After a Journey Around the Moon, a Tree Takes Root in Durham

After a Journey Around the Moon, a Tree Takes Root in Durham

This story originally published online in The 9th Street Journal.On Tuesday, March 18, Ryan Sailstad, recreation and operations supervisor for Durham Parks and Recreation, received an unexpected text message: a UPS shipment had arrived. Following standard protocol, he drove to the main Parks and Recreation office, where he was met by a delivery driver holding a large box roughly 6” wide and about 60” tall. “Do you know what you’re holding”? Sail…