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Happy Earth Day!

The year 2020 will, for most of us, go down as one of the strangest in our lifetimes. And for some, it will also be one of the most tragic. We will move forward from this point in time referring to the "pre-pandemic" and "post-pandemic" parts of our life.  Going forward, it will be easy to overlook the fact that 2020 also marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.  And yet the COVID pandemic and earth day are more linked than we might first imagine.

Toad with words "Happy Earth Day!"
Sunset with words "Happy Earth Day"
View from Coney mountain with words "50th Anniversary of Earth Day"

Oieri-D200411233

Tree
Tree Circumference (inches)
3.00 inches

Oieri

Maple Species
Sugar Maple

Kiohten-O200411231

Observation date
Tree

53 inches in circumference

Kiohten

Maple Species
Sugar Maple

Satehken-O200411227

Observation date
Tree

22 inches in circumference

Satehken

Maple Species
Sugar Maple

Tsiata-O200411225

Observation date
Tree

26 inches in circumference

Tsiata

Maple Species
Sugar Maple

Iaiak-O200411223

Observation date
Tree

12 inches in circumference