Nov 13, 2016 | Collecting, Media
Archangel’s work was just featured on CBS News. Reporters joined us on a recent collecting trip to the Sierra Nevada mountain range and filed this report: Some of the world’s biggest and most ancient trees are in jeopardy. Humans have cut down more than 90...
Jul 20, 2016 | Collecting, Media
The Associated Press published an article today about our recent collection trip to California. The story has struck a nerve – it is inspiring to see a nonprofit like Archangel Ancient Tree Archive working on solutions to climate change. Everyone should plant...
Dec 28, 2015 | Collecting, projects-collection, Propagating
Genetic samples of a 2,000 year old bald cypress tree in Florida were collected today by the non-profit organization Archangel Ancient Tree Archive. The tree known as Lady Liberty, located in Big Tree Park in Longwood, Florida, survives its cousin tree called The...
Jun 7, 2013 | Collecting, Media, projects-collection
We cannot thank Erik Olsen and the New York Times enough for producing this marvelous video about our activities in collecting the genetics from the oldest and largest trees on Earth. It really is worth a...
May 30, 2013 | Archiving, Collecting, News, projects-propagation, Propagating
A tree planted by naturalist John Muir is in trouble, and Archangel Ancient Tree Archive has been called in to preserve its genetics. In about 1898, John Muir took a trip to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and brought back a Giant Sequoia sapling, which he planted near...
Oct 28, 2012 | Collecting, projects-collection
In January of 2010 Archangel Ancient Tree Archive made our first international collection trip. From two of the oldest remaining oak stands in Ireland we collected around 20 different Common Oak trees, all estimated to be 500-1000 years in age. The propagules from...
