Links to a report from New England Public Media, an article from richardheinberg.com, and another from the Aotearoa Permaculture Workshop via resilience.org, and a report from ScienceDaily; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials. — MCM

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FROM APRIL 30  UMass forestry expert explores ‘hidden cogs’ of an old forest. Reported by Carrie Healy | NEPM  We’re walking into a forest in Plainfield, Massachusetts. It’s quiet here, but far from empty. “This is what I would call an old forest,” says Paul Catanzaro, coauthor of Tending Your Forest. Click HERE for audio, a transcript, and photos, and for previous reports in Healy’s series. Click HERE for the book publisher’s online promotion.

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FROM APRIL 2026  The future of forests, by Richard Heinberg | richardheinberg.com  Our species’ origin and destiny are entangled with the roots and branches of trees. We evolved in and around trees, and we’ve learned . . . READ MORE . . .

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Forest gardening for resilience, by Gary Marshall | Aotearoa Permaculture Workshop / resilience.org  Forest gardening has been practised by indigenous people around the world for millennia. Click HERE to read this second article in a two-part series.

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FROM DEC. 15, 2022  Early humans may have first walked upright in the trees. From ScienceDaily. In a new study published today in the journal Science Advances, researchers explored the behaviours of wild chimpanzees — our closest living relative — living in the Issa Valley of western Tanzania. READ MORE . . .

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MAY BE CONTINUED