From the mighty cedar of the rainforest came a wealth of raw materials vital to the early Northwest Coast Indian way of life, its art and culture. For thousands of years these people developed the tools and technologies to fell the giant cedars that grew in profusion. They used the rot-resistant wood for graceful dugout canoes to travel the coastal waters, massive post-and-beam houses in which to live, steam bent boxes for storage, monumental carved poles to declare their lineage and dramatic dance masks to evoke the spirit world. Every part of the cedar had a use. The versatile inner bark they wove into intricately patterned mats and baskets, plied into rope and processed to make the soft, warm, yet water-repellent clothing so well suited to the raincoast. Tough but flexible withes made lashing and heavy-duty rope. The roots they wove into watertight baskets embellished with strong designs. For all these gifts, the Northwest Coast peoples held the cedar and its spirit in high regard, believing deeply in its healing and spiritual powers. Respectfully, they addressed the cedar as Long Life Maker, Life Giver and Healing Woman. Photographs, drawings, anecdotes, oral history, accounts of early explorers, traders and missionaries highlight the text.

"The Western Red Cedar tree is sometimes called The Tree of LIfe. This book explains some of the ways that the cedar is useful to the people of the Pacific Northwest Coast." --

The award-winning and surprisingly hopeful story of one woman's search for resiliency in a warming world Several years ago, ecologist Lauren E. Oakes set out from California for Alaska's old-growth forests to hunt for a dying tree: the yellow-cedar. With climate change as the culprit, the death of this species meant loss for many Alaskans. Oakes and her research team wanted to chronicle how plants and people could cope with their rapidly changing world. Amidst the standing dead, she discovered the resiliency of forgotten forests, flourishing again in the wake of destruction, and a diverse community of people who persevered to create new relationships with the emerging environment. Eloquent, insightful, and deeply heartening, In Search of the Canary Tree is a case for hope in a warming world.

"For many reasons, northern white-cedar's long-term survival is at risk. In this book, scientists Gerald Storm and Laura Kenefic describe the threats to this modest yet essential member of its ecosystem and call on all of us to unite behind efforts to protect it and help it to thrive again"--

A Navaho boy with a secret wish is torn by conflicting cultures.

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence; her TED talks have been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide. In this, her first book, now available in paperback, Simard brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the fascinating and vital truths--that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with communal lives not that different from our own. Simard writes--in inspiring, illuminating, and accessible ways—how trees, living side by side for hundreds of years, have evolved, how they learn and adapt their behaviors, recognize neighbors, compete and cooperate with one another with sophistication, characteristics ascribed to human intelligence, traits that are the essence of civil societies--and at the center of it all, the Mother Trees: the mysterious, powerful forces that connect and sustain the others that surround them. And Simard writes of her own life, born and raised into a logging world in the rainforests of British Columbia, of her days as a child spent cataloging the trees from the forest and how she came to love and respect them. And as she writes of her scientific quest, she writes of her own journey, making us understand how deeply human scientific inquiry exists beyond data and technology, that it is about understanding who we are and our place in the world.

This interdisciplinary curriculum in botany and plant ecology focuses on environmental and stewardship issues using the framework of Native American stories as an introduction to the topics.

When you go for a walk in nature, who do you see? What do you hear? Award-winning storyteller Nicola I. Campbell shows what it means to “stand like a cedar” on this beautiful journey of discovery through the wilderness. Learn the names of animals in the Nłeʔkepmxcín or Halq’emeylem languages as well as the teachings they have for us. Experience a celebration of sustainability and connection to the land through lyrical storytelling and Carrielynn Victor’s breathtaking art in this children’s illustrated book. Discover new sights and sounds with every read. A glossary and pronunciation guide can be found at the back of the book.

Echoes of Encouragement is forty days of encouragement through the echoes of God's Word. During this eight-week journey, you will be loved back to life through the simple yet overlooked gift of encouragement. Each day offers five tools that are known as the 'Equip and Evoke' process. This process is set up to supply you with encouragement that will provide the support and confidence to call forth who God said you already are. I encourage you to hear the echoes of God's Word that will equip you to explore the situation, examine where you are, engage in the process, esteem yourself, and embrace who you already are within. Are you ready to evolve? Encouragement Catalyst, certified life coach, and educator, Dominik Primus is a mom of two and worshipper first. Put women in her presence and a message of encouragement in her spirit, and you'll see why women's lives are cultivated while they experience the love of God in intentional, intimate ways. Dominik is the founder of Cedar Connections, a movement that cultivates faith, encourages healing, and creates nurturing experiences for women to grow and flourish. With over 15 years of cumulative experience; her dedication to cultivating through encouragement has nourished and inspired thousands of women to sow seeds in their own fertile ground while investing in the cultivation of their life and others. She manifests her purpose daily through the simple yet powerful gift of Encouragement!