Contents
Of Trees and Rivers
Deep History
Introducing the Three Trees and Their Rivers
The Need for Morticulture
The Neighborhood, Writ Large
Germination and Seedling
Sapling
Maturity
Life in the Forest
Senescence and Death
Life after Death I: Snag
Life after Death II: Logjam
Life after Death III: Coarse Woody Debris
A Western Redcedar in the Queets River Valley of Washington
Tracks of a River in the Forest
Germination and Seedling
Sapling
Maturity
Death
Life after Death I: Episodic Loops between the Channel and Floodplain
Life after Death II: The Beach
A Balsam Poplar along the Kechika River of Canada
Germination and Seedling
Sapling
Maturity
Life after Death I: The Long River Journey
Life after Death II: The Arctic Ocean
Wood That Sinks in the Sea
Damming the Wood Falls
Campfire
Conclusion: In Praise of Dead Wood
References
Scientific Names
Index