Witness Tree: Seasons of Change with a Century-Old Oak
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (543 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071G1WJ78 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 123 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In Witness Tree, environmental reporter Lynda V. Mapes takes us through her year living with one red oak at the Harvard Forest. While stark in its implications, Witness Tree is a beautiful and lyrical book, rich in detail, sweeps of weather, history, people, and animals. Climate science can seem dense, remote, and abstract. Lynda takes us along as she climbs high into the oak's swaying boughs and scientists core deep into the oak's heartwood, dig into its roots, and probe the teeming life of the soil. We learn about carbon cycles and leaf physiology but also experience the seasons as people have for centuries, watching for each new bud and listening for each new bird and frog call in spring. The oak is a living time line and witness to climate change. It is a story rooted in hope, beauty, wonder, and the possibility of renewal in people's connection to nature.. But through the lens of this one tree, it becomes immediate and intimate. Season by season she reveals the secrets of trees, how they work and sustain a vast community of lives, including our own. She brings us eye level with garter snakes and newts and alongside the squirrels and jays devouring the oak's acorns
Douglas Zimmer said A perfect gem of a book.. This is a perfect gem of a book. Full disclosure: I worked with Mapes professionally over many years, sometimes in semi-adversarial roles. I always respected and enjoyed her professionalism and accuracy. She's top-drawer all the way. This is the first of her . "Good but not what I expected" according to Catherine. It's a good book, and I learned quite a bit, but I felt slightly off-kilter for the first half because I was expecting a more chronological account of studying this tree through the seasons. Instead, there is a lot of going back and forth in time to talk to d. Great book, fun to read and full of information Dave Tally Great book, fun to read and full of information. As an ISA Certified Arborist I found this book very accurate and full of information. A must read for up coming arborist or anyone interested in arborculture.