"It is almost a marvel that trees should live to become the oldest of living things. Fastened in one place, their struggle is incessant and severe. From the moment a baby tree is born — from the instant it casts its tiny shadow upon the ground — until death, it is in danger from insects and animals. It cannot move to avoid danger. It cannot run away to escape enemies. Fixed in one spot, almost helpless, it must endure flood and , fire and storm, insects and earthquakes, or die."
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Non-fiction authors from the United StatesEnvironmentalists from the United StatesPeople from KansasNaturalists from the United States
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(37 pages; 1st reprinted in 1909 from This World's Work, August 1908 issue; also reprinted as a chapter in Wild Life on the Rockies (1909), text at archive.org)
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Enos Mills
(April 22, 1870 – September 21, 1922) was an American naturalist, conservationist, author, photographer, and lecturer, known for his essential role in the creation of .
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