Suzanne Simard, author portrait
© Bill Heath

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
Finding the Mother Tree

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When the Forest Breathes
Finding the Mother Tree

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Thu May 21
UPSTART & CROW LITERARY ARTS STUDIO UPSTART & CROW
1387 RAILSPUR ALLEY
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