Pieces of ancient stumps, roots and cypress knees hauled up during maintenance work at the Altamaha Wildlife Management Area on the Georgia Coast lie in the foreground of this flooded field. Deep in ...
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This California Forest Has a Tree That's Nearly 5,000 Years Old. But Its Location Is a Closely Guarded Secret
The arid mountain forest of eastern California holds an ancient secret aged beyond that of even the pyramids of Giza and the ancient city of Babylon. The Methuselah tree, hidden in the forests of ...
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Wildfire tears through grove of ancient giant trees in California’s Sierra National Forest
A lightning-sparked wildfire has torn through a grove of ancient giant sequoia trees in California’s Sierra National Forest, with some of the majestic specimens catching fire. The blaze, known as the ...
DETROIT - A forest of reborn ancient giant sequoia trees will soon be planted in a Detroit neighborhood that has come together to support it. Arboretum Detroit, which owns and manages a system of ...
Two types of iconic sequoia trees have grown tall and strong in a surprising place: Michigan. One was believed to be extinct less than 100 years ago. The other is the largest living thing on Earth.
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