The April 2014 issue of Reader’s Digest features a detailed and fascinating article about our work at Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, and about the life and work of our co-founder, David Milarch. Read the article here. You can find the issue on newsstands now.
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[pl_blockquote cite=”Reader’s Digest, April 2012 Edition”]”The public suffers from ‘geographic amnesia,’” says Mr. Milarch. “We think a 90-foot tree is a huge tree. Most trees east of the Mississippi are under 80 feet tall. But the trees in America’s great virgin forests averaged 90 to 130 feet tall. Giant forests were the norm for thousands of years. We think what we’re seeing is normal; but it’s not. Most trees now are crooked, puny, and short-lived. They’re junk. We’re not looking to replicate those. We want to clone the last of the great ones, wherever we can find them.”[/pl_blockquote]
We are so appreciative to the author of the article, Melissa Fay Green, and to everyone at Reader’s Digest for helping to spread the word about our work to save the ancient trees.
Great work
went to redwood forest last year as part of my bucket list, one of the greatest and saddest places I have ever been, sad, because there are so few, great, well anyone that has touched one will know why. need more people to visit these forest to gain support, unfortunately more people are not good for the forest, important to find a good middle, would help if Portland orgegon and san Francisco would promote eco trips there. vic
went to redwood forest last year as part of my bucket list, one of the saddest and greatest places I have ever been, sad because there are so few, great because, well anyone that have seen or touched one in person will know. need more people to visit these places, unfortunately, more people are not good for the forest. need to find a middle solution, it would help if the nearest cities would promote eco friendly trips to these places, Portland Oregon and san Francisco for example. now I want to see the waterfall tree.
Around 1960, my parents took me on a summer vacation that involved camping in the California State Beaches and Parks. I can still remember camping in Big Basin Redwoods State Park among some of the biggest trees I have ever seen. I had been in the Boy Scouts and done lots of camping in Arizona, but that didn’t compare to camping under the canopy of the Redwoods. I hope my children and grandchildren get to experience that wonder. Lord willing, I hope to visit the giant sequoia in the future.