50 Years Ago, This Was a Wasteland. He Changed Everything | Short Film Showcase

“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in.”

True embodiment of "leave the world better than you found it"

I have about an acre in my backyard that had been mowed for 60 years (family property). Last year I damaged my mower and paid someone to mow the front yard. We let the back grow wild and were impressed with how we started getting more life in it almost overnight. This year I didn't mow it and what an amazing change has happened. We have an abundance of butterflies, dragonflies, crickets, grasshoppers, rabbits, bees, and I even saw a couple garter snakes in there. My daughter and I walk through the field now and check out all the wildlife and flowers, it is beautiful.

I am presently 19, and this short film inspires me to buy barren land somewhere and plant a forest, so that I can educate my society and inspire others. I will surely do it.

Why do we worship the wrong people in our society. This man is a hero

This man's property is about 50 miles from me. He removed non-native cedar trees. These cedars were brought to the Texas Hill Country centuries ago. They are a great nuisance and are water stealers. One adult cedar tree drinks about 300 gallons a week. When these trees are removed, native grasses and oaks and many other native trees begin to grow. Yes, even springs can begin to flow on some properties. His vision was amazing and his love of the Earth is a gift to all of us. God bless Texas!

As a Texan I know exactly how dry and unforgiving this land can be....and how incredibly beautiful and life giving it can be. Depends on who takes care of it.

Stories like this needs to be covered more often. It's incredible how we can restore land to thriving, bio-diverse natural landscapes.

He literally made the world a more beautiful place to live in for others. That's the kind of legacy I want to leave

“There are no barren lands, only barren minds.”

RIP David Bamberger❤️, a legend that shaped my dreams and my character. A big part of who I am today and who I want to be. I love and miss you.

A life spent the best way possible

i went there every year in middle school thanks to one of the coolest teachers ever, Mr Matthews. He was good friends with Bamburger and two years we were able to stay in the cabins, for a weekend, as a field trip. I think it had a big impact on all of us

Heroes don't always wear capes. Sometimes, they sell fried chicken.

"If you dont share what you have, youre gonna live a lonely life" -old mans wisdom is the best

This documentary shows that every situation is different. Here in Australia in some places where forest has been cleared and grasses and grain have been introduced, the underlying salt has turned land into unusable salt flats. We need to sit and reflect and observe each piece of land and see what works in our own situation.

this guy founded church's fried chicken and wants selah to be his legacy. respect.

THIS is the type of content National Geographic should be more producing!!

"If you don't share what you have, you are going to live a lonely life" Sharing comes from the heart. It is a gift from one to another without force or guilt attached to it.

What a wonderful legacy. My parents lived in Fredericksburg, near Selah ranch, until they passed away. It's wonderful to see how Selah ranch has quite literally blossomed into something so special.