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Mystery Foot From 3.4 Million Years Ago Likely Belonged To Tree-Climbing Human Ancestor

A mysterious fossil foot discovered in Ethiopia more than a decade ago has now been linked to its most likely owner, and the revelation adds an important twist to the story of how our ancient ...
Statesman Journal

Adults and kids can climb 200-foot old-growth trees at Silver Falls on guided trip

The most surprising part of tree climbing at Silver Falls State Park was how quickly we found ourselves exploring the canopy of an old-growth monster some 200-feet in the sky. Even with a group of ...
Seattle Times

Times reporter overcomes fear, learns about forests by climbing a 200-foot tree

Editor’s note: This is an edited excerpt from Lynda V. Mapes’ book, “The Trees Are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests” ($29.95 hardcover), which will be published April 22 by the University ...
Oregonian

I climbed a 300-foot-tall tree at Silver Falls State Park. You can, too.

Maybe you climbed trees as a kid in your backyard. But have you ever wondered what it would be like to climb a 300-foot-tall Douglas fir? At Silver Falls State Park, you now have the opportunity to ...