Sequoia

They continued on the journey, and as the moon faded into a lightening sky, the animals began to come out, and the forest grew alive with sound and movement. The first rays of sunlight stretched out from the rising sun, shining through the thin gaps between the trees and illuminating the forest with a dim light. Now, as the day started to dawn and the night faded away, the full grandeur of the Sequoya trees lightened into visibility, revealing the fine needle leaves soaked in a beautiful deep green, the thin branches gracefully outstretched like a dancing ballerina’s arms, and the huge majestic trunk with bits of moss crawling up in odd patterns. The ground was hard packed dirt, strewn with dry leaves and bits of underbrush scattered here and there. A fresh morning dew was visible on the tips of pieces of grass and undergrowth, and dripping off of the low hanging Sequoya leaves. A thin fog pervaded the lower air, draping itself around the forest in a light gray blanket. A faintly spicy smell wafted into the air, seeping out from the giant redwood trees. The animals had cautiously slipped out of their homes by now and busied themselves in digging up nuts and gathering grass or other means of food for their families. They scampered about as quietly as they could, still tense with fear of awakening the monsters. But the forest that was once drenched in silence would now and then hear the chirp of a bird or the call of an animal. The two children traversed a great part of the…

Once upon a time, there was a population of Ents (tree beasts) that inhabited trees. They could move through trees, and would protect a forest at any cost. They were huge, about the size of a large oak, and took on the form of whatever tree they were currently inhabiting. As soon as a Ent moved into a tree, the tree could move as the Ent it. Therefore, if there was a nearby forest, an attack from Ents was almost impossible to defend from, even if there were two or three Ents. Ents came in…

The Sequoia Forest is one of the most beautiful places in California, and is a must-see for nature lovers everywhere. We already learned some amazing facts about the place in part one of this article, and now we're back to tell you some more with part two. Number Eight: Endangered Species, and Others The national park boasts an extensive variety of wildlife, including 5 types of fish unique to the area, 200 different bird species, and 26 different types of reptile. There are some endangered…

Blue Ridge cropped You tie your hiking boots in perfectly snug knots and gently stand up, brushing the pebbles off of your left knee. A deep breath of fresh air fills your lungs as your first step leads into the wilderness. The warm breeze smells like dirt, nature at its finest. Leaves crunch beneath your powerful feet and pebbles fling off the trail, scuttling to a slow stop. You march on. Thoughts of the office vanish from your mind and Thanksgiving stumbles in. Certainly, something you 're…

Warm and sunny summer days is how Maria remembered it all. The creek flowed a crystal blue and the leaves swayed a fern green. The birds sang all day and the fireflies lit up the night. The Mertz had just moved into their new house out in the middle of nowhere. Maria was fighting with her parents normal, “Why must you insist on moving into this mansion!” “Maria this house is absolutely wonderful you just have to look a little deeper and you’ll find the magic.” my mother said. My mom had a big…

The Redwood National and State Parks are temperate rainforests located along the coast of Northern Carolina, USA. The RNSP contain 133,000 acres and is located entirely within Del Norte and Humboldt Counties. The park consists of 4 different parks; Redwood National Park, California's Del Norte Coast, Jedediah Smith, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks. The four parks protect 45% of the remaining redwood trees. The redwood trees are the tallest and the most massive trees in the world. The…

Stanley Park is Canada’s largest park and is known for their beautiful trees that change colours during different seasons. Trees are sustainable in this park because they plant new trees once cut down or dead. The Seawall surrounds Stanley Park and is a 8.8 km walk. This attraction is popular because you could see bunch of different views of Vancouver all in one place like the Lions Gate Bridge and the beautiful, blue sea below it. I decided to involve trees into this activity because it…

BOTANICAL GARDENS Photograph 1: Giant Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, (Lindl.) J.Buchh. (sequoiadendron giganteum, 2017) The giant Sequoia is the world’s largest tree it is native to California, when the tree is mature its bark is a red/ brownish colour. The physical characteristics of the giant Sequoia include, its ability to resist forest fires due to its extraordinarily thick bark which can grow to 6 meters wide, fire is a huge reason young giant Sequoia trees die. The bark of the tree…

According to the dictionary an environmentalist is defined as “a person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment.” There are dozens of great environmentalists that have changed the world today. One that stuck out in particular was Julia Hill. Julia Hill was a woman who at the age of 22 affected the Redwood forest in a spectacular way. Julia was born in Mount Vernon, Missouri on February 18th, 1974. She spent the first ten years of her life playing outside of her…

The Redwood Network In the towering redwood tree lived four friends,Todo the squirrel, Jullien the owl, Kim the koala, and the infamous bee named Pete. The four just graduated from redwood high school and were now ready to start their lives. Todo and Jullien planned on going to work with Jullien's dad at the leaf transportation company. Meanwhile Kim and Pete got accepted to Maple University starting in the fall. The four of them promised each other they would spend the whole summer making…