HOW TO LOVE A FOREST The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World

This audiobook is at once a hymn to and prayer for forests. Evan Sibley performs eloquently, expressing the author's empathy for his Vermont woodlands. He gets the tone and cadence of this first-person memoir, which celebrates the meaning and significance of forests. He also captures author Tapper's voice, which is spirited and spiritual. Tapper is a fine guide to the woods. A professional forester who has his own wooded place, dubbed Bear Island, he manages the sick and dying with a chain saw, handles invasive species with herbicides, and plants thousands of acorns. He wrote this text in the early dawn hours over five years. It is our good fortune to share his hope for his forest and for a healthy ecological future for our planet. A.D.M. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2024]