Published in time with the traditional start to fire season in the western US and Earth Day 2020
Part science, part storytelling, for fans of American Wolf, The Sixth Extinction, or Cadillac Desert, Trees in Trouble immerses us in the community of stewards working in our Western US forests every day to reveal the multi-front effort to save this limited resource from the ravages of climate change and mismanagement
Afterword will bring the science and the headlines up to date
Each chapter begins with a beautiful line illustrations of different species of trees
Daniel Mathews is a well-respected, previously published nature and guide writer (Timber Press/Workman) who lives in Portland, OR
"There is no bigger climate change issue facing those of us who live in the North American west than wildfire. Not just the human and economic impact of these blazes, but their affect on our forests, the literal lungs of the planet. In prose that makes complicated science readable-as in his popular natural history guides-writer Daniel Mathews brings compelling and urgent reportage to the issue in his new book
ARCs available 9 months in advance, boasts an all-quotes step-back cover, spotlighting 7 incredible early independent bookseller blurbs from booksellers across the Western Mountain states
For readers of American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee, Rising by Elizabeth Rush, and other fans of deeply researched environmental nonfiction, Trees In Trouble is an urgent, timely, and comprehensive look at the problems and potential solutions facing forest management in the American west.
Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, and British Columbia feature prominently in these pages, with extensive interviews with well over two dozen forestry and fire experts including ecologists, dendrologists, geneticists, fire researchers, and private organization advocates from the entire western region
Acquired and edited by Founding Counterpoint Editor Jack ShoemakerBookseller Praise for Trees in Trouble:"There is no bigger climate change issue facing those of us who live in the North American west than wildfire. Not just the human and economic impact of these blazes, but their affect on our forests, the literal lungs of the planet. In prose that makes complicated science readable-as in his popular natural history guides-writer Daniel Mathews brings compelling and urgent reportage to the issue in his new book, Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change. In these pages Mathews identifies the urgent concerns, the conflicts between related agencies, and possible solutions to the problems that will only get worse if we don't act on them immediately. Equally compelling is his sharing of new knowledge about the wonder of trees, how they work, how they interact, and just how crucial they are to our survival. Trees in Trouble is an essential read for people concerned about the long term future of our continent." -Chris La Tray, Fact & Fiction Books (Missoula, MT)"Trees in Trouble, Daniel Mathews's focused study on the effects of climate change on pines in the American West, proves just how interconnected and fragile the webs holding our ecosystems together are. Mathews's travels through the changing West-one devastated by fire, drought, insect epidemics, and mass die-offs-reveals a future in which habitat and species loss will transform landscapes that to human eyes have endured forever. Alarming without being alarmist, Trees in Trouble is a book for everyone concerned with the immediate and distant future of our place in the world." --Stephen Sparks, Point Reyes Books (Point Reyes Station, CA)"There is no mincing of words here: climate change and its effects are killing our trees, and what's bad for the trees is bad for us. This is felt especially strongly here in the West, where we face years-long droughts, beetle and disease infestations, and increasingly brutal fires. Mathews
