Watch Them Grow: Understanding our Forests for a Greener Future

How do trees grow, and why should we care? Trees play a vital role in fighting climate change by storing carbon in their wood. By monitoring tree growth and learning about the environmental conditions they need, we can predict how they’ll react in the future. This helps us understand how trees will handle changes in their surroundings.

Presented by Eugenie Mas, forest ecologist, ForestGEO, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Image courtesy of Eugenie Mas