Every year, thousands of Christmas trees get chunked out the front door and onto the curb for the garbage men to collect. With environmentalism coming on strong in the past few years, though, that practice is slowly coming to an end.
Most people now recycle their Christmas trees in one form or another. Around here, most folks haul them to a common point in the community where they are then processed by the city or county. Processing usually involves chipping the trees into mulch for use in the garden or in landscaping around the house.
Our recycling tradition is different, though. We take our tree -- and any others we can scrounge up -- to a local fishing pond. We drop them in the pond at strategic points, giving the fish (mostly bream and crappie, some bass) much needed cover for shelter, food and reproduction. So what was once standing tall in our living room is destined to be standing tall about 15 feet under water. Come spring time, we wet a line and fish around this new structure.
It's advisable to remove the lights and ornaments before doing this, of course. I know, I know. What moron would sink a fully decorated Christmas tree in his local pond?
You just never know.
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