NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER-Fromtheworld’sleadingforestecologistwhoforeverchangedhowpeopleviewtreesandtheirconnectionstooneanotherandtootherlivingthingsintheforest--amoving,deeplypersonaljourneyofdiscovery“FindingtheMotherTreeremindsusthattheworldisawebofstories,connectingustooneanother.[Thebook]carriesthestoriesoftrees,fungi,soilandbears--andofahumanbeinglisteninginontheconversation.Theinterplayofpersonalnarrative,scientificinsightsandtheamazingrevelationsaboutthelifeoftheforestmakeacompellingstory.“--RobinWallKimmerer,authorofBraidingSweetgrassSuzanneSimardisapioneeronthefrontierofplantcommunicationandintelligence;herTEDtalkshavebeenviewedbymorethan10millionpeopleworldwide.Inthis,herfirstbook,nowavailableinpaperback,Simardbringsusintoherworld,theintimateworldofthetrees,inwhichshebrilliantlyilluminatesthefascinatingandvitaltruths--thattreesarenotsimplythesourceoftimberorpulp,butareacomplicated,interdependentcircleoflife;thatforestsaresocial,cooperativecreaturesconnectedthroughundergroundnetworksbywhichtreescommunicatetheirvitalityandvulnerabilitieswithcommunallivesnotthatdifferentfromourown.Simardwrites--ininspiring,illuminating,andaccessibleways--howtrees,livingsidebysideforhundredsofyears,haveevolved,howtheylearnandadapttheirbehaviors,recognizeneighbors,competeandcooperatewithoneanotherwithsophistication,characteristicsascribedtohumanintelligence,traitsthataretheessenceofcivilsocieties--andatthecenterofitall,theMotherTrees:themysterious,powerfulforcesthatconnectandsustaintheothersthatsurroundthem.AndSimardwritesofherownlife,bornandraisedintoaloggingworldintherainforestsofBritishColumbia,ofherdaysasachildspentcatalogingthetreesfromtheforestandhowshecametoloveandrespectthem.Andasshewritesofherscientificquest,shewritesofherownjourney,makingusunderstandhowdeeplyhumanscientificinquiryexistsbeyonddataandtechnology,thatitisaboutunderstandingwhoweareandourplaceintheworld.
