The Trees Are Speaking

"The enlightening ecological discussions highlight the delicate balancing acts that undergird thriving forests, and the profiles provide reason for optimism. Nature lovers will be galvanized to stand up for more robust forest protections."

"The balance of beauty and science found in Mapes' writing is certain to leave readers with a desire to act."

"The prose is crisp and engrossing, and the book includes dozens of photographs of forests and the people working to protect them. . . . The Trees Are Speaking is a timely survey of old-growth forests that are essential to North America's heritage and key to survival."

"[A] stunning and evocative search for the last remaining scraps of old-growth and ancient forest scattered across the North American continent."

"Lynda Mapes brings you on a beautiful journey into the lush old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest, sharing the health benefits of trees, and inviting readers to listen and learn from their story, to understand how essential these forests are to our very survival."

"Lynda’s elegant poetry of the old forests of North America stirs in our souls our deep connections to these majestic ecosystems. But more than this, she delivers a clarion call to protect the remaining old forests from completely going extinct from human exploitation. This book will surely move us to act for the trees."

"A profound and enlightening exploration of the critical connection between old growth forests and salmon habitat, offering a hopeful vision for their recovery and permanency."

"With a scientist’s care and a poet’s sense of wonder, Mapes artfully weaves the story of our continent’s glorious, imperiled old-growth trees—and the countless organisms, from herring to humans, whose futures depend upon their survival."

"Life on earth is intricately entwined with forests. In this book Mapes eloquently tells the story about both the gifts of the forest and the challenges it faces."

"Lynda Mapes is one of the great truth-tellers of our time. In her voice, the trees speak eloquently and urgently about the calamitour destruction of America's great old forests and the promise in ancient and new forest healing practice. Like Silent Spring, like The End of Nature, this is an essential read."