Measuring Redwood Giants: Science on the SPOT

Forest ecologist Steve Sillett is leading a team of scientists as they climb and measure every branch of some of the last and tallest old growth redwoods in California. Their goal is to learn how these ancient giants have historically responded to climatic shifts and to monitor how they are being impacted today by global warming.

[peeceeh]

I just finished reading "The Wild Trees" and could not help to look up
Dr. Steve Sillett and his work. With all my respect and admiration . . .

[CNsongs]

I always wanted to walk in one of these forests

[FinnMakesVideos]

trees dont grow from the inside out. They grow from the out out.

THIS NEEDS TO BE A MEME AND A REMIX

[blakespower]

1:53 they look beautiful when they grow in a forest, the canopy perfect little pyramid tops

[paigeamelia]

i’m reading The Wild Trees now and oh my word. such a good book and such a fascinating life he leads!!

[EricBrennanOrganic]

Amazing video and research, but the audio is silent from 5 seconds to 55 seconds.

[SamanthaMBush]

No Sound to this video for the first 45 -50 seconds
please fix

[Chris-njqo]

What is the name of this tree they climb

[ourv]

I live in the redwoods and we have local legends that report that the
biggest of the biggest redwood trees were dropped long ago. There
is a local story of a logger who after working in the woods all day
returned to town & popped into a saloon for a drink before heading
home to supper who reported that on that day him & his crew
dropped a big redwood & once on the ground it was measured to a bit
over 400ft. And another where the logger reported his big tree
measured 420ft. These are first person accounts so they are thought
to be true around here.

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[juanaguilera]

Is anyone aware of the name or style of climbing used for this? I'm interested in learning it and using it for another industry. Thanks

[seapeddler]

Plant a sequoia seedling, then generate a time loop around it, calibrated for 500 yrs. Presto, big sequoia !

[chrisdouville]

Giant Redwoods are awesome.One question, do beavers gnaw on the giant Redwoods?Does anyone know?

[wildyn]

I’m currently writing a essay Bc of this video....I hate essays

[blakespower]

did you know that they have found Coast Redwoods that are larger in mass than Giant Sequoias. Larger than the supposed Largest Tree General Sherman

[tamazarashii]

why did they silence my boy at the beginning

[tdawg]

Now DJI makes a LIDAR drone for $10, 000ish that could do a perfect job at this in 15 minutes