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Thu Nov-03-11 08:34 PM
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1,500-year-old sequoia falls

Now that a giant sequoia tree has fallen after a life spent as a pillar of a national forest, the debate is underway over what to do. NBC’s Kristen Dahlgren reports.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/45157549#45157549

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stevedeshazer

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Thu Nov-03-11 08:36 PM
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1. IBFTSJ

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Jackpine Radical

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Thu Nov-03-11 08:54 PM
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8. IBFTSJ ??

Duh, huh?

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stevedeshazer

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Thu Nov-03-11 09:09 PM
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10. In Be Fore The Stupid Joke

I was quite sure there would be a reference to the legendary tree that falls in the forest and is not heard falling because no one was there to witness it.

That's surely a clumsy explanation, but I must stick to it.

:hi:

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Jackpine Radical

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Fri Nov-04-11 09:31 AM
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17. I was waiting for someone to make a comment about

the sudden detumescence of the world's largest woody.

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XemaSab

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Thu Nov-03-11 08:39 PM
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2. Take a section out big enough for a trail

and (if possible) make thin slices of the removed chunk and send them to educational facilities.

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Thu Nov-03-11 08:40 PM
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3. Sounds like a good idea to me! n/t

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burrowowl

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Thu Nov-03-11 08:45 PM
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6. Good idea!

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virgogal

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Thu Nov-03-11 08:44 PM
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4. Astonishing video. I've never seen the giant Redwoods.

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stevedeshazer

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Thu Nov-03-11 08:45 PM
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5. Build a footbridge over it and leave it undisturbed.

And/or make an end around the enormous root ball.

This fallen tree could educate generations of people.

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Cleita

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Thu Nov-03-11 09:02 PM
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9. I agree. It's part of the circle of life.

The decaying tree will give life to a variety of forest life that is part of the eco-system. It's what you see in the few untampered by humans old growth forests.

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stevedeshazer

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Thu Nov-03-11 09:13 PM
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12. Yeah.

You get it.

There will be frogs and mushrooms and bacteria and all that.

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Cleita

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Thu Nov-03-11 09:17 PM
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13. And various birds and mammals that will build their

nests in the cavities.

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Thu Nov-03-11 08:48 PM
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7. Damn....another sentinel deceased.

It's always like being in another world to be among these giants. The air seems greener and cleaner. You want to talk in whispers. Rest in peace giant tree...

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Thu Nov-03-11 09:12 PM
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11. Wow!

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Thu Nov-03-11 09:18 PM
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14. 1,500 years, wow! most seniors will tell you it's hard to keep wood up after just 75 years or so!

do i get the stupid joke award?
do i?
do i?
huh?

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Historic NY

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Thu Nov-03-11 09:37 PM
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15. The park could probably use it to build an environmental center...

thats a lots of wood.

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Cerebral Assassin

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Fri Nov-04-11 05:37 AM
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16. Here's what they oughta do

Now that the tree is fallen, they should carve it up and make furniture out of it. They could sell the furniture and then use that money for various projects and what-not at the park. If they advertise it as being made from this historic redwood, they can probably double their asking price.

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backtoblue

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Fri Nov-04-11 09:42 AM
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18. leave it where it lay

Not only is it a naturally fallen tree, it also gives the public the ability to "interact" with the giant in a way that was impossible before. Like someone above has said, the tree will still be a host to a wide array of fold, fungus', and other trees.

Oh, yeah, and since this is in the news and all - QUIT CUTTING DOWN THESE TREES!!!
SAVE THE REDWOODS!!!

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