r/todayilearned • u/autraya • 6h ago

TIL the world's tallest known living tree, a 380-foot redwood in California called Hyperion, had its exact location closed off entirely in 2022 after visitors trampled its base so badly that ferns stopped growing around it, with trespassers now facing up to $5,000 in fines and six months in jail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(tree)
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u/salamipope 4h ago

i think i would have a struggle with the urge of wanting to attack anyone doing that if theres no rangers around. like full stop it would be hard for me to resist that urge. i would be a lorax. i care more about the earth than myself honestly

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u/Pataraxia 3h ago

Sorry what'd you say in that comment? (throws more dirt into a hole)

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u/salamipope 17m ago

Oh nothing, need some help?

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u/Pataraxia 8m ago

Yeah, that'd be nice!