Networking the Redwoods

linuxwrangler writes "SF Gate is reporting that ecology researchers are outfitting a grove of trees with tiny "micromote" sensors to monitor the light, humidity and other conditions as the trees grow. The sensors, running the open-source Tiny OS, form and maintain their own network. This test of the "Smart Dust" concept (mentioned on /. earlier) only uses 50 sensors but scientists hope to be able to deploy the sensors on a large scale to help figure out why California's Redwoods are dying off at an alarming rate."

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It is official; The Lorax confirms: redwood trees are dying

One more crippling bombshell hit the already beleaguered Grickle-grass community when the Lorax confirmed that the redwood population has dropped yet again, now down to less than a fraction of 1 percent of all oaks. Coming on the heels of a recent Lerkim survey which plainly states that redwoods have lost more forest share, this news serves to reinforce what we've known all along. Redwoods are collapsing in complete disarray, as fittingly exemplified by failing dead last in the recent Forestry Association comprehensive woodworking test.