Tree Matters Blog
Books that inform
Reconnecting With Nature
A game-changer, about why indigenous gardening is transformative. It’s thought-provoking, with compelling reasons why we need a radical, new ethic
Resilient Cities Need Parks
“This book details the … vision for future, more resilient cities where Large Urban Parks are at the core … It will inspire you to care for and share the green treasures of your cities!”
A Towering Achievement
The Overstory, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of―and paean to―the natural world
Mind-boggling & Moving
Find out what trees feel, how they communicate in this beautifully-written book that journeys deep into the forest to uncover the fascinating, and surprisingly moving, hidden life of trees
People who inspire
The Wondrous Capabilities of Trees
It’s not only the story of a remarkable scientist and her ideas, it harvests powerful knowledge about why trees matter, and why trees are a viable, achievable solution to climate change
Igniting Environmentalism
This damning book should have stopped agribusiness in the USA spraying deadly poisons over fields, forests and towns – because it conclusively proved that chemical corporations were guilty of a massive die-off
Visionary Trailblazer
Wangari Maathai is the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She turned to trees as an instrument of advancing human rights, environmental justice and civil disobedience
The Incredible Journey
Once upon a time there was a man named Richard St Barbe Baker whose goal was to protect the planet’s existing trees, to reforest the Sahara and to save earth from environmental destruction
Benefits of trees
Immediate Threat
The Shot-Hole borer problem is sufficiently serious to require the City to transform its protocol into a legally enforceable document urgently, & not rely on residents and tree fellers to be the frontline in this fight
Reconnecting With Nature
A game-changer, about why indigenous gardening is transformative. It’s thought-provoking, with compelling reasons why we need a radical, new ethic
The Wondrous Capabilities of Trees
It’s not only the story of a remarkable scientist and her ideas, it harvests powerful knowledge about why trees matter, and why trees are a viable, achievable solution to climate change
Bark Stripping Crisis
They say bark stripping is the equivalent of stripping the skin off living humans as it rips away the trees’ ability to disperse water and nutrients