After flying under the radar for most of its estimated 250-300 years, a towering bur oak in Lincoln Park Zoo has enjoyed a burst of celebrity. It's being thrown one last party before it has to come down.
After flying under the radar for most of its estimated 250-300 years,
People are also welcome to say goodbye to the tree on their own time, zoo officials said. Look for the oak on theThe horticulture team is working with the Morton Arboretum to propagate the tree, whose lifespan predates not only the founding of the zoo, but the founding of the United States of America.
“Drought in East Africa, record-breaking rainfall in Pakistan and record-breaking heatwaves in China and Europe affected tens of millions, drove food insecurity, boosted mass migration, and cost billions of dollars in loss and damage,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.There’s really no elegant segue from climate gloom and doom, so we’re just going to do a hard shift and pivot 180 degrees to the feel-good story of the week.
No, an actual bird didn’t miraculously hatch from Murphy’s stone. An orphaned eaglet was brought to the sanctuary after its nest was blown down in a storm, and Murphy has taken over parenting duties. We’re not crying, you’re crying.Scientists have long wondered about the seal’s sleep habits and recently developed the technology needed to measure the animal’s behavior when it’s out on the ocean for months at a time foraging nearly continuously for food.
Essentially, they’re forests with a mix of trees, including many older trees — not forests that have never been logged. And “older” trees is a relative term depending on the species involved, the Forest Service said.
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