The Trees Around You
How to Identify Common Neighborhood Trees in the Pacific Northwest
With over 350 different species, more than 1,000 photographs, and dozens of quick identification guides to make it easy and accessible to everyone, I designed this book so you can pick it up, walk outside, and identify the tree growing right outside your window. Think of it as an urban tree field guide.
Whether you’re new to the Pacific Northwest or you’ve been here for years, this identification guide will open your eyes to the staggering diversity of trees we have here and will teach you all the ins and outs of the wonderful world of tree identification.
Each week my friend Alex Crowson and I introduce a new tree species from around the world and dive into what makes it unique. Every episode features a conversation that revolves around the tree and some related topic ranging from a co-evolutionary bargain with ants to urban forest design to even asking the question what exactly is a tree. We discuss the tree’s merits—and its demerits—and end each conversation with a review and rating of 1-10 Golden Cones of Honor. Low-stakes science, we aim to show how undeniably fascinating trees are, while reminding everyone that your cones are you own.
Tree Walks and Talks
Trees are my passion, and there are few things I like better than sharing that passion with others. I partner with different organizations all the time to provide educational talks covering almost any tree-related topic you can think of. I put on events of my own and through the podcast, also. They pop up all the time, so head over to the Goings-On page for the most up to date list of things that I’m getting up to, or follow along on Instagram.
If you want to get more information, or want to partner with me, feel free to reach out.
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Photo taken by Ryan Gilpin of Nidus Consulting
I love a good collaborative project! I wrote a handful of entries for this fabulous book, TREE: Exploring the Arboreal World and assisted the editors as a part of their technical advisory committee for choosing the artwork. It was such a great project, and I would love to do more.
If you want to collaborate on a project, please reach out! The sky is the limit.
Technical Advising and Writing
