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“We can find our way back to thoughtful management for the long-term well-being of both humans and forests. But finding this way will require some quiet and humility.”

David G. Haskell

"April 2nd — Chainsaw," page 67 <br class="br"> The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature http://theforestunseen.com/ (2012)

“The study of twigs seems esoteric. But this impression is dangerously wrong. Counting back through bud scars, tallying yearly growth, I not only see the struggle among native and foreign trees, I read the ledger of the world's atmosphere.”

David G. Haskell

"November 21st — Twigs," page 220 <br class="br"> The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature http://theforestunseen.com/ (2012)

“When laughing children chase after fireflies, they are not pursuing beetles but catching wonder.When wonder matures, it peels back experience to seek deeper layers of marvel below. This is science's highest purpose.”

David G. Haskell

"July 13th — Fireflies," page 139 <br class="br"> The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature http://theforestunseen.com/ (2012)