Trees were previously seen as individual and solitary organisms. But the research of Suzanne Simard shows otherwise.
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The Social Life of Forests
“Trees appear to communicate and cooperate through subterranean networks of fungi. What are they sharing with one another?”
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Illuminating Kirinyaga: Meaning and Knowing in Mount Kenya’s Forests
“Anyone can walk in the woods, but who truly knows them?” Tristan McConnell writes about the shrinking mountain forests of Mount Kenya, and the people there with a deep understanding of the land and the trees.
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Finding Signs of Hope in Surprise Sugar Maples
In the midst of a pandemic, nature reminds Susan Krawitz that miracles are possible.
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The Leaves, They Never Stop Falling
A personal essay in which Colin Dickey remembers a departed friend and a tree that won’t die.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Leaves, They Never Stop Falling
Colin Dickey remembers a departed friend and a tree that won’t die.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The Leaves, They Never Stop Falling
Colin Dickey remembers a departed friend and a tree that won’t die.