{"id":404,"date":"2022-09-02T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T08:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sectonproprod.wpengine.com\/?p=404"},"modified":"2022-09-02T18:42:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T18:42:18","slug":"book-review-finding-the-mother-tree-discovering-the-wisdom-of-the-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sectiononprobono.org\/index.php\/2022\/09\/02\/book-review-finding-the-mother-tree-discovering-the-wisdom-of-the-forest\/admin\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Finding the Mother Tree:\u00a0 Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sue Schechter, Past Chair of AALS PB\/ATJ Section<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Suzanne Simard<\/a><\/strong> is a Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia.\u00a0 I bet that makes you want to read more, right?\u00a0 Seriously, this past year I decided I needed some hope and inspiration to keep going, so I started with The Book of Joy:\u00a0 Lasting Happiness in a Changing World<\/em> by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu and Douglas Adams and moved to The Book of Hope:\u00a0 A Survival Guide in Trying Times<\/em> by Jane Goodall and Douglas Adams.\u00a0 Figuring you have all heard of and read or decided not to read The Book of Joy<\/em> and if not, then The Book of Hope<\/em> might not have resonated, I found my way to Finding the Mother Tree<\/em> \u2013 a book Goodall and Adams reference in their book. In a moment of not finding much hope in where humans are taking our planet, I decided to see if I could find hope someplace else\u2026and lo and behold, Suzanne Simard\u2019s book presented itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a compelling and fascinating read as she talks about her path to realizing how interconnected and important trees are to each other and to the world.\u00a0 For me, three things are true \u2013 I will never look at a tree the same way again, I will do more to acknowledge and embrace the importance of the natural world, and I will stop believing humans are the only species who know everything and can fix\/change everything.\u00a0 If you need some joy, some hope, and are up for learning some forest ecology, I strongly recommend this book.\u00a0 In addition, years back, it appears scientists did not take her ideas\/theories seriously and now she is gaining more momentum and respect for her important work in trying to get us all to wake up and smell the roses, oops, I mean trees!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confession \u2013 I am still working my way through the book.\u00a0 Reading articles about Professional Identity as I prepare to teach has taken over my life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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