Muir Woods National Monument is More than Really Old, Really Big Trees
Muir Woods National Monument, which celebrates its 101st anniversary today, is swarmed by visitors who admire the giant redwoods but pay little heed to the ecosystem’s lesser publicized features. A profusion of life surrounds those big trees, interacts with them, and participates with them in the intricate processes of energy flow and matter recycling that sustain the ecosystem.
- By Bob Janiskee - January 10th, 2009 7:47pm