Sacred Giants: The Urgency of Reforesting Old Growth Trees

EcoJustice Radio discusses with David Milarch of Archangel Ancient Tree Archive why old growth reforestation with trees like sequoias and redwoods is an important solution to climate change and ecosystem health.

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Reforest the Earth: Planting the Legacy of Old Growth Trees

Many witnessed the unprecedented loss of ancient Giant Sequoia groves in the 2020 Castle Fire in Sierra Nevada, California, the only natural habitat for Sequoias on Earth. Coastal Redwoods were also gravely impacted by lightning-induced fires in August 2020. We must act fast to reforest our wild spaces and protect our imperiled old-growth forests.

STORY: Trees Please: Saving and Serving the Urban Forest

Our guest, David Milarch, Co-Founder of Archangel Ancient Tree Archive and Champion Tree Project expounds upon why reforestation with ancient species like sequoias and redwoods is an important solution to climate change and ecosystem health, and provides inspiration for future generations.

David Milarch, of @ArchangelTrees on why reforestation is important for climate change and ecosystem health. He is dedicated to propagating old growth trees, preserving their genetics, and reforesting their living legacies worldwide. Listen and subscribehttps://t.co/dqLgW5c8Ta pic.twitter.com/qN5GoGadtZ

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David Milarch is a fourth generation Nurseryman with over 40 years of experience in growing and supplying landscape trees for resale for the national market in Northern Michigan. David and his sons co-founded Archangel Ancient Tree Archive in 2007. The project is dedicated to leading society towards sustainability by propagating ancient, old growth trees, archiving and preserving their genetics, and reforesting their living legacies worldwide. aiming to restore our arboricultural heritage.

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Episode 110
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Updated 30 August 2021