National Geographic 10/09 The Tallest Trees Redwoods

[mdvaden]

How many folks got the new October National Geographic magazine of 2009? Just got my copy. Read part of someone else's last week.

 

The redwoods are the cover story. Somewhere on the Nat Geo site, they have an archive of the 1964 redwood article, and the 1898 article. I read those two last night.

 

Not sure how long these links will remain, but here is a youtube about the big image that is also the fold-out in the current issue:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9LHjV48e9s]YouTube - Redwoods: The Tallest Trees[/ame]

 

If you go directly to Youtube to view this, it's like 4 times bigger.

 

Also, is the National Geographic promo link:

 

National Geographic Magazine - NGM.com

 

Edited September 25, 2009 by mdvaden

[Chris P]

Just got my copy, Amazing pictures! Will read the article tonight and post up again.

[tommer9]

My subscrition has mysteriously ended for NG, so off to find a copy. Just read the Richard Preston book. Excellent stuff. Big stuff too!!!

[Mark T]

Simply awesome, thanks Mario!

[Craig F-J]

Incredible tree!

[Tommy_B]

Is this the same copy that has it's own thread over at the TreeHouse?

[mdvaden]

Is this the same copy that has it's own thread over at the TreeHouse?

 

Yes, relating to the same magazine issue.

 

One point that may have been missed by some folks, is that the Nat Geo issue appears to be centered on Fay's 1,800 mile transect.

 

Although it would be nice for the article to mention more stuff and more people, it's still limited to 30 or so pages. When I was at the redwood visitor center, there were a dozen books or more on redwoods and logging, with maybe 1000 pages of information. So the likelihood of something being omitted in a short article is quite likely.

 

For example - the indigenous Indian tribes of that area. Preston and Nat Geo barely scratched the surface. And those people predated virtually anyone else. The tribes are groups I'd like to know much more about, and am currently seeking information for.

 

I'm not sure if Beranek's background would have fit this last issue, but he would have been a good choice for Fay to speak to if there were opportunity. I think that Beranek not being mentioned in Preston's The Wild Trees may be more noteworthy, considering the length of the work.

 

Jerry Beranek has been on my The Wild Trees book review page for quite some time now:

 

The Wild Trees Book Review w/ Beranek for Comparison

 

It's not like time is over though. More articles and stories will be done. Interest in redwoods is growing.

Edited September 25, 2009 by mdvaden