Steve Sillett, when he was a 19-year-old college student at Reed College, had heard that the Redwood forest canopy is considered to be a so-called Redwood desert.
Steve Sillett 19 éves főiskolai hallgató volt a Reed College -ban, amikor hallotta, hogy a mamutfenyőerdő lombkoronáját ún. mamutfenyő-sivatagnak tartják.