The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast
Science:Natural Sciences
John Perlin is a Professor and Visiting Scholar in the Department of Physics at University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization.
Perlin says, “It is my hope that this edition of A Forest Journey will make clear the imperative humanity faces because losing our forests would not merely be the end of nature, it could mean the end of us.”
Originally published in 1989, the book’s comprehensive coverage of the major role forests have played in human life …….earned its recognition as a Harvard “Classic in Science and World History” and as one of Harvard’s “One Hundred Great Books.”
In this latest edition, Perlin cites data on how humanity has cut down half the trees on the planet in the last 12,000 years and that deforestation continues at an alarming pace with 15 billion trees removed per year. That’s 500,000 square miles of forested land lost since the first edition of A Forest Journey was released.
Perlin is also the author of three other books: A Golden Thread: 2500 Years of Solar Architecture and Technology; From Space to Earth: The Story of Solar Electricity; and Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy.
Perlin lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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Episode 91 - Kevin Martin is the Head of Tree Collections at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Episode 90 - Dr. Clint Springer is an associate professor of biology at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Episode 89 - Sophie Nitoslawski is passionate about finding ways to better integrate trees and green infrastructure into the fabric of our cities.
Episode 88 - Neil Hendrickson worked for Bartlett Tree Research Labs where he served as their Northeast Technical Specialist for over twenty years.
Episode 87 - Cliff Drouet is a Forester with the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement(OSMRE) which is a federal agency under the Department of the Interior.
Episode 86 - Tom Kimmerer is a scientist, author, and photographer.
Episode 85 - Tavis Dockwiller is the founder, principal, and guiding influence of Viridian Landscape Studio.
Episode 84 - Eliza Greenman is a tree crops specialist, horticultural historian and agroforestry practitioner living in Northern Virginia.
Episode 83 - Ian Hanou is a trees and technology-loving entrepreneur with 20 years of private sector experience.
Episode 82 - Douglas Meney is the Director of Horticulture with the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).
Episode 81 - Amanda Benner is a Principal Program Manager for Vegetation Management at PECO, an Exelon Company.
Episode 80 - Dan Herms is Vice President of Research and Development for The Davey Tree Expert Company.
Episode 79 - Anthony (Tony) Aiello is Associate Director of Conservation, Plant Breeding, and Collections at Longwood Gardens.
Episode 78 - Zhaohua (Cindy) Cheng is a Ph.D. candidate in urban forestry at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
Episode 77 - Edward (Ned) Sibley Barnard is the author of New York City Trees, Central Park Entire, and Philadelphia Trees.
Episode 76 - Erica Smith Fichman is Community Forestry Manager at Philadelphia Parks & Recreation.
Episode 75 - Joe Hansen is the Urban Forester for the City of Park Ridge, Illinois.
Episode 74 - Steve Blaes is a certified arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture and is trained in Tree Risk Assessment (TRAQ).
Episode 73 - Jake Handley is an ISA certified arborist and works for Asheville Arborists in North Carolina.
Episode 72 - Dana Dentice is a Trees Program Manager and an ISA-certified arborist at PHS.
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