The Scaffolding of Life: Cyclical Structures of a Forest — A Conversation with Suzanne Simard

How can we put our emerging knowledge around forest systems into practice? In this episode, renowned forest ecologist Suzanne Simard returns to the podcast to talk about her latest book, When the Forest Breathes , and her decades-long Mother Tree Project, which integrates Western science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge to reshape our forest harvesting methods in ways that protect the integrity of both their ecosystems and our climate futures. As she shares her team’s landmark findings on what Mother Trees are telling us about generational resilience, Suzanne challenges us to begin working with the intelligence of the forest. Read the transcript. Photo by Bill Heath

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The Scaffolding of Life: Cyclical Structures of a Forest — A Conversation with Suzanne Simard is an episode from Emergence Magazine Podcast by Emergence Magazine.

This episode is 58:23 long.

This episode was published on Apr 21, 2026.

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