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Thousands of infant sequoia and coastal redwood saplings, each the size of a thumb, sprout beneath grey foil and growing lamps in bus-size greenhouses. In the next room are their juvenile siblings, five to eight inches tall: sequoias, coastal redwoods, oaks and a hundred other tree species form the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive (AATA), a living library of the world's mightiest trees. These are not just any saplings – they all are descendants of so-called champion trees, specimens of exceptional size, age and resilience. At 75, David Milarch is trying to save the world's last old-growth forests from extinction – by using their DNA to help reverse climate change. The need, Milarch notes, is urgent: "Ninety-eight percent of the old-growth forest has been logged," he explains. "We have to save the remaining two percent." Unlike with other tree planting initiatives, Milarch puts plans in place to nurture the saplings for generations to come. To make this possible, he and Arboretum Detroit work with schools. "We empower the kids. We teach them, we give them the materials, and we check in on them," Milarch explains. "We're propagating the propagators. That's the paradigm shift." Each child gets to name a sapling, "because kids need to connect with nature," Milarch says. And later on, when the kids face hardship, Milarch points out, "they can always run to their tree and get some solace."
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For most of my life, I saw my father as the ultimate provider; he worked long hours as a doctor and took pride in that he never missed a day of work. While we knew he loved us, he would rarely, if ever, say the words "I love you." But after an aneurysm, a helicopter ride to the hospital, and hours of surgery gave him a new perspective on life, I've noticed a change in him. His chances of survival were slim – at least that's what I assumed it meant when my brother, who's also a doctor, said: "This doesn't look good." He said: "I'm sorry. It's really hard to watch people you love when they are in pain." These words – from my father who showed little emotion and rarely said "I love you" – felt surreal. I wondered how he could be so selfless, worrying about others while he was in great pain. At that moment, I felt a deep affection for him. In the past, he was quick to state his opinion on any given topic; now I see him listening more, thinking before he shares his perspective. When I talk to him on the phone, his voice is softer, and before we hang up, he says, "I love you." Witnessing my father become more open has reminded me that I still have room to grow. I believe that my father and I both learned something that day. He learned to say "I love you," and I learned that even when people present themselves as impervious, it doesn't mean they're not feeling emotions. We all just have different ways of expressing them.
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