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 One of the most common questions we encountered on the 25-state Summer 2010 Plant a Wish tour was: “how the heck did you two put something like this together? As we rolled into each town with notebook pages full of connections to local tree nurseries, planting organizations, land owners and volunteers, I think we even surprised ourselves a little. Keep reading to see what’s in store for the 2011 Plant a Wish tour, on which we’ll complete our goal of planting native trees in all 50 states!  The first time I heard the name Methuselah, it was in the Book of Genesis. He was Noah’s grandfather, and was memorable because he supposedly lived to be almost 1,000 years old. He died around the same time as The Great Flood. Much later in life, as I listened closer to stories about the Earth to do research for the Plant a Wish documentary project, I heard there was a famous tree with the same name. I knew instantly that it must be a really old tree. (See the full post for video.)  Every week our intern Rachel will select a short clip from what she’s seen and will share it with you here on our blog. We’ll call them “Rachel’s Picks of the Week”. This week’s clip is from our Knoxville, Iowa planting, and features Dr. Bob Leonard, an anthropologist who knows a lot about the local history there. In this clip, we’re about to plant a red maple tree as our Iowa “Plant a Wish” tree, and he’s giving us a sense of place and a background on the landscape of the surrounding area. |
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