Road Trip to Meet America's Longest Living Trees

Research shows that being around trees and green space lowers your blood pressure, slows your heart rate, and reduces stress. In today’s blog, take a sweeping photographic journey to several national parks, home to some of the longest living trees in the United States. We hope this virtual road trip will inspire you to explore some of America’s magnificent national parks on a future vacation!

That brings our road trip to a close. These ancient beauties connect us to the past and to the future, and are a sight to behold in person. We hope you are inspired to visit these majestic trees and seek out the oldest forests in your area. Get out there and explore!

Learn more about how you can support and protect our nation’s forests.

Trees are essential for life. They are a rich resource that give us oxygen, store carbon, provide shade, and stabilize soil. But trees also support animal life, provide building materials, and some also possess medicinal properties. It is time to love the trees and find ways to protect them and create new space for them. Your individual efforts matter! Every person can make a difference.

The Old-Growth Forest Network is America’s only national network of protected, old-growth, native forests. They are passionate about preserving woodlands where people of all generations can experience biodiversity and the beauty of nature.

Local tree preservation organizations like Trees Atlanta can be found across the country. Trees Atlanta is dedicated to protecting Atlanta’s urban forest through planting, conservation, and education. With assistance from volunteers, this organization helps prevent tree loss, protect forests in the metro Atlanta area, and creates new green space. It has grown to become one of Atlanta’s most widely supported non-profit organizations. Search online to find local tree protectors near you!