…I'm going to go ahead and introduce our panelists today. We're honored today to be joined by our special guest, Dr. Suzanne Simard, to learn about these rich interconnected forest communities. A professor of forest ecology at UBC's Department of Forest and…

…A professor of forest ecology at UBC's Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences on Musqueam territory in Vancouver, Dr. Suzanne Simard studies the surprising and delicate complexity in nature. Her main focus is on the below ground fungal networks…

…and running tech today. And we have Shelley Luce, our director of campaigns. And Shelley will be facilitating today's conversation with Dr. Suzanne Simard. And so I'll turn it over to Shelley now. Thank you very much, Haya. Thank you for the for the…

Hello. It's my pleasure to introduce Dr. Suzanne Simard, professor of forest ecology, over 100 scientific papers focusing on below-ground interactions, specifically between the roots of forest trees and fungi called mycorrhizae. She was one of the first…

…has provided strong evidence that the system is mutually connected. In addition to her work as a forester and an academic, Dr. Simard loves taking her students out into the field and this is sometimes the very first time that they've had the opportunity…

…general public through TED Talks, in documentaries, and in magazines like Smithsonian and National Geographic. Please help me to welcome Dr. Simard to our forum. Wow, it's really great to be here. Those lights are so bright. So, I really, really appreciate…

…and Books, I welcome you to a virtual event with Suzanne Simard and Hamilton Cain to discuss Finding the Mother Tree. Dr. Suzanne Simard was born in the Menashe Mountains of British Columbia and was educated at the University of British Columbia and Oregon…

…things you need for a healthy forest and how to protect that. So yeah, it does applies, but the details are different, of course, depending on the species. Great. Good to know. All right. Well, thank you. And let's have a hand for Dr. Simard. Thank you.

…folks who are really on that revolutionary edge of things trying to get folk things out there, like in the same way that Dr. Simard was, like truly revolutionary in a way that people's brains did not compute. And then they came back to try to destroy…

…are also an important repository of wisdom, a wisdom passed from tree to tree as they communicate with one another. She's Dr. Suzanne Simard, this week on Story in the Public Square. Hello and welcome to A Story in the Public Square, where storytelling…

…Yeah, somebody who has actually relatively recently, this very year, been named as one of Time's 100 most influential people. Dr. Suzanne Simard is a professor of forestry ecology at the University of British Columbia. And she's also a very renowned author…

…platforms. And could you tell us, Kai, about her central idea? Yeah, I love this idea. And I didn't realize how early Dr. Simard was involved in this research until much more recently, after having been colleagues at UBC for already more than a decade.…

…predictable ways between species. Douglas fir and Aspen, I believe, or birch? Cedar. I don't know. She's going to tell us. Dr. Simard will also be telling us about her seminal theory of mother trees, which really underscores the nurturing role that these…

…know, broader engagement and community building. So every aspect of transformative change we're going to have in this one conversation. Welcome, Dr. Simard. If there's a pit in your stomach from the way that we live, you'll want it to change or something's…

…down to the bottom and push five stars. It's that easy. Thanks for supporting the show. today I'm joined by Dr. Suzanne Simard, a leading forest ecologist, professor and author of the finding the mother tree, discovering the wisdom of the forest. Welcome…

…minds to it, we can make it work. All right. So we're out of time. And with that, we've been joined by Dr. Suzanne Simard, professor of forest ecology and author. Thank you for joining us today. Thank you. Thanks, Scott. If you've enjoyed this episode,…

…of the distinct First Nations, Métis homelands and Inuit mumungat and for this we are grateful. Tonight we're joined by Dr Suzanne Simard, a Professor of Forest Ecology at UBC and world leading expert and pioneer on tree connectivity and communication. Her…

Good morning. I'm Dr. Suzanne Simard, and it's an honor to be here at Bioneers, which is one of my favorite conferences because it brings together our important ecological and social issues regarding environment. And I hope today that I can contribute to…

…and we help landowners protect their most important farms and forests and meadows and wetlands. We're lucky tonight to have Dr. Suzanne Simard to present on her recent book, Finding the Mother Tree, Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest. After she presents,…

…the Wisdom of the Forest. After she presents, Nancy Smith, our executive director, will ask a few questions and talk with Dr. Simard. Then we have a panel of a few other people who also have some questions. I'm looking forward to the conversation.…

…I'd like to introduce our executive director, Nancy Smith. Thank you, G. Jean. Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much to Dr. Simard for a lifetime of commitment to our forests and for sharing your passion with us tonight. Thank you to our panelists…

…the ways that your research might inform decisions that we make here in Western New York. It is a great honor to introduce Dr. Suzanne Simard. Thank you so much for having me. It's my great pleasure to be here. I'm going to share my screen. And here…

…to this old age is really important awesome thank you so much you're welcome Well, I think this was great. Thank you, Dr. Simard, for that amazing presentation. Yeah, thank you, everyone, for your amazing questions. I want to thank Kyle Semel who's not on…

Welcome, everyone. Thank you so much for being here, for making the time this afternoon to join me and Dr. Suzanne Simard and all your fellow Episcopalians and non-Episcopalians who love trees and care about the earth. Thank you. In just a moment, I'll…

…your fellow Episcopalians and non-Episcopalians who love trees and care about the earth. Thank you. In just a moment, I'll introduce Dr. Simard and she will speak and then take some questions. We will be recording this today. We are recording now and by…

…channel. You'll be able to go to St. John's Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado on YouTube and find it there. You are welcome, as Dr. Simard speaks, to put your questions in the chat feature. My request is that you keep them as short as you possibly can…

…keep them as short as you possibly can because I'll be looking at them and trying to pull from them and give them to Dr. Simard, who will become Suzanne here in just a moment. If you have any technical issues today or have any questions, you will see…

…not win her droves of friends, nor did her imaginative and groundbreaking scientific research nonetheless She kept at it. That's a calling. Dr. Simard, Suzanne, it has been my dream to host you at St. John's since I first read that article in 2019. We…

…starting to slowly trickle in so we can get started. So first off I want to welcome everybody to tonight's virtual talk with Dr. Suzanne Simard on her book Finding the Mother Tree. So this event is an event that has been part of the Arboretum Expo and…

…to enter it into the chat or we will have a period where we'll be able to open up uh for public questions to ask Dr. Suzanne Simard as well at the very end. So if you have any questions that you'd like us to answer, then at the very bottom of your…

…Director of Author Events, and I am very excited about tonight. Considered one of the world's leading forest ecologists, Dr. Suzanne Simard is most famous for revolutionizing our understanding of how trees communicate with each other. She and her team…

…host, Juliano Marinkovic. And in today's episode of Researchers, we are switching gears. And our guest this time will be Dr. Suzanne Simard, professor of forest ecology from the University of British Columbia. So she will join us on the line from Canada.…

…is again one of my archived interviews that I did back in December 2013 for a TV show. So, in a few moments, Dr. Suzanne Simard on mother trees and communication between trees. hello suzanne and i would like to welcome you to the show and for the…

…Thank you so much for having me. It's an honor. And then we have Suzanne Simard, author of Find the Mother Tree. Welcome, Dr. Simard. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Ash, I think I'll start with you. I understand this is your first novel. It's a great…

…at the fact that it's going that direction, which my subconscious apparently knew, but I did not. That's very interesting. Well, Dr. Simard, I was very impressed with the way you wove a very technical story about years of research. about finding old growth…

…for their livelihood. and about the introduction of evidence from environmental concerns that called for changes to be made. Dr. Simard, in the early days of your research that proved that interdependence of trees and the benefits of maintaining native…

…into the mid-1980s. So I learned a lot. I had not read Finding the Mother Tree by that point, but I first met Dr. Simard through The Overstory by Richard Powers, and I was so interested in the character Patricia Westford that I Googled her, and then I…

…The Overstory by Richard Powers, and I was so interested in the character Patricia Westford that I Googled her, and then I found Dr. Simard and her her research and so i wish that i had found i wish i had known about your research and i've watched…

…your beautiful song as well. So I'd like to now welcome everyone again to our North Shore Reads event with Dr. Suzanne Simard in conversation with Sheila Rogers. North Shore Reads is a collaboration between the North Vancouver City Library, the North…

…that they are back with us tonight. It was almost exactly a year ago today when we first tried to make contact with Dr. Simard to visit with our libraries to discuss her work with forest ecology. Unfortunately, we had the very bad timing of making that…

…her book was optioned to be made into a movie. So we feel so fortunate that we were ultimately able to arrange to have Dr. Simard here tonight to discuss her book, her work and her life. Dr. Simard is a professor of forest ecology at the University of…

…that we were ultimately able to arrange to have Dr. Simard here tonight to discuss her book, her work and her life. Dr. Simard is a professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia and is, of course, the author of the book Finding…

…the Tree of Souls in James Cameron's Avatar, and her TED Talks have been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide. Dr. Simard is known for her work on how trees interact and communicate using below ground fungal networks, which has led to the…

…subject that's very, very dear to our hearts, and we're so glad to have so many people signed up tonight. So Dr. Suzanne Simard was raised in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia, and she's professor of forest ecology at the University of British…

…Alexander Rose, the executive director here at Long Now. I'm joined today from British Columbia by our speaker, Dr. Suzanne Simard. Suzanne has developed revolutionary new techniques for discovering the way trees, even between species, are able to articulate…

…new techniques for discovering the way trees, even between species, are able to articulate their needs within the forest. Welcome, Dr. Suzanne Simard. Hello, it's an honor for me to be here. My name is Dr. Suzanne Simard. I'm a professor at the…

…their needs within the forest. Welcome, Dr. Suzanne Simard. Hello, it's an honor for me to be here. My name is Dr. Suzanne Simard. I'm a professor at the University of British Columbia and a researcher. I'm here to talk to you today about mother…

…our forests in the future. So thank you so much. Thank you so much. That was fantastic. And I'd love to welcome Dr. Suzanne Simard live onto our stream from British Columbia. Welcome. Thank you. Thank you for having me. And some of you have already been…

Hello everybody, I'm Dr. Suzanne Simard. I'm a professor of forest ecology in the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. I'm just publishing When the Forest Breeze at the end of March in 2026.…

Hi everyone, I'm Catherine Chien, Environment and Climate Lead at X. Today is Earth Day and I'm thrilled to invite Dr Suzanne Simard, Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia, leader of the Mother Tree Project and a pioneer on the…

…people. She wrote a New York Times bestselling book, and the science wouldn't just catch up, it would change forever. Dr. Suzanne Simard is a professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia. She is widely credited as the scientist who…

…these natural processes so that we can reinvigorate the forest so they can defend themselves. Here's a personal question for you, Dr. Simard. Can you talk about your experience with breast cancer and how it influenced your work? The caller, the person who's…

…Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, she explores the communal nature of trees and their shared network of interdependency. Dr. Simard calls for bold reforms that recognize the link between our forests and the climate change and biodiversity crises facing…

…how these complex ecosystems function. So next, I'm going to introduce our panelists. First is our guest of honor, Dr. Suzanne Simard, a professor of forest ecology at UBC's Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences on Musqueam territory in Vancouver.…

…do so, please consider following us on social media. Tonight, we are excited to welcome Suzanne Simard and Aaron Scott. Dr. Suzanne Simard was born in the Monashie Mountains of British Columbia and was educated at the University of British Columbia and…

…the mother tree is a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery. She is joining us tonight from Nelson, British Columbia. Joining Dr. Simard is in conversation this evening is Aaron Scott. Scott is the host of OPB's podcast, Timber Wars, and a producer…

…of many. And I think Stephen and Molly, who run it with the were the first bookstore to contact the people, the colleagues with Dr. Simard to set up a bookstore event. And so that gives you a sense of how on the pulse Point Reyes Books is. And so…

Thank you so much. That was fantastic. And I'd love to welcome Dr. Suzanne Simard live onto our stream from British Columbia. Welcome. Thank you. Thank you for having me. And some of you have already been putting messages into our live stream. We're…

…initiative that set the wheels in motion for this program to happen. So thank you. And now I'll introduce our speakers. Dr. Suzanne Simard is a professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia. She is author of the book, Finding the…

…Alexander Rose, the executive director here at Long Now. I'm joined today from British Columbia by our speaker, Dr. Suzanne Simard. Suzanne has developed revolutionary new techniques for discovering the way trees, even between species, are able to articulate…

…new techniques for discovering the way trees, even between species, are able to articulate their needs within the forest. Welcome, Dr. Suzanne Simard. Hello, it's an honor for me to be here. My name is Dr. Suzanne Simard. I'm a professor at the…

…their needs within the forest. Welcome, Dr. Suzanne Simard. Hello, it's an honor for me to be here. My name is Dr. Suzanne Simard. I'm a professor at the University of British Columbia and a researcher. I'm here to talk to you today about mother…

…you. Hello. I'm Kevin McMahon. I'm the director of the film. Great. And all the way from Nelson, BC, we have Dr. Suzanne Simard, if you'd like to introduce yourself. Hi everybody, I'm Dr. Suzanne Simard. I'm a professor of forest ecology at the University…

…all the way from Nelson, BC, we have Dr. Suzanne Simard, if you'd like to introduce yourself. Hi everybody, I'm Dr. Suzanne Simard. I'm a professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia. I've been working with my colleagues at University…

…landowner, which in Canada's provinces, territories, Parks Canada, and D&D to some extent. So I have a question for Suzanne. Dr. Simard, your work is in many respects revolutionary. In forestry, we were always told about competition, not cooperation. What are…

…what is sure to be an enlightening and I hope inspiring conversation. It is my honor and pleasure to introduce today's speaker, Dr. Suzanne Simard. I am afraid that I am at a bit of a loss today. My assigned medium of a brief introduction is, frankly,…

…that began while she was working within the tradition bound and profit motivated old boys network of industrial forestry? Dr. Simard, who grew up in a family of foresters, started her professional career scrambling along skid trails alongside timber cruisers,…

…documentaries, interviews, and her frank and moving memoir, Finding the Mother Tree? I guess my only comment there is that Dr. Simard has achieved something that most scientists can only dream about, an oeuvre that is as accessible as it is impactful.…

…the Q&A function and like questions again, move to the top. So I hope you are excited as I am to hear what Dr. Simard has to say this afternoon. And please join me in welcoming her to the conversation. Thank you, Todd, for that lovely introduction, and…

…much. This is the mother tree crew who we're studying our forests with. Thank you so much. Well, thank you so much, Dr. Simard. That was absolutely inspiring and very thought-provoking. I had the great fortune of getting an early copy of your book, so…

…some of our most pressing problems. To this end, I am extraordinarily pleased to be able to introduce to you today Dr. Suzanne Simard, who is a professor of forest ecology in the Forest and Conservation Sciences program in the UBC Faculty of Forestry.…