Take to the Trees - A Story of Hope, Science, and Self-Discovery in America's Imperiled Forests

Journalist Marguerite Holloway arrives at the Women's Tree Climbing Workshop as a novice. Run by twin sister tree doctors Bear LeVangie and Melissa LeVangie Ingersoll, the programme helps people-from everyday tree lovers to women arborists working in a largely male industry-develop remarkable skills and channel their passion for the outdoors. As Holloway tackles unfamiliar equipment and dizzying heights, she tells stories of charismatic trees and spotlights experts exploring the ecology of resilience amidst climate-driven plagues of pests and drought. As she climbs and learns about the science of trees, she comes to understand their profound significance in her relationship with her late mother and brother. A gorgeously illustrated story of ecology and personal empowerment, Take to the Trees sounds the alarm about rapid arboreal decline while also offering hope about how we might care for our forests and ourselves.

About the author

Marguerite Holloway is is a professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and has written for the New York Times and the New Yorker, among other publications. She is the author of The Measure of Manhattan, and she lives in New York.

Product details

• Authors: Marguerite Holloway, Holloway Marguerite
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781324036449
• ISBN: 978-1-324-03644-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 218 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 445 g
• Illustrations: 30 black-and-white illustrations
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Biography: general, NATURE / Essays, NATURE / Plants / Trees, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, natural history, Gender studies: women, Trees, wildflowers & plants, Forests, rainforests, Gender studies: women and girls, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Forests and woodland