first of all I wanted to find out if my dad was actually telling the truth
dad was actually telling the truth
dad was actually telling the truth could climbing a tree actually hurt it I
could climbing a tree actually hurt it I
could climbing a tree actually hurt it I decided to talk to one of the world’s
decided to talk to one of the world’s
decided to talk to one of the world’s foremost experts on trees
foremost experts on trees
foremost experts on trees her name is canopy Meg Loman she works
her name is canopy Meg Loman she works
her name is canopy Meg Loman she works at the California Academy of Sciences
at the California Academy of Sciences
at the California Academy of Sciences she’s basically like the jane goodall of
she’s basically like the jane goodall of
she’s basically like the jane goodall of giant trees
giant trees
giant trees you’re an arborist I arbor knot even
you’re an arborist I arbor knot even
you’re an arborist I arbor knot even which is a person that explores the tops
which is a person that explores the tops
which is a person that explores the tops of trees
of trees
of trees I met Meg at the redwood forest the Muir
I met Meg at the redwood forest the Muir
I met Meg at the redwood forest the Muir Woods a national park near San Francisco
Woods a national park near San Francisco
Woods a national park near San Francisco a famous hippie town so here’s something
a famous hippie town so here’s something
a famous hippie town so here’s something about this force there’s less than 3% of
about this force there’s less than 3% of
about this force there’s less than 3% of our original forests left in all of
our original forests left in all of
our original forests left in all of America and this is one of the places is
America and this is one of the places is
America and this is one of the places is what we call OG yeah everything that
what we call OG yeah everything that
what we call OG yeah everything that might have been here a thousand years
might have been here a thousand years
might have been here a thousand years ago might still be here if we could
ago might still be here if we could
ago might still be here if we could climb up and explore it but we actually
climb up and explore it but we actually
climb up and explore it but we actually can’t because it’s a little too Delhi
can’t because it’s a little too Delhi
can’t because it’s a little too Delhi well it was a great choice for tree
well it was a great choice for tree
well it was a great choice for tree climbing episode we can’t climb these
climbing episode we can’t climb these
climbing episode we can’t climb these trees because why this forest is really
trees because why this forest is really
trees because why this forest is really really precious canopy meg is like a
really precious canopy meg is like a
really precious canopy meg is like a doctor for the forest she climbs trees
doctor for the forest she climbs trees
doctor for the forest she climbs trees to make sure they’re healthy but she
to make sure they’re healthy but she
to make sure they’re healthy but she also studies the organisms in the
also studies the organisms in the
also studies the organisms in the ecosystem around the trees and she let
ecosystem around the trees and she let
ecosystem around the trees and she let me use some of her super high-tech fancy
me use some of her super high-tech fancy
me use some of her super high-tech fancy scientific equipment it’s called a
scientific equipment it’s called a
scientific equipment it’s called a porter that I used to sample insects so
porter that I used to sample insects so
porter that I used to sample insects so if I want to go I’m sorry
if I want to go I’m sorry
if I want to go I’m sorry it’s literally called a pooter gonna let
it’s literally called a pooter gonna let
it’s literally called a pooter gonna let that pass without coming all hold on you
that pass without coming all hold on you
that pass without coming all hold on you got it what kind of animal is it fly
got it what kind of animal is it fly
got it what kind of animal is it fly really what is that weight that thing is
really what is that weight that thing is
really what is that weight that thing is the stinger that you don’t want to put
the stinger that you don’t want to put
the stinger that you don’t want to put that in your pooter what is a tree a
that in your pooter what is a tree a
that in your pooter what is a tree a tree is a green plant meaning it makes
tree is a green plant meaning it makes
tree is a green plant meaning it makes energy for all of life on earth their
energy for all of life on earth their
energy for all of life on earth their cells die at the end of every season so
cells die at the end of every season so
cells die at the end of every season so the whole center of a tree is dead wood
the whole center of a tree is dead wood
the whole center of a tree is dead wood but it’s support it’s really critical
but it’s support it’s really critical
but it’s support it’s really critical for the living part of the tree because
for the living part of the tree because
for the living part of the tree because it holds the leaves up is it possible
it holds the leaves up is it possible
it holds the leaves up is it possible for me to hurt a tree by climbing it it
for me to hurt a tree by climbing it it
for me to hurt a tree by climbing it it is possible yes you don’t want to
is possible yes you don’t want to
is possible yes you don’t want to squeeze it because it will strangle
squeeze it because it will strangle
squeeze it because it will strangle those living cell
those living cell
those living cell okay and secondly if you use spikes you
okay and secondly if you use spikes you
okay and secondly if you use spikes you could puncture the tree and then you
could puncture the tree and then you
could puncture the tree and then you could let bacteria or fungus get in and
could let bacteria or fungus get in and
could let bacteria or fungus get in and infect the whole tree I don’t want to
infect the whole tree I don’t want to
infect the whole tree I don’t want to hear about any of you putting spikes in
hear about any of you putting spikes in
hear about any of you putting spikes in trees that’s right I will come find you
trees that’s right I will come find you
trees that’s right I will come find you I’ll give you a black eye yes you would
I’ll give you a black eye yes you would
I’ll give you a black eye yes you would have to
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