How the Darwin of the forest hopes to save our planet from climate chaos Ecologist Suzanne Simard has changed the way we think about trees forever, writes Lucy Siegle Evening Standard · Apr 29
When the Forest Breathes by Suzanne Simard review – the Indiana Jones of trees returns The author of Finding the Mother Tree is back with an inspiring call to the next generation of ecologists The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’: ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to reimagine our relationship with nature The Guardian - UK · Mar 14
‘We can feel our ancestors’: one First Nation’s fight to save Canada’s old forests The Wet’suwet’en Nation never signed treaties with the Canadian or provincial governments, yet their land was leased to timber companies The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2024
The ‘wood wide web’ theory charmed us all – but now it’s the subject of a bitter fight among scientists The debate about the degree to which forests and fungi communicate raises the painful question of confirmation bias, says author Sophie Yeo The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024
Five Great Reads: the lawnmower man, the ‘wood-wide web’, and memoir of an open marriage Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2024
Mother trees and socialist forests: is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy? The long read: In the past 10 years the idea that trees communicate with and look after each other has gained widespread currency. But have these claims outstripped the evidence? The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024
Can Trees Actually Talk to Each Other? New Research Suggests an Alternative Idea New research calls into question the scientific strength of evidence behind the connections between complex fungal networks and multiple trees. Inverse · Feb 16, 2023
Top 10 books about unlikely revolutionaries Novels by Richard Powers and Colson Whitehead, and polemics by Rachel Carson and Mary Wollstonecraft show how ideas and words can change the world The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022