Moon trees land at U.S. Capitol
Forest Service staff Heidi McAllister and Rachel Bayer, along with Rachel’s daughters Samantha and Veronika, with astronauts (right to left) Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen at the June 4, 2024, moon tree seedling planting at the U.S. Capitol. (NASA photo)…
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Moon Tree Seedling Planting and Care Guidebook
This guide provides planting and care information for recipients of Moon Tree seedlings grown from seeds flown aboard the Artemis I mission. Instructions in the guide pertain to planting preparation, basic planting techniques, watering, weeding, mulching, protection of young seedlings, pruning, and general maintenance and health checks.
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Reach to the forest highlights value of nature
Event attendees wrote personal postcards to forests. USDA Forest Service photo by Lindsey Rustad.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Feb. 25, Forest Service partnered with the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on the fun and exciting Forest Youth Day.Visitors enjoyed forestry related crafts, received educational…
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Above and beyond: Moon tree cards celebrate Forest Service science in space
An Artemis Moon Tree card featuring Kayla Herriman, a Forest Service biological scientist at the Bend, Oregon, seed extractory, who helped analyze seeds before and after blastoff. Photo courtesy Natural Inquirer staff.
WASHINGTON, DC—Join the Natural Inquirer as it blasts into space with its Artemis…
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Seeds sent into space by NASA, Forest Service return to Earth, create new generation of “Moon Trees”
Kayla Herriman pauses from x-raying seeds to pose for a picture. (Photo courtesy Malcolm Howard).
Kayla Herriman is x-raying tree seeds that recently traveled 40,000 miles beyond the far side of the moon. The seeds completed their epic journey on NASA’s Orion spacecraft as part of the NASA’s Artemis program…
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Moon Tree Applicant Information
Moon Trees are trees that grew from seedlings which orbited the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission in 1971. Today, the Artemis missions will create a new generation of Moon Trees. This factsheet includes tips and expectations for people applying for a Moon Tree seedling.