Forest Wisdom
Here is a brief introduction to tree communication, resource sharing, cooperation and the unique ways trees sense their surroundings and regenerate following disturbance.
This is a summary of the book The Forest Unseen (2012) by David George Haskell about a patch of old growth forest in Tennessee observed daily over the course of a year.
Here is Dr. Simard's short TED talk and longer Radio Lab story discuss her research into interspecies cooperation, forest intelligence, plant communication and Mother trees. Dr. Simard was the inspiration for the character Patricia Westerford in Richard Powers' best selling book Overstory.
This is a summary of the book The Forest Unseen (2012) by David George Haskell about a patch of old growth forest in Tennessee observed daily over the course of a year.
Here is Dr. Simard's short TED talk and longer Radio Lab story discuss her research into interspecies cooperation, forest intelligence, plant communication and Mother trees. Dr. Simard was the inspiration for the character Patricia Westerford in Richard Powers' best selling book Overstory.