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Witness Tree - Seasons of Change with a Century-Old Oak (Hardcover)
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Witness Tree - Seasons of Change with a Century-Old Oak (Hardcover)
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An intimate look at one majestic hundred-year-old oak tree through
four seasons--and the reality of global climate change it reveals.
In the life of this one grand oak, we can see for ourselves the
results of one hundred years of rapid environmental change. It's
leafing out earlier, and dropping its leaves later as the climate
warms. Even the inner workings of individual leaves have changed to
accommodate more CO2 in our atmosphere. Climate science can seem
dense, remote, and abstract. But through the lens of this one tree,
it becomes immediate and intimate. In Witness Tree, environmental
reporter Lynda V. Mapes takes us through her year living with one
red oak at the Harvard Forest. We learn about carbon cycles and
leaf physiology, but also experience the seasons as people have for
centuries, watching for each new bud, and listening for each new
bird and frog call in spring. We savor the cadence of falling
autumn leaves, and glory of snow and starry winter nights. Lynda
takes us along as she climbs high into the oak's swaying boughs,
and scientists core deep into the oak's heartwood, dig into its
roots and probe the teeming life of the soil. She brings us
eye-level with garter snakes and newts, and alongside the squirrels
and jays devouring the oak's acorns. Season by season she reveals
the secrets of trees, how they work, and sustain a vast community
of lives, including our own. The oak is a living timeline and
witness to climate change. While stark in its implications, Witness
Tree is a beautiful and lyrical read, rich in detail, sweeps of
weather, history, people, and animals. It is a story rooted in
hope, beauty, wonder, and the possibility of renewal in people's
connection to nature.
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