Ep. 398 - Tall Trees & the Habitats They Create

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Botany, Natural Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Plants, Science

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🗓️ 4 December 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Tall trees are true marvels of nature in and of themselves, but the habitats they create can take our fascination and appreciation to whole new levels. Dr. Steve Sillett has spent his career climbing giant trees and uncovering remarkable insights into their ecologies. Join us for a celebration of tall trees and learn how we can better manage the forests they comprise. This episode was produced in part by Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the in-defence-of-p plants podcast, the official podcast of in-defence-of-p plants.com.
0:05.7	What's up? This is your host Matt, welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this week?
0:10.0	I am doing phenomenal because my guest today is someone whose work I have looked up to for a very
0:15.2	long time. You may have seen his name in the book The Wild Trees. Joining us is Dr. Steve Sillett.
0:21.7	He studies tall trees. You may be most familiar with his work on redwoods, but he also includes
0:26.8	giant sequoias, dug furs, eucalyptus. If it's a tall tree, he has a vested interest in it.
0:32.0	And today we're talking about the biology and ecology of these organisms and why they're so special.
0:36.7	And what he has learned over years of studying them, this is an amazing conversation. I can't
0:40.9	thank him enough for taking time to talk with me. So let's just jump right into it without further
0:44.9	ado. Here's my conversation with Dr. Steve Sillett. I hope you enjoy.
1:03.2	Dr. Steve Sillett, it is so great to have you on the podcast. I've been a huge fan of your work
1:07.1	for a long time, but for those who haven't heard about your work, let's start off with an
1:11.2	introduction. Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do.
1:15.5	Well, I'm a professor at Forestry Department at Cal Polyhumble and my main interest is in tall
1:22.1	trees and forests. I began studying old growth forests when I was a student at Reed College
1:29.1	up in Portland, Oregon back in the 80s. And then I went and did some under or some master's degree
1:36.9	work at University of Florida where I worked in a cloud forest. Then I came to back to the Pacific
1:43.9	Northwest and I went to Oregon State University and I studied old growth, Douglas Firth Forest.
1:48.5	Again, looking at lichens that live in the canopy of these forests that are very poorly represented
1:54.3	outside of the old growth. And we were trying to figure out how we might be able to get them back
1:58.4	into the landscape because they have important ecological roles. And then I saw a job opportunity
2:06.1	here at Humboldt in the biological sciences department back in 95, I think. And was fortunate to get
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