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Forest Walking

Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America

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Awaken your senses and make the most out of your next walk in the woods—with Peter Wohlleben, New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees.
"This book will fast-track you into the joys of spending time amongst the trees."—Tristan Gooley, author of The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs and How to Read Water
"You'll be changed after reading this fine and enchanting book."—Richard Louv, author of Our Wild Calling and Last Child in the Woods
When you walk in the woods, do you use all five senses to explore your surroundings? For most of us, the answer is no—but when we do, a walk in the woods can go from pleasant to immersive and restorative. Forest Walking teaches you how to engage with the forest by decoding nature's signs and awakening to the ancient past and thrilling present of the ecosystem around you.
  • What can you learn by following the spread of a root, by tasting the tip of a branch, by searching out that bitter almond smell?
  • What creatures can be found in a stream if you turn over a rock—and what is the best way to cross a forest stream, anyway?
  • How can you understand a forest's history by the feel of the path underfoot, the scars on the trees along the trail, or the play of sunlight through the branches?
  • How can we safely explore the forest at night?
  • What activities can we use to engage children with the forest?
  • Throughout Forest Walking, the authors share experiences and observations from visiting forests across North America: from the rainforests and redwoods of the west coast to the towering white pines of the east, and down to the cypress swamps of the south and up to the boreal forests of the north.
    With Forest Walking, German forester Peter Wohlleben teams up with his longtime editor, Jane Billinghurst, as the two write their first book together, and the result is nothing short of spectacular. Together, they will teach you how to listen to what the forest is saying, no matter where you live or which trees you plan to visit next.
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      • Publisher's Weekly

        Starred review from January 24, 2022
        Forester Wohlleben and editor Billinghurst reconvene for this enlightening look at the power of forests (after The Hidden Life of Trees). Being in the woods can force one to slow down and offers an opportunity to hone senses, the authors write, and they offer a guide to navigating woodland areas. This includes tips for seasonal walks, wildlife spotting, foraging, and outdoor attire, and they suggest some activities for children, too, such as painting with mud on a tree trunk and learning to play the beech leaf, which makes a squeaking sound when blown. Along the way, Wohlleben and Billinghurst provide insight into how forests operate: “Thrifty red spruces,” for example, “engineer an ecosystem” in soil that lacks nutrients, and even dead trees serve as homes for wildlife and provide nutrients to the earth. Trees “shape the soil, the climate, the frequency of fire, and the path taken by water in the surrounding landscape.” The survey is poetic and full of marvels, and readers will be encouraged by the authors’ insistence that a simple walk is all one needs to find adventure. This beautifully written homage will have readers ready to get outside.

      • Booklist

        March 1, 2022
        Forester and ecologist Wohlleben, whose entrancing and enlightening accounts of his phenomenal arboreal knowledge and extensive forest sojourns, including The Heartbeat of Trees (2021), are international best-sellers, joins forces with writer and translator Billinghurst to entice readers to embark on their own woodland adventures. From the marvels of tree roots up to miraculously engineered trunks to branches and leaves, the authors cue readers to the tactile sensations, sights, sounds, smells, and tastes (snacking on pill bugs!) of American and Canadian forests. They elucidate with delight how lichen, slugs, ants, and fungi keep the forest vital and carbon safely buried. They share encounters with wolves, bears, moose, and all kinds of birds, each with a role in the forest's multidimensional "cascade of interactions." Wohlleben shares his own expeditions and discoveries and the elation they bring as he encourages readers to venture forth and suggests ways children can enjoy the forest as "a big messy playground." Brimming with expert practical advice and "fun forest facts," this is a profound invitation to fine-tune our observational skills and fully appreciate the forest as a vibrant, complex community.

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