In a sense, Pando "redefines trees," says Lance Oditt, who directs the nonprofit Friends of Pando. What started as one seed now spans 80 football fields and weighs some 6,000 tons. "They look like ...

You can listen to the recording at this website. (Ecosystem Sound) "The findings are tantalizing," Lance Oditt, founder of Friends of Pando, said when the project was unveiled in 2023.

Rice teamed up with Lance Oditt, founder and executive director of Friends of Pando, a nonprofit organization dedicated to education and research about Pando. Working with Rice, who last summer ...

Meanwhile, the U.S. Forest Service is working hard to protect the Pando and its ecosystem, while a group called the Friends of the Pando has dedicated itself to support and inspire preservation ...

Pando is a giant aspen clone in central Utah that has been regrowing parts of itself for up to 80,000 years — but new threats mean the plant is now in decline. When you purchase through links on ...

Known as Pando—Latin for “I spread”—this behemoth stretches across 106 acres, an area twice the size of New York City’s Grand Central Station. A quaking aspen tree, Pando aspen ...

Pando, a quaking aspen and one of the world's oldest and largest organisms. Photo: J Zapell / Wikimedia Commons A collection of over 40,000 trees in rural Utah is the world’s largest single ...

"The findings are tantalizing," Lance Oditt, founder of Friends of Pando, said when the project was unveiled in 2023. "While it started as art, we see enormous potential for use in science.