Bookmark and Nature Nova Scotia: An Evening with Suzanne Simard

7::00pm Bookmark and Nature Nova Scotia are thrilled to present an evening with Dr. Suzanne Simard, author of the best-selling Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest.

This is a free event with an opportunity to donate to the work of Nature Nova Scotia. Dr. Simard will be discussing her new book, When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World . The event will be moderated by local author and Bookmark bookseller, Aaron Williams.

The author of Finding the Mother Tree and scientist who pioneered the concept of sophisticated communication between trees, Suzanne Simard now offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal. Suzanne Simard has watched as timber companies leave forests at higher risk for wildfires, water crises, and plant and animal extinction. But her research has the potential to chart a new course. The forest, she reveals, is a symphony of finely honed cycles of regeneration—from mushrooms breaking down logs to dying elder trees passing their genetic knowledge to younger ones—that hold the key to protecting our forests. Working closely with local Indigenous communities, whose models of responsible forestry have been largely dismissed, Simard examines how human interventions—particularly destruction of the overstory’s mother trees—endanger new growth and longevity. When the Forest Breathes is a vital reminder of all the natural world has to teach us about adaptability, resilience, and community.

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