The Redwoods in Prehistory
One of the things I enjoy when I’m in England is playing “spot the redwood tree.” It’s really pretty easy. I once read that if you ascend any church steeple in England and scan the horizon, the tallest...
View Article25 years of controversy amid the monarchs
I just got back from a trip to see the cinnamon-colored giants of Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest in the southern Sierra. It was a real treat to explore a giant sequoia grove for the first...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Arboreal Triangle
California is a wonder land for tree lovers: in fact about 45 per cent of the state is covered with forests. The diversity is remarkable and that alone might be enough to set California apart. But what...
View ArticlePlaces I love: Calaveras Big Trees State Park
160 years ago The Mammoth Tree was felled. It was heard — around the world. The shock of its felling helped spark the conservation movement in America and indeed around the world. It’s one of my...
View ArticleWhat’s up with Archangel?
This tiny seed contains the genetic code to grow a new coast redwood David Milarch is at it again: evangelizing about the need to clone super trees to save the world from climate change. This time he...
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