I was going to wait to write about trees until I could finish the book Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard, whose research is revolutionizing the way we think about forests. But then I took part in a beautiful event that compelled me to bring the joy and meaning of trees to the forefront,…

I spent some of the final days of the summer in a cabin on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, in a wild and beautiful place where I’ve been blessed to be able to spend time during many summers over the past thirty years. It was early September, and the light had a distinctive…