<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Living Roots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Living Roots]]></description><link>https://www.livingroots.ie/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:56:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.livingroots.ie/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Nature activism with a saw]]></title><description><![CDATA[It felt really strange, and then suddenly cathartic, to be a plant and wildlife enthusiast holding a saw to a tree's bark, ready (and kind-of-pretty-happy) to destroy it. But then I looked around. Underneath this tree, among its leaves, or on top of its branches - nothing lived or moved. It had grown tall and thick enough to crowd out all competing growth around it, reducing life in this section of the forest to almost nothing. The effect of this tree was clear: we had walked to this spot...]]></description><link>https://www.livingroots.ie/post/nature-activism-with-a-saw</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a381a936eab84e606073c6d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 06:48:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b99ea2_ea47132fa7b4456d9eb9cd74f11d8c6a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>njbulfin</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>