Join FHS Historian Jamie Lewis as he engages in Conversations in Forest History with leading historians, artists, researchers, policy makers, and newsmakers as they apply their historical knowledge to current topics. Each conversation opens with a short presentation before Jamie and his guest take questions from the audience. Topics include the decline of the majestic American hemlocks and beech trees, the an introduction to forest carbon markets and to ESG, a history of the US Forest Service district ranger in popular culture, and the challenges of heir property rights and Black forestland ownership.

Lynn W. Day Distinguished Lectureship in Forest and Conservation History (hybrid event)

“Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future” with Daniel Lewis

The world today is undergoing the most rapid environmental transformation in human history—from climate change to deforestation. Scientists, ethnobotanists, indigenous peoples, and collectives of all kinds are closely studying trees and their biology to understand how and why trees function individually and collectively in the ways they do. For his new book, Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future, historian Daniel Lewis went on a global journey to learn about twelve iconic trees in their habitats, including two species found in North Carolina—the longleaf pine and bald cypress. In this talk, Lewis will reveal what he learned of nature and survival through all twelve and will share insights into the ways in which humans and trees are interconnected.

Daniel Lewis is the Dibner Senior Curator for the History of Science and Technology at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in Southern California, and a writer, college professor, and environmental historian. Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future was published by Simon and Schuster in March 2024.

To learn more and register, visit: https://foresthistory.org/education/fhs-webinar-series/conversations-series/#:~:text=Join%20FHS%20Historian%20Jamie%20Lewis,historical%20knowledge%20to%20current%20topics.