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Trees in Trouble

Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change

by Daniel Mathewsx
Jamie Hanes
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Climate change manifests in many ways across America, but few as dramatic as the attacks on our western pine forests. In Trees in Trouble, Daniel Mathews tells the urgent story of this loss, accompanying burn crews and forest ecologists as they study the myriad risk factors and refine techniques for saving this important, limited resource. Mathews transports listeners from the exquisitely aromatic haze of ponderosa and Jeffrey pine groves to the fantastic gnarls and whorls of five-thousand-year-old bristlecone pines, from genetic-test nurseries where white-pine seedlings are deliberately infected with their mortal enemy to the hottest mega-fire sites and neighborhoods leveled by fire tornadoes or ember blizzards. Scrupulously researched, Trees in Trouble not only explores the devastating ripple effects of climate change, but also introduces us to the people devoting their lives to saving our forests. Mathews also offers hope: a new approach to managing western pine forests is underway. Trees in Trouble explores how we might succeed in sustaining our forests through the challenging transition to a new environment.

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    April 7, 2020

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      • ISBN: 9781666550863
      • File size: 255856 KB
      • Duration: 08:53:01

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Jamie Hanes's conversational style punctuated with grave notes fits perfectly with this environmental clarion call. Mathews focuses on western pine forests as a microcosm for the dangers to all native trees from fires, beetles, industry clear-cutting, environmentalists who refuse to allow any burning or logging, and the constantly climbing temperatures. Narrator Hanes conveys the awe of a raging fire that burns an entire town in a matter of minutes. Yet the evolutionary adaptation of the lodgepole pine requires that very fire to release pine cone seeds for propagation. TREES IN TROUBLE is so chock-full of fascinating stories and facts that it's occasionally hard to keep up, but the overall message on the dangers of climate change comes through loud and clear. A.B. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

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