Suzanne Simard, author portrait
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Suzanne Simard

DR. SUZANNE SIMARD is a professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia, where she currently leads the Mother Tree Project and co-directs the Belowground Ecosystem Group. Her work has been published widely, with more than 170 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals. Her research has been communicated broadly through three TED Talks, TED Experiences, and articles and interviews in The New Yorker, National Geographic, NPR, CNN, and many more. She lives with her family in the mountains around Nelson, British Columbia.
When the Forest Breathes
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When the Forest Breathes
Finding the Mother Tree

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THIRD PLACE BOOKS
17171 BOTHELL WAY NE STE A200
LAKE FOREST PARK, WA 98155-4232
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