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Patience and Planning: a Peek at the Plant a Wish Itinterary Design Process

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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!

Dating Methuselah (and Rachel’s “Pick of the Week”)

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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.)

Film Excerpt! Interview with Doug Tallamy

Bringing Nature Home

As the Plant a Wish Tour 2010 planned its visit to Delaware, we knew early on we wanted to connect with Entomology Professor Doug Tallamy at the University of Delaware at Newark. Several people we met along the way had dropped his name as if his recent book "Bringing Nature Home" (Timber Press, 2007) would revolutionize ...