Witness Tree: Seasons of Change with a Century-Old Oak

Climate science can seem dense, remote, and abstract. But through the lens of this one tree, it becomes immediate and intimate.



In Witness Tree, environmental reporter Lynda V. Mapes takes us through her year living with one red oak at the Harvard Forest. We learn about carbon cycles and leaf physiology, but also experience the seasons as people have for centuries, watching for each new bud, and listening for each new bird and frog call in spring.



Lynda takes us along as she climbs high into ...