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 62 - Mohamed M. Hassona is the Head Horticulturist at the Qur'anic Botanic Garden, the Qatar Foundation in Ar-Rayyan, Qatar.
Episode 61 - Josh Behounek is the Business Development Manager with Davey Resource Group.
Episode 60 - Katie Dubow is president of Garden Media Group, a second-generation women-owned and run public relations firm specializing in the green industry.
Episode 59 - Special Edition with Jason Lubar in light of the recent tornados that have ravaged our Mid-Atlantic Region.
Episode 58 - Tom Knezick is the General Manager of Pinelands Nursery & Supply.
Episode 57 - Megan Barstow is the Conservation Officer at Botanic Gardens Conservation International.
Episode 56 - Neil Pederson is a Senior Ecologist at the Harvard Forest.
Episode 55 - Jennifer Santoro is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment (GEV) at Villanova University.
Episode 54 - Dr. Allison Brown is a faculty member at Delaware Valley University where she teaches Biology.
Episode 53 - Susan Day is a Professor of Urban Forestry in the Department of Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
Episode 52 - Ari Miller is the director of design at Hinge Collective in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Episode 51 - Bill Logan (William Bryant Logan) is founder and president of the Brooklyn-based tree company Urban Arborists.
Episode 50 - Dr. Tony Kendle works for the Eden Project International which works on developments throughout the United Kingdom and around the world.
Episode 49 - Pandora Young and Scott Wade are both from Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Episode 48 - Sara Fern Fitzsimmons is the Director of Restoration for The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) at Penn State University (PSU)
Episode 47 - John Holback is an open space technician for Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in Los Altos, California.
Episode 46 - Corey Bassett is a Ph.D. student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Episode 45 - Dr. Jun Yang is a Professor in the Department of Earth System Science at Tsinghua University, China.
Episode 44 - Andrea Whitely is a garden consultant in Perth, Australia.
Episode 43 - David Hewitt helped research the book Philadelphia Trees: A Field Guide to the City and the Delaware Valley
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