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On Trees as Social Creatures and Fungi as the ‘Fabric of the Forest’

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 10, 2020October 19, 2022

Trees were previously seen as individual and solitary organisms. But the research of Suzanne Simard shows otherwise.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Social Life of Forests

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 4, 2020October 19, 2022

“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

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 19, 2020October 19, 2022

“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.

Posted inNonfiction

Finding Signs of Hope in Surprise Sugar Maples

by Susan Krawitz March 26, 2020December 16, 2022

In the midst of a pandemic, nature reminds Susan Krawitz that miracles are possible.

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The Leaves, They Never Stop Falling

by Sari Botton March 27, 2019October 19, 2022

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

by Colin Dickey March 27, 2019October 19, 2022

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

by Colin Dickey March 27, 2019October 19, 2022

Colin Dickey remembers a departed friend and a tree that won’t die.

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