How to Love a Forest with Ethan Tapper

How we Love a Forest is how we Love Everything with Ethan Tapper. Join us for this transformative and hopeful chat with forrester, author of How We Love a Forest, and digital storyteller Ethan Tapper!  Ethan walks us through what it looks like to love and give your life over to whatever is calling to you from the depths of your heart. We visit about his 175 acres called Bear Island and the restorative and sometimes heartbreaking work it takes to love well. Ethan’s knowledge of trees, foxes, birds and wild things that roam Bear Island is delightful and invitational. Our hearts were changed by his deep commitment to the land and to the future. Show Notes:Ethan TapperHow to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing WorldWillow and the Storm - Children’s BookEthan’s InstagramWhat the Robin Knows by John YoungDr. Lyla JuneEO WilsonIn Blackwater Woods by: Mary OliverChapters00:00 The Essence of Nature and Loss01:25 Introducing Ethan Tapper: A Forester's Journey04:48 Bear Island: A Symbol of Hope and Responsibility09:46 Wildlife and Ecosystem Relationships15:48 Human Nature and Ecological Responsibility21:14 The Complexity of Ecosystems and Love for Nature26:52 The Unexpected Joy of Public Speaking27:17 Emerging Themes of Hope28:11 Engaging the Younger Generation29:29 The Power of Hope in Action30:15 Mythologizing Forests and Emotional Connections31:05 The Role of Emotion in Environmental Advocacy33:49 Balancing Science and Spirituality37:48 Delight in Nature's Wonders38:24 The Complexity of Life and Death48:06 Understanding Death in Ecosystems52:55 The Beauty of Forests and Their Lessons