The Pando Clone is the largest organism (by mass) on Earth. And it is dying. After perhaps 80,000 years, it took only about 200 years of (mis)managing it for "modern" man's usage to create a middle aged clone - no new sprouts were thriving.
I went up to Fish Lake National Forest on a crisp fall afternoon. The glorious gold was gone but the majesty of the naked trees, all a part of a single living thing was equally inspiring.
"If we can't manage that 106 acres and restore it, what does that say about our greater interaction with the Earth?" Dr. Paul Rogers, USU Director - Western Aspen Alliance