The+search+for+champion+trees

The Search for Champion Trees by Jacob Rosenfield The Search for Champion Trees was hosted by The Wake Audubon Society and presented by Gary M. Williams a scientist who searches for and catalog's these trees. A Champion tree is the highest rated tree of its species based on a point system. The point system tally's up the circumference,ft in height, and the spread of the limbs to award a point score. The ranking and certification of these Champion trees is overseen by the Nation Register of Big Trees. North Carolina alone has 20 Champion trees.

The recognition and search of these massive trees is important as it gives recognition and while it doesn't guarantee and any physical of legal protection it does raise awareness about the trees and make people stand a little more firmly against their destruction. People are very proud to have a champion tree on their property or in their local park and will fight to make sure it stays there for future generations. Sorry about the picture wiki spaces was being difficult.