Suzanne Simard says it’s time for a fresh look at forestry

She became famous for her work that said trees communicate through a forest web. But Suzanne Simard’s research also faced backlash. Not only is she defending her work as a scientist, she’s back with a new book expanding on it. Together with Tsimshian scientist Teresa Ryan, Kwakwaka’wakw artist and hereditary chief Rande Cook, and lawyer Chris Rusnak, she takes to the stage at UBC with our own Laura Lynch to talk about forests, trees and how to combine western and Indigenous science, along with the law, to make the case for change that helps the climate.

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Suzanne Simard says it’s time for a fresh look at forestry is an episode from What On Earth by CBC.

This episode is 00:27:27 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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