{"product_id":"book-16ek","title":"The Forest Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA forest almanac for our time, rooted in a full year observing a rural woodland and its birds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTapper's groundbreaking first book \u003ci\u003eHow to Love a Forest \u003c\/i\u003eoffered a pragmatic and hopeful vision for our relationship with forests and other ecosystems. His new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Forest Year\u003c\/i\u003e, lives inside the practice of staying, caretaking, and paying attention. Following the author's forest through a year of life, the book explores flowers, birds, forest ecology, biodiversity, while also reflecting on stewardship, community, and what it means to be rooted in place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Forest Year \u003c\/i\u003eis a meditative and lyrical ode to the land, weaving complex scientific and ecological concepts with beautiful narrative prose, making nuanced ideas easy to understand and deeply resonant. Both place-based and practice-driven, Tapper writes not as an armchair philosopher or an academic, but as a working forester and ecologist stewarding real forests in real time, blending emotional insight with ecological rigor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA moving account of what it means to persist in the face of change and to love a place through work, compromise, sacrifice, and humility, this book will inspire readers to think deeply about where they live and who they are. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67752628715824,"sku":"BD16ek","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/16ek-Square-cover.jpg?v=1788887039","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-16ek","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}