Canopy Career Chronicles

A snow- and ice-covered tree branch breaks off from a large tree, making a &quot;CRACKA!&quot; sound. Some one yells, &quot;Look out below!&quot;

Twenty years earlier... Danny as a young boy, about six or seven years old, stands in a snowy landscape. He is looking down with amazement at a broken tree branch and saying, &quot;Whoa.&quot;

Right frame shows Danny as a young man wearing a baseball cap, touching a tree trunk.

Danny, the narrator, says, &quot;But after a while, I realized it wasn&#039;t for me. &quot; He sits at a desk, holding a mouse and looking at a computer screen. He looks sad.

The right frame shows the audience members, including Danny, looking confused.

Danny stands scratching his chin, looking at a broken tree branch which has smashed through a window. He thinks to himself, &quot;How can we prevent this kind of damage to trees?&quot;

Danny, the narrator, says, &quot;So I went to grad school to research how to better care for trees.&quot; He stands holding a large book under one arm. He is wearing a t-shirt and jeans.

Danny stands, holding a tree branch and looking perplexed. He thinks, &quot;But why did this branch snap while another hung there for hours? What about them is different?&quot;