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Lessons in Resilience from Trees

The Nature of Trees in Changing Environments

2022-04-13 19:00:00 2022-04-13 20:00:00 America/New_York Lessons in Resilience from Trees The lessons learned from nature give us, not only hints about what to do, but also the mindset we need to adopt to be resilient as the Earth changes beneath our feet. Virtual -

Wednesday, April 13
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Add to Calendar 2022-04-13 19:00:00 2022-04-13 20:00:00 America/New_York Lessons in Resilience from Trees The lessons learned from nature give us, not only hints about what to do, but also the mindset we need to adopt to be resilient as the Earth changes beneath our feet. Virtual -

The lessons learned from nature give us, not only hints about what to do, but also the mindset we need to adopt to be resilient as the Earth changes beneath our feet.

In the plant world, hard times are the norm. Unable to move, plants survive in place. Some sit under the deep darkness of freezing snow in the arctic for most of the year. Others, under the scorching sun with no water for months at a time. Against all odds, a single seed only has a million in one chance to survive and grow to be a giant, yet forests wrap around this planet and continue to prosper in extreme environments with millions of years of monumental changes in climate. How are trees able to survive and even thrive under such extreme conditions? Trees have existed on Earth for 1000 times longer than humans, so what might our species learn from these ancient beings as we traverse the next century of uncertainty? This program is presented by Environmental Scientist and Team Member of the NASA GEDI Project, Atticus Stovall.

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