A sense of scale
Meares Island on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, has many large old western red cedars (Thuja plicata) that are from 1000-1500 years old, and up to 60 feet in diameter and over 200 ft (60 m) tall. It was the site of an anti-logging protest in 1984 by the Nuu-chah-nulth aborignal people supported by many environmentalists. The court ruled against logging and the old growth rain forest remains intact. A wooden board walk was constructed to give access to the biggest trees and a hiker standing on the boardwalk stands a sense of scale for the giant tree.
A sense of scale
Meares Island on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, has many large old western red cedars (Thuja plicata) that are from 1000-1500 years old, and up to 60 feet in diameter and over 200 ft (60 m) tall. It was the site of an anti-logging protest in 1984 by the Nuu-chah-nulth aborignal people supported by many environmentalists. The court ruled against logging and the old growth rain forest remains intact. A wooden board walk was constructed to give access to the biggest trees and a hiker standing on the boardwalk stands a sense of scale for the giant tree.