Into the Trees, Into the Trees....

In 1994, 200 miles North of Sydney, Australia, a Wollemi Pine tree was found. Hmmm, you're thinking, what's so big about that?

Well, this species of pine had previously been thought to be extinct. Records of the Wollemi existed in fossil records dating back to the dinosaur's days, but until that day in 1994 had been only in the archeological history of the pine. With the discovery of this one living tree, efforts to find more got underway, and soon, about 100 of them had been found in the same small gorge as the one initially discovered. Now, a preservation effort is underway to bring this tree back to stronger numbers.

And you can help! Buy and plant a Wollemi Pine and you'll be helping to bring back a tree species on the brink of extinction. You can order one here at the National Geographic site.

I've already ordered mine.

Helping to bring back a tree that was thought to be extinct? That's....The Finest Kind of Pork.
Picture from the Wollemi Pine Tree site, linked above