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“Forest Talks & Forest Walks” Book & Hike Club: Virtual meeting with author Chad T. Hanson
May 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
We cordially invite you to join our new book club, Forest Talks & Forest Walks, hosted by RE Sources, Center for Responsible Forestry, and Whatcom Million Trees Project. The goal of our book club is to be a community-driven space for learning, discussion, and action centered on ecological forestry and local forest issues.
The first book we’re reading is Smokescreen by Chad T. Hanson, who is joining us for this virtual meeting!
Virtual meetings on April 23rd and May 21st, and a forest walk on June 29th. See all events.
About the book:
In Smokescreen: Debunking Wildfire Myths to Save Our Forests and Our Climate, scientist and activist Chad T. Hanson makes a powerful, evidence-based case for rethinking fire—seeing it not as a disaster, but as an essential part of forest health and climate resilience.
Hanson explains how natural alarm over wildfire has been marshaled to advance corporate and political agendas, notably those of the logging industry. He also shows that, in stark contrast to the fear-driven narrative around these events, contemporary research has demonstrated that forests in the United States, North America, and around the world have a significant deficit of fire. Forest fires, including the largest ones, can create extraordinarily important and rich wildlife habitats as long as they are not subjected to postfire logging.
Smokescreen confronts the devastating cost of current policies and practices head-on and ultimately offers a hopeful vision and practical suggestions for the future―one in which both communities and the climate are protected and fires are understood as a natural and necessary force.