The Journeys of Trees : : a Story About Forests, People, and the Future

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"An eye-opening investigation into forest migration past and present-and the people fighting to save its uncertain future. Forests are restless. Any time a tree dies or a new one sprouts, the forest that includes it has shifted. Today, however, an array of obstacles-humans felling trees by the billions, invasive pests transported through global trade-threaten to overwhelm these vital movements. Worst of all, the climate is changing faster than ever before, and forests are struggling to keep up. A deft blend of science reporting and travel writing, The Journeys of Trees examines the evolving movements of forests by focusing on five types of tree: giant sequoia, ash, black spruce, Florida torreya, and Monterey pine. Journalist Zach St. George reads fossils that show the paths of ancient forests, introduces lively characters on the conservation front lines-such as an ecologist studying droughts and an evolutionary evangelist with plans to save a dying species-and reveals how we can all help our trees, and our planet, survive and thrive"-- Provided by publisher.

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Great for Tree Lovers Thinking about Climate Change! submitted by sdunav on June 24, 2023, 12:20pm A wide-ranging survey (both geographically and topically) of forests and how they change - and will change even more drastically in the years to come. St. George traveled and interviewed many foresters, plant pathologists, and ecologists for this book, and although it is sometimes a bit disjointed, the humor and depth of his work make up for it.

Some of the species covered: sequoias, American chestnuts, elms, ashes, bristlecone pines, the Florida torreya, black and white spruce in the boreal forest, and the Monterey pine (aka Pinus radiata). Climate change, assisted migration, biological control of invasive species, fire regimes, glacial reforestation, and Native and colonial forestry are all investigated.

I'll never pass by the stacks of pallets in the industrial sprawl on my way to Ikea (in Canton, Michigan) again without thinking of this book and some of the things I learned.