In Conversation with Suzanne Simard and Rande Cook

Moderated by Paul Walde

About this Event

With her bestselling book Finding the Mother Tree, forest ecologist Suzanne Simard advanced a revelatory—and now broadly accepted—paradigm for the profound intelligence and interconnectedness of trees. Her follow-up, When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World, is described by Booklist as “a potent mix of superb science writing, environmental advocacy, and a sense of spirituality inspired by her close connection with the natural world.”Leading one of the most ambitious climate research initiatives ever undertaken, and working closely with Indigenous stewards, she and her team examined how human interventions affect new growth and fire risk in British Columbia and uncovered the ways that nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal can ensure the longevity of threatened ecosystems. When the Forest Breathes is an emboldening declaration that when we take responsible steps, reversing the effects of climate change is within reach.R