http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/15/what%e2%80%99s-a-tree-like-you-doing-in-a-place-like-this-or-west-meets-east/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:26:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/15/what%e2%80%99s-a-tree-like-you-doing-in-a-place-like-this-or-west-meets-east/comment-page-1/#comment-59281 Neil Pederson Wed, 16 May 2012 02:48:49 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=26670#comment-59281 Thanks Eli. The tricky thing about this area is that humans have been quite active for centuries. Perhaps the trees are older than the late-1800s. But, who’s to say some people planted these trees earlier? We’ll try to figure it out.

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