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Wild Trees: Uncharted Canopy Biosphere of Redwoods
May 9, 2007
Richard Preston writer

Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone, tells the story of Steve Sillett and Marie Antoine and a group of botanists and amateur naturalists who discovered a mysterious world hidden above California. The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring is the tale of their adventures exploring the uncharted canopy biosphere of the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained, the coast redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens).

Literature & Philosophy | Science & Nature
Geography | Habitat | Humans & Nature | Museum of Science Boston | Plant Life | Profiles | Richard Preston | Steve Sillet
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Binding: Paperback, 320 pages
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