Back in 1971, Dr. Seuss wrote about the Truffala Tree in his book, The Lorax. It was a tall, spindly tree with a striped trunk and colorful pompom foilage. The book itself, chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax (the main character) speaks for the trees and confronts the Once-ler, a business magnate, who causes environmental destruction.
The story is commonly recognized as a fable concerning the danger of greed causing human destruction of the natural environment, using the literary element of personification to create relatable characters for industry (the Once-ler), the environment (the Truffula trees) and environmental activism (the Lorax). The story encourages activism and involvement in making the situation better: a quote from the Lorax states, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not". The Lorax shows Dr Seuss’s views on climate change and pollution, teaching kids about how important it is to do our part to protect our environment or in this case truffula trees.
In creating this cache, we were unable to locate a "truffala tree" and so we chose a tree we felt would be second best - The Buffalo Tree!
DNR notification form filled out and sent to Katelyn Grissom Park Ranger of Harrington State Park by WGA.