May TreesDurham Book Club
Join us for the TreesDurham Book Club meeting. The aim is to create a forum for shared learning and meet new and diverse people with common interests. We intend to make this lighthearted and fun. The members will select books; when possible, TreesDurham will provide the books.
You are invited to join our May Book Club Meeting, Monday, May 23, 2022 at 6:30 P.M.
This month's meeting will be in hybrid form, meaning you have a choice to join in-person or virtually.
The zoom link and in-person location will be sent in an email after registration has been completed.
If you have additional questions, contact your host, Berry Puma, at [email protected]
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO SECURE YOUR SEAT!
The book we will be reading is:
The Songs of Trees
Stories From Nature's Great Connectors
By: David George Haskell
WINNER OF THE 2018 JOHN BURROUGHS MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING NATURAL HISTORY WRITING
“Both a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they play in human history and in modern culture.” —Science Friday
David Haskell has won acclaim for eloquent writing and deep engagement with the natural world. Now, he brings his powers of observation to the biological networks that surround all species, including humans. Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees, exploring connections with people, microbes, fungi, and other plants and animals. He takes us to trees in cities (from Manhattan to Jerusalem), forests (Amazonian, North American, and boreal) and areas on the front lines of environmental change (eroding coastlines, burned mountainsides, and war zones.) In each place he shows how human history, ecology, and well-being are intimately intertwined with the lives of trees.
“Both a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they play in human history and in modern culture.” —Science Friday
David Haskell has won acclaim for eloquent writing and deep engagement with the natural world. Now, he brings his powers of observation to the biological networks that surround all species, including humans. Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees, exploring connections with people, microbes, fungi, and other plants and animals. He takes us to trees in cities (from Manhattan to Jerusalem), forests (Amazonian, North American, and boreal) and areas on the front lines of environmental change (eroding coastlines, burned mountainsides, and war zones.) In each place he shows how human history, ecology, and well-being are intimately intertwined with the lives of trees.
