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Ecologist and author Tom Wessels has spent decades on what he calls “forest forensics,” identifying the visual clues that allow you to read the story of your forested landscape. How can you tell if your woods were every agricultural land – pasture, maybe, or crop field? Were they every struck by a hurricane, and when? Did some insect or disease ever thin the stand of trees? Were they logged and when? All of this becomes easy to read, especially if you have Tom’s field guide, “Forest Forensics.” And now Tom has published a new book, “New England’s Roadside Ecology,” which takes you to 30 easily accessible and unique natural areas that illustrate the dynamics he has shared with us. Listen to Tom and become fluent in the language of the forest.
