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Pando at Fish Lake Basin: visitors meet the aspen clone and local group presses for stewardship
Summary
In Richfield, Utah, hosts met Dave Ogden of Friends of Pando to learn about Pando, an aspen clone described as one organism and the world’s largest tree by weight; the group advocates for Pando's health and notes nearby recreation including Fish Lake and proximity to Capitol Reef.
Hosts from the Utah Office of Tourism met Dave Ogden (Friends of Pando) in Richfield to discuss Pando, an aspen clone described as the world’s largest tree by weight and mass.
Dave Ogden said, “We don’t know where it started. It is one tree. It's one organism. And so it's the largest by weight and by mass.” He explained that Pando spread across more than a hundred acres through an underground root system: “Underground.”
When asked about Friends of Pando, Ogden said the group advocates for Pando, conducts research and works on regeneration; he said the group is “really anxious for Pando to be as healthy as it can be.”
The segment also highlighted nearby visitor options. Ogden noted that Pando is in the Fish Lake Basin and that Fish Lake is a “natural deep water lake.” When asked about fishing, he said, “Absolutely.” He added that visitors are roughly “about 20 miles away from Capitol Reef,” which he described as another nearby attraction.
