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Apr 08, 2026
Renowned science writer and trailblazing ecologist Suzanne Simard — author of Finding the Mother Tree and a scientist who pioneered our understanding of sophisticated communication between trees — and award-winning science writer Carl Zimmer join us for a conversation about Simard’s new book, When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World.
Raised in a family of loggers committed to sensible forest stewardship, Suzanne Simard has watched as logging has left forests at higher risk for wildfires, water crises — even extinction. But her research has the potential to chart a new course. In When the Forest Breathes, she reorients our understanding of what happens in a forest ecosystem: a symphony of finely honed cycles of regeneration, from mushrooms breaking down logs to dying elder trees passing their genetic knowledge to younger ones. Her book — a vital and deeply personal ode not only to forests, but the interconnected nature of life on earth — is a triumph of science writing.
Join Simard and Zimmer for an unforgettable, eye-opening evening of conversation about the unseen life of forests and the intricate caretaking practices that have long sustained them — a vital and fascinating exploration of adaptability, resilience, community, and the natural world.
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