ENTS, I passed this article on because of the story of Donald Curry. He has always been vilified for his role cutting a bristlecone pine, the Prometius tree, which upon ring counting turned out to be the oldest living thing known on Earth at around 4900 years. This article gives another side of the story. He had a long and productive career before his death in 2004. You each can decide about whether the vilification was justified or not, but either way this is a fascinating account.
Ed Frank "Oh, I call myself a scientist. I wear a white coat and probe a monkey every now and then, but if I put monetary gain ahead of preserving nature...I couldn't live with myself." - Professor Hubert Farnsworth > I wanted to pass on this article to people in the group concerning the Bristlecone Pines in the White Mountains of California: > > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1998/08/23/SC72173.DTL > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
