**Update: Based on a true story, “The Jurupa Oak Expedition” documents the finding of the Jurupa Oak, taking only a smidgeon of creative license. Please note that the R-I lab has no affiliation with and knows nothing about the elusive but brilliant filmmakers behind this work.

Our paper on the ancient clone of Palmer’s Oak in Riverside County (May et al. 2009; also see the poster) got a fair bit of press, from the scientific literature (Annals of Botany) to the print media (LA Times, New York Times and the Press Enterprise), radio (BBC and KQED), television ( and KCBS2) and of course the web (New Scientist, Discovery News, Not Exactly Rocket Science, and more).

The Jurupa Hills Oak. 2009, Dan May, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License