<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Stephen,<br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I appreciate you bringing this to my/our attention and for taking quick action to provide a counter-point review. It is so unfortunate and unhelpful that people like Wohlleben, who lack a real understanding of the invasive species issue, spend time confusing things and Disney-fying the issue based on non-scientific personal beliefs and fantasies. These invasive species deniers need to be called out and challenged, just like climate change deniers. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I have not read the book and won't buy it. I'll see if I can get a copy at our library. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thanks again,<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Jil</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">.......................</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jil Swearingen</div><div>Invasive Species Consultant</div><div><i>In the Weeds</i></div><div>410-200-7085</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 10:05 AM Kirsten Johnson <<a href="mailto:kirsten2622@comcast.net">kirsten2622@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><br></div>I agree with Stephen. I was very disappointed in this book, which has received a lot of acclaim, but unfortunately (as far as I can tell) not much knowledgeable criticism. <div><br></div><div>Kirsten<br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 8, 2019, at 9:31 AM, Muth, Norris (MUTH) <<a href="mailto:MUTH@juniata.edu" target="_blank">MUTH@juniata.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="gmail-m_-8315045239677446987Apple-interchange-newline"><div>
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<div>Thank you Stephen for an excellent review of a rather unfortunate work of fiction posing as fact. I don’t say lightly that I think this book, which has the appearance of being favorable to environmental protection, actually threatens support for environmental
protection in the long run. Regardless of its intent, it would have us replace the hard–earned scientific rationales which form the often rough and impersonal foundation of the modern environmental movement with elegant pillars of spun sugar.</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Stephen Hiltner <<a href="mailto:stevehiltner@gmail.com" target="_blank">stevehiltner@gmail.com</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Friday, February 8, 2019 at 7:28 AM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>MAIPC Listserve <<a href="mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org" target="_blank">maipc@lists.maipc.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:INVASIVES@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU" target="_blank">INVASIVES@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU</a>" <<a href="mailto:INVASIVES@listserv.umd.edu" target="_blank">INVASIVES@listserv.umd.edu</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[MAIPC] review of The Hidden Life of Trees<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Like the books that deny the problem of invasive species, The Hidden Life of Trees is written by a non-scientist and was reviewed most prominently in the mainstream media by non-scientists. It was a best seller first in Germany, then in the US.
I first heard about it while serving on an advisory committee for local sustainability, where a member of our shade tree commission started talking about mama trees and baby trees. Then a friend gave me a copy, and I started digging into it a bit. It's amazing
how a book that's such a mix of information and misinformation can garner such positive reviews. <br>
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<div>I decided to write my own review that details some of the problematic aspects, including a mishmash chapter on invasive species:</div>
<div><a href="https://newscompanion.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-hidden-life-of-trees-review.html" target="_blank">https://newscompanion.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-hidden-life-of-trees-review.html</a><br>
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<div>It would be interesting to hear others' views of the book, and encounters with people who had read it.</div>
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<div><a href="http://princetonnaturenotes.org/" target="_blank">PrincetonNatureNotes.org</a></div>
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