In The Company Of The Forest

This short, imaginative piece was written for the International Trees Foundation for their Trees Journal Issue 78. I am thrilled to support this organization protecting trees in the United Kingdom and Africa.

As I walk through my local forest parkland in the late-summer Northern California air, my eyes rest momentarily on trees I have seen many times on my rounds. Here, the fuzzy bark of redwoods mingles with the sturdy flush of live oak leaves, bay laurels sit heavy not too far from soaring newcomer blue gum eucalyptus, sharing space with pines, firs, and cypress. The forest is a busy place – buzzing, chirping, growing, swaying, popping. Much activity is happening both above and below ground. The trees, seemingly still in their places, are active in their crowns with the rustle of leaves. Entangled in the boughs are other plants, animals, insects, all going about their day, creating nests and homes, looking for breakfast before taking up a post in the canopy or in the hummus. Creatures are working in tandem within the forest to produce livelihoods. Synergies are created among the workforce of the forest, collaborations built, and competitions engaged.

Click to read the rest of my article In the Company of the Forest on the International Trees Foundation website.