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These Trees Tell a Story

The Art of Reading Landscapes

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These Trees Tell a Story

By: Noah Charney
Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
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A deeply personal master class on how to read a natural landscape and unravel the clues to its unique ecological history.

Structured as a series of interactive field walks through ten New England ecosystems, this book challenges listeners to see the world through the eyes of a trained naturalist. With guided questions and a narrative approach, each chapter adds layers of complexity to a single scene, revealing the millions of years of forces at play. Tying together geology, forest ecology, wildlife biology, soil processes, evolution, conservation, and more, Noah Charney shows how and why landscapes appear in their current forms.

Charney’s stories and lessons will provide anyone with the necessary investigative skills to look at a landscape, interpret it, and tell its story—from its start as rock or soil to the plants and animals that live on it. Ultimately, Charney argues, by critically engaging with the landscape we will become better at connecting with nature and ourselves.

©2023 Noah Charney (P)2023 Redwood Audiobooks
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Critic Reviews

“A delightful immersion in close observation and deep understanding.” (Tristan Gooley, author of The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs)

“Become a nature detective by reading this insightful book!” (Meg Lowman, author of Life in the Treetops)

“A book for the shelf of any forest wanderer—and a book to take on those wanders, so you can much better understand what you’re seeing!” (Bill McKibben, author of Wandering Home)

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