The Journeys of Trees, Zach St. George
The Journeys of Trees, Zach St. George
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The Journeys of Trees
A Story about Forests, People, and the Future

Author: Zach St. George

Narrator: Daniel Henning

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/31/2020


Synopsis

Forests are restless. Any time a tree dies or a new one sprouts, the forest that includes it has shifted. When new trees sprout in the same direction, the whole forest begins to migrate, sometimes at astonishing rates. 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 explores the evolving movements of forests by focusing on five trees: giant sequoia, ash, black spruce, Florida torreya, and Monterey pine. Journalist Zach St. George visits these trees in forests across continents, finding sequoias losing their needles in California, fossil records showing the paths of ancient forests in Alaska, domesticated pines in New Zealand, and tender new sprouts of blight-resistant American chestnuts in New Hampshire. Everywhere he goes, St. George meets lively people on conservation's front lines, from an ecologist studying droughts to an evolutionary evangelist with plans to save a dying species. He treks through the woods with activists, biologists, and foresters, each with their own role to play in the fight for the uncertain future of our environment.

About Zach St. George

Zach St. George is a science reporter who has written for the Atlantic, Scientific American, and Outside, among other publications. He earned a degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, and lives in Baltimore, Maryland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Connie

I am the Connie Barlow who appears in the first sentence of this book, so I can offer goodreaders some backstory. Do know that I and the other lead character, Nate Stephenson (who appears in Chapter 1 and several times later in the book), agree that the author did a "stellar" job. Hence as a subject......more

Goodreads review by Robin

4.5 — well-researched and well-written. I went into this cautious, as someone with a background in ecology, and found it to be a great balance of interview, case study, and a light touch of the basics of ecological theory (appropriate for the context). Would recommend to anyone who’s curious about f......more