Field notes & tree stories
Stories from the field & forest.
A curated archive about the trees, landscapes, and ideas that deepen our relationship with the living world.
06 Story archive
Look closer at the systems trees quietly sustain.
These educational stories are preserved from the original Oxygen Footprints archive. Source credits remain within individual articles where provided.
↗Story 01Trees operating Panama Canal-the world’s logistics hub
Next year is the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, which revolutionised trade between the Pacific and Atlantic, saving about 8,000…
↗Story 02Ageless Son of Gyan Singh
Visitors to the famous Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh would know this Pipal tree (Ficus religiosa) well and may have enjoyed its shade.
↗Story 03The Tree that Owns Itself
There is an Oak tree in Athens, GA that is the proud owner of the property it grows on. How can a tree own property? Well, the story goes like this:
↗Story 04The Tree Of Life
The tree Shajarat-al-Hayat, or “the tree of life” is aptly named. It stands alone in the middle of the desert in Bahrain and has done so for more than…
↗Story 05A Resurrected Tree
The Judean Date Tree is an ancient species of date palm. It is so ancient, in fact, that it is mentioned in the Quran and the Bible. It was said to co…
↗Story 06Bodhi Tree
After leaving the palace, Siddhartha was determined to discover the meaning of existence. He studied with the best teachers of the day, and lived the …