But unless you can find a very big tree

But unless you find a really big tree to sit under, amber preservation will likely remain the domain of insects and other very small animals.Generally, the right place to be if you want to end up a fossil is wherever sediment is actively being deposited,like a lake or an ocean floor.A mountaintop or prairie?Not good!You need to get buried,the faster the better,because the longer you hang around on the surface,the more likely you'll get eaten,scavenged,or otherwise destroyed before ever having a chance to get preserved.