezogen hat. Und ich habe von Freunden aus Paris geh\u00f6rt, dass sie nicht glauben, dass sie aus Mangel an Gr\u00fcn zur\u00fcckkehren k\u00f6nnen. Verlust und Hoffnung. Hoffnung und Verlust. Diese Worte klingen in meinem Kopf aus so vielen Gr\u00fcnden nach und schwingen mit, wenn ich auf so viele Arten an Berlin denke.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row column_structure=“1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_9_Night.jpg“ url=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/9-night\/%20″ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_11_Trampolines.jpg“ url=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/11-trampolines\/%20″ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You can enjoy sunbathing and foresting bathing in Berlin. I love the fact that there are five forests in the city. Yet it seems that climate change and weather patterns are impacting what plant life might be in these forests going forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" [et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" background_color=\"rgba(48,186,85,0.59)\" background_image=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/11Header_4_Nature.jpg\"][et_pb_row custom_padding=\"120px||200px|\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" text_text_color=\"#ffffff\" text_font_size=\"56px\"]<\/p> NATURE<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" custom_padding=\"54px|0px|26px|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_row custom_padding=\"27px|0px|0|0px|false|false\" _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Intro\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"Julius Sans One||||||||\" text_font_size=\"21px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\"]<\/p> 11 THINGS I LEARNED SPENDING A YEAR IN BERLIN'S PARKS | <\/strong>part 10<\/span><\/p> \u00a0<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=\"3px|0px|27px|0px|false|false\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"20px\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\"]<\/p> In the whole of Germany, there is little remaining natural landscape.\u00a0Nature has been tamed. Even forests are no longer natural.\u00a0Most forests serve as managed tree farms. \u201cWild\u201d forests are prefaced with \u201cNatural\u201d on the map.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"14px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> As humans, we crave nature.<\/p> In some ways, I think this entire project is about the loss. Mourning the loss of nature, the loss of a manufactured past; the loss of an age of wildness; a loss of certainty of our\u00a0ability to pay rent as prices rise rapidly; and even the ability to expect normal patterns of weather.<\/p> And somewhere in the midst of this, there is hope.<\/p> After Tiergarten, Berlin's Central Park, was leveled from bombing and economics which forced people to use its trees for firewood, time passed. The trees were replenished, donated from around Germany and the world.<\/p> When I first arrived in Berlin I avoided Tiergarten. I biked by it but wasn't tempted to explore. But in part it is because of my monument hunt, when I spent many days getting lost inside the park in search of specific sites and statues, I started to enjoy the park. But I was really touched by the feeling of generosity of these gifted trees. Tiergarten has two monuments acknowledging these gifted trees. After spending so much time there, I understand why.<\/p> Maybe my new appreciation for the monuments to donated trees in part answers my question about what we need more of in terms of our public figures in our public spaces. Can we imagine a time when we are looking up to monuments representing appreciation and generosity more the remembrances of war and loss?<\/p> In what follows I want to reflect on the two aspects of nature that moved me most during my trips to parks here in Berlin. The sun. And the trees.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" custom_padding=\"0|0px|1px|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NATURE_Swan.jpg\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_YellowFlowersTiergarten.png\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"2_3\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NATURE_TreeTops.jpg\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Sun\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> Catching the Sun<\/b><\/p> Berlin is gray for half of the year. Winter arrives and the sun can disappear for weeks at a time.<\/span><\/p> I moved to Berlin at the beginning of fall. Coming from sunny California, I was bewildered by my flatmate's insistence that I go outside whenever there was even just a hint of sunlight. She would sit on the balcony no matter how chilly, and invite me to join. I appreciated the sun but didn\u2019t feel compelled to greet it each time it appeared. <\/span><\/p> Then I spent a winter in Berlin and now know why Berliners head out to the park the moment there is even the promise of sunlight.<\/span><\/p> This year May was the sunniest season on record. There was 60% more sun than in 2017. The sense of urgency for sunlight felt less intense all summer until we had three days of clouds. Then I felt its disappearance in my bones. Now I understand this Berlin obsession with sunlight.<\/span><\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" fullwidth=\"on\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TEGEL-walking-2.jpg\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Urban Forest\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> Urban Forests<\/b><\/p> Almost 20% of Berlin land is covered in forests. They provide recreation and protect the water, soil, climate,\u00a0and habitat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> Due to climate change and pollution, the forestry department is considering planting trees and vegetation that can withstand increases in heat and soil acidification. Already we see that 2018 has marked a record dry summer. Germany also registered the hottest April on record.<\/span><\/p> And last summer many trees feel because of storms with downpouring of rain that loosening the soil and hurricane-force winds with gusts velocities of 120 kpm (75 mph). There was so much damage that Faulersee Forest closed for a period of time while clean-up took place.<\/span><\/p> I was glad to read that the forestry department in Berlin is tracking the health of the forests but wonder if there will continue to be a political will to make the changes needed.<\/span><\/p> Having just one urban forest might seem like a luxury. Berlin has five. <\/span><\/p> There is a growing movement to add more trees to cities. <\/span><\/p> Paris will be getting a forest with one million trees in part to fight urban air pollution. It will sit in a northwest suburb of the French capital, 18 miles from the center near the existing Montmorency Forest. In Akron, Ohio, the city is converting an unused highway into a forest. And in <\/span>Aguascalientes, Mexico an oil pipeline is being converted into a public park.<\/span><\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" custom_padding=\"0|0px|0|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_video_slider controls_color=\"light\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_video_slider_item src=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/276572987\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" show_image_overlay=\"off\"][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title=\"Forest Bath Videos\" src=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/247605619\" src_webm=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/276572987\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" show_image_overlay=\"off\"][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][\/et_pb_video_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Forest Bathing\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> Healing Power of Forest Bathing<\/b><\/p> As pressures for development for housing and office buildings continue, and empty spaces are disappearing, I personally think it is important for residents to engage with the forests.<\/span><\/p> I\u2019ve been filming \u201cforest baths\u201d in Berlin. A forest bath is a concept developed in Japan. Stressed out workers travel to a forest outside of Tokyo (there are some amazing forests just outside of Tokyo, including Aokigahara, or 'Sea of Trees,' on the\u00a0northwestern side of Mount Fuji) and sit quietly among the trees. It\u2019s a form of outdoor meditation. Researchers have found that \u201cforest bathers\u201d experience good chemical reactions, reduced lower cortisol, blood pressure, increased energy. This translates to happier people.<\/span><\/p> While my forest bath videos can not transmit essential oils which are thought to be a contributor to the health benefits, new studies show that looking at the geometric shapes found in nature provides positive health benefits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> ---<\/span><\/p> As more and more people move to cities, keeping that connection to nature is becoming important on a global scale.<\/p> Berliners are in a fortunate place, because of history and geography, to have so much access to nature in different forms. I know the green attracted me to Berlin. And I've heard from friends from Paris say they don't think they can go back for lack of green. Loss and hope. Hope and loss. Those words ring in my head for so many reasons and resonate as I think of Berlin in so many ways.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_9_Night.jpg\" url=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/9-night\/%20\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_11_Trampolines.jpg\" url=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/11-trampolines\/%20\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unkategorisiert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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