{"product_id":"born-of-fire-and-rain-journey-into-a-pacific-coastal-forest-by-m-l-herring","title":"Born of Fire and Rain: Journey Into a Pacific Coastal Forest by M. L. Herring","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGo beyond the scenery of the Pacific temperate rainforest to witness how complex ecosystems survive in a world of upheavals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you live on a rapidly changing planet, you'd be wise to learn how it works. The giant old forests on a skinny stretch of land on the far west coast of North America have a lot to say about living in a twitchy world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this engaging book science writer M. L. Herring takes readers into the Pacific temperate rainforest at the tumultuous edge of a shifting continent in a precarious moment of time. Readers peek behind the magnificent scenery into a forest of ancient trees, exploding mountains, disappearing owls, tsunamis, megafires, and ten million people to learn what it means to be a forest in a world of upheavals. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough Herring's words and pictures, readers drift into the canopy through masses of ferns and lichens, burrow into soil through hair-thin threads of fungi, and plunge headlong through a watershed flushed with rain and snowmelt. Readers experience the temperate rainforest through science and art as it faces a shifting climate and the shifting priorities of a constantly changing society. The book journeys beyond the grid of latitude and longitude and into places only one's imagination can fit, to discover what it means to be human in an ecological world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:                                                                                                                             \u003cbr\u003e\"Accessible and engaging.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eBryony Cottam, \u003ci\u003eGeographical\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A great read for not only professionals who have not visited the ecosystem but also anyone interested in forest ecology.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorn of Fire and Rain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is filled with deeply researched scientific stories about the adaptations and intricacies at work in ancient forests. Beautifully written and illustrated, inviting, and up-to-the-minute, this wonderful and remarkable book is a rewarding and enjoyable read. It will appeal especially to readers who liked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding the Mother Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eKathleen Dean Moore, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarth's Wild Music\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The Douglas-fir forests of the Pacific Northwest region of North America are nearly without rival in the world, and their distinctions have rarely been fully appreciated. M. L. Herring beautifully captures their story.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eJerry F. Franklin, University of Washington College of the Environment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is a passionate and extremely readable tribute to the Pacific Northwest forests, giving readers a true sense of the importance, ecology, and special sanctuary of these trees.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eMeg Lowman, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Arbornaut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This thrilling book, charged with awe, compassion, humility, and wonder, takes us on an unforgettable journey among ancient giants and unstable terrain. In the face of environmental disaster, M. L. Herring offers real hope for a shared future springing from new ways of seeing, imagining, and understanding our astonishing planet.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eFiona Stafford, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long, Long Life of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"M. L. Herring weaves together strands of science and nature writing, local history, and memoir to create a contemplative, deeply researched, and sensory-rich portrait of the Pacific temperate rain forest.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eJames Barilla, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Backyard Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. L. 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