books featuring trees

Nature Corner: Western Red Cedar

A Northwest Treasure for Millennia For 8,000 years or more, the indigenous peoples of this region have honored the Western Red Cedar as the “Mother Tree”. Across the range of this venerable tree, from southeast Alaska and northern California to inland areas of lower British Columbia and northern Idaho, Native peoples have used, and continue … Read more

Tree Reads

7 captivating books featuring trees for the forest-fascinated Books and trees are two of my sustaining pleasures in life. For me, well-writtenbooks featuring trees are gifts to be savored and shared. Here are a few favoritesfrom my ever-growing collection: Fiction The Living by Annie Dillard If you’re curious about early Whatcom County history, this book … Read more