Ahhh, the Pacific rainforest…home to a stunning variety of plants, fish, animals, and fungi. Towering canopies. Massive, moss-covered branches. A breathtaking, natural wonder.
In this special webcast, authors Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate take you behind the scenes of their new book Canopy of Titans, revealing the beauty, science, and urgent challenges facing this extraordinary forest.
This richly illustrated book explores the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest, a globally significant ecosystem stretching from Northern California to Alaska. The authors will share behind-the-scenes stories from their years of on-the-ground reporting, revealing the complexities of carbon sequestration, forest ecology, and the intersection of environmental justice with forest policies. Learn about the challenges facing this vital resource, including destructive industry practices and policy failures, as well as the resilience of Indigenous communities who have stewarded these lands for millennia. Don’t miss this opportunity to delve into the beauty, science, and urgent importance of protecting one of the world’s great forests.
We will be raffling off a copy of Oregon’s Ancient Forests: A Hiking Guide, Canopy of Titans, and one of our new “Let Nature Live. Let Nature Last” t-shirts. Tickets are $5 and are an optional purchase below. Raffle tickets not only help us continue these Wednesday presentations but also support our work safeguarding Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife, and waters.
Speakers
Jessica Applegate is an author, environmentalist, and photojournalist. She is co-author of Canopy of Titans, a 2023 Oregon Book Awards Finalist, and numerous articles about environmental issues as managing editor and photographer for the environmental journal, Cascadia Times. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Paul Koberstein, co-author of Canopy of Titans, is the editor of Cascadia Times, which he co-founded in 1995. He was previously a staff writer for The Oregonian and Willamette Week. In 2004, he won the John B. Oakes Award for the most distinguished environmental journalism in the United States. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
