I’ve never been to California and I’ve never seen a Redwood tree, but it is on my list of things to do before I get too old to really enjoy them.
I read yesterday on CNN about this wonderful new technology which may make it possible to clone Redwood trees. In the future when Miss R is all grown up and we have cut down all the trees to make parking lots, there is the hope that they will still be able to grow a new forest in Al Gore’s backyard.
One of my favorite stories is the Lorax by Dr. Suess and this story sort of reminded me of it. When I worked at the Kalamazoo Nature Center one summer, we put on a play version of the Lorax. I got to be “backstage” and work with the “Oncelers.” They were so cute with their arms all painted green.
Oh sure! Show off you ability to get to Google Videos at work
I can’t watch the Oncelers thanks to our filters, but I’m sure it’s cute.
I read the same story and got really frustrated; why is it that we’re talking about cloning the trees and not preserving them? So frustrating sometimes to live in this country
Comment by Daddy Rimes — November 6, 2007 @ 11:07 am