Tree Matters Blog
Books that inform
Changing The World
There was a time when a book could change the world. ’’Silent Spring’’ set in motion a movement that produced Earth Day, the Environmental Protection Agency, a domestic ban on DDT and a transformation of how Americans see the world they inhabit
People who inspire
An Environmental Investigator
Don Pinnock is a freelance investigative environmentalist journalist / photographer.
We follow his articles in the Daily Maverick with interest, and recommend you do too.
The Fire-Starter
A fire-starter that’s a dual commentary on how our hubris is robbing Earth of its symphonic aliveness & on our moral inadmissibility of remaining silent about the destruction
Benefits of trees
Climate Crisis – Now
Cut through the noise around climate change – and hold the feet of the powerful to the fire.
Stay attuned to the big picture and the environment stories around The COP Glasgow conference
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!”
Magic & Mutualistic Relationships
If you’ve ever felt the need to whisper in a forest, your intuition has a basis in science. Beneath every woodland floor is a massive communications network of near-infinite pathways that connect trees and through which they communicate
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