Seeds to the Moon: Canada's Tree Conservation Effort

0:00Thousands of kilometers from Earth, 2,600 Canadian tree seeds, are hitching a ride on the Artemis II mission inside a simple, aluminum foil packet. These seeds from species like Lodgepole pine, Eastern white cedar, red maple, white birch, and Eastern white pine are traveling with the crew toward. The moon. The goal isn't to plant a lunar forest or run space experiments. Instead, it's all about raising awareness back home, where 25% of Canada's native trees face threats from climate change and other pressures. Running the show is the National Tree Seat Center and Fredr 10 New Brunswick. They've got over 13,000 collections for more than 250 tree and shrub species, working hard on conservation to protect what's left on our planet. Canada's got even more skin in the game with astronaut Jeremy Hanson from London, Ontario set to become the first Canadian to orbit the moon. Plus, University of New Brunswick folks are tracking the Orion spacecraft through a NASA volunteer program.

1:01This mix of space adventure and Earth-saving seeds, spotlights how we're fighting to fix the one planet that already needs our help, blending cosmic. Dreams with real-world urgency, that's your update from Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.