The tree was poached in a two-part operation. It was felled one
night and taken another. Here was a murder mystery in the deep
woods: who had taken the cedar, how had they done so, and - most
importantly - why? __________ A gripping account of the
billion-dollar timber black market -- and how it intersects with
environmentalism, class, and culture. In Tree Thieves, Lyndsie
Bourgon takes us deep into the underbelly of the illegal timber
market. As she traces three timber poaching cases, she introduces
us to tree poachers, law enforcement, forensic wood specialists,
the enigmatic residents of former logging communities,
environmental activists, international timber cartels, and
indigenous communities along the way. Old-growth trees are
invaluable and irreplaceable for both humans and wildlife, and are
the oldest living things on earth. But the morality of tree
poaching is not as simple as we might think: stealing trees is a
form of deeply rooted protest, and a side effect of environmental
preservation and protection that doesn't include communities that
have been uprooted or marginalized when park boundaries are drawn.
As Bourgon discovers, failing to include working class and rural
communities in the preservation of these awe-inducing ecosystems
can lead to catastrophic results. Featuring excellent investigative
reporting, fascinating characters, logging history, political
analysis, and cutting-edge tree science, Tree Thieves takes readers
on a thrilling journey into the intrigue, crime, and incredible
complexity sheltered under the forest canopy. __________ 'Bourgon
brilliantly shows that while following the scientific theory seems
simple from a concrete jungle, for those educated under the shade
of the trees it is obscure, often weaponized. Her unique insight in
this book is that between the law and the science lies the
chainsaw's edge.' -- London Review of Books
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