#mothertrees — Public Fediverse posts

#SuzanneSimard #majored in #ForestManagement at #UBC w/her summers spent working for a #LoggingCompany & the #ForestService .

She has drawn special #attention to so-called #MotherTrees , the oldest, most abundantly connected individuals, which play #indispensable roles in #nurturing seedlings & helping #forests #heal after disturbances.

https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/33750-pioneering-forestry-researcher-suzanne-simard-to-receive-the-2023-lewis-thomas-prize/

#BritishColumbia #SaveOldGrowth #StopEcocide #biodiversity #ElderTrees #protectOldGrowth #protectOldGrowth #AncientForests