Do you know everything there is to know about trees and what they do for the environment? Well I don't either!
This book is very detailed on everything there is to know about trees and the forests they grow in. The author goes into great detail about how trees ages are determined, measuring height, and a chapter for each group that live in the forest (fungi, amphibians, insects, mammals, etc).
To me this book felt like a textbook turned into a personal narrative. I had a hard time staying focused with the book, but non-fiction botany related books are usually not what I would read. I do agree with the author that the protection of old-growth forests needs to be a top priority. We just need to keep in mind that there is a difference in protection and maintaining/preserving. Old-growth forests need the old to decompose to then feed the new growth, otherwise we do not have a forest!
Thank you Timber Press and NetGalley for the digital ARC of this book!
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