Description: In these natural-history essays, biologist Joan Maloof embarks on a series of lively, fact-filled expeditions into forests of the eastern United States. Through her engaging, conversational style, each essay offers a lesson in stewardship as it explores the connections between a tree species and the animals and insects whose lives depend on it.
Brief description: JOAN MALOOF is a professor emeritus of biology and environmental studies at Salisbury University.
Review Quotes:
In Teaching the Trees, Joan Maloof combines science, heart, and spirit as a wonderful reminder of how important, special, and sacred trees are to us and to our world. Use this book as your call to action to conserve, protect, and restore our earth's trees and forests.
--Julia Butterfly Hill