douglas fir

Cumulative verse illustrates the interdependency of the plants and animals that live in the ancient forest, with information on the featured characters, including a 300-year-old Douglas fir tree, Northern spotted owls, and truffles. Also includes a brief discussion of the importance of ancient forests.

The author chronicles the life of one Douglas-Fir tree and traces its over five hundred-year history from a seed to its final function as a nurse log for ferns, mosses, and hemlocks.

Describes the growth of a Douglas fir sapling in an old growth forest in the northwestern United States and the other plants and animals that are part of its habitat.

While yearning for a change, a 350-year-old Douglas fir tree of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, is blown over in a storm, and his animal friends help him prepare for a surprising destiny in Toronto.

Describes the ecosystem of the Douglas fir, the old growth forests of the Pacific Northwest, the effects of human activities on them, and efforts to protect them.

An 800-year-old Douglas fir ponders the many things it has seen in the natural world as it hears the bulldozers coming, and then some people arrive to save it from destruction.

Traces the life cycle of the Douglas fir and the old-growth forest and their intricate web of life.

Cumulative verse illustrates the interdependency of the plants and animals that live in the ancient forest, with information on the featured characters, including a 300-year-old Douglas fir tree, Northern spotted owls, and truffles. Also includes a brief discussion of the importance of ancient forests.