Welcome to our growing collection of films and videos that bring the story of the forest to life. These selections feature groundbreaking research, Indigenous knowledge, and the voices of those working to protect the ecosystems we all depend on. From internationally acclaimed documentaries to on-the-ground storytelling, this is where you can experience the living science behind the Mother Tree Project & Program.

Dr. Suzanne Simard’s Mother Tree Project

Dr. Suzanne Simard and the entire Mother Tree Project team describe the experiment in detail.

By: Mother Tree Project
Featuring: Dr. Suzanne Simard, Bob Simpson, Dr. Teresa (‘Smhayetsk) Ryan, Dr. Les Lavkulich, David Walkem RPF, Jean Roach, Eva Snyder & MTPP 2023 Field Crew: Julia Burkart, Abbey Clancy, Joshua Green, Rachel Green, Liam Jones, Dan Malvin, Ari Murphy-Steed, Alyssa Robinson, Curtis Rock, Hannah Sachs, Nava Sachs, Sophie Vanderbanck.
Date: October 11, 2023

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Finding the Mother Tree

No one has done more to transform our understanding of trees than the world-renowned scientist Dr. Suzanne Simard. In her debut book Finding the Mother Tree, Suzanne shares the secrets of a lifetime spent uncovering startling truths about trees: their cooperation, healing capacity, memory, wisdom and sentience.

By: Mother Tree Project & Bill Heath
Featuring: Dr. Suzanne Simard
Date: March 30, 2021

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How Trees Secretly Talk to Each Other in the Forest

An informative video from National Geographic about the science behind tree communication.

By: National Geographic
Featuring: Dr. Suzanne Simard
Date: September 11, 2018

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How Trees Secretly Talk to Each Other

An animated overview of how trees talk to each other from BBC News.

By: BBC News
Featuring: Dr. Suzanne Simard
Date: June 29, 2018

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How Trees Talk to Each Other

A forest is much more than what you see,” says ecologist Dr. Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery — trees talk, often and over vast distances. Learn more about the harmonious yet complicated social lives of trees and prepare to see the natural world with new eyes.

By: TED
Featuring: Dr. Suzanne Simard
Date: August 30, 2016

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Ancestral legacy of nature’s connections

Dr. Teresa Ryan draws from her ancestral Tsimtian heritage and her work as a fisheries scientist and natural resource conservation expert. Motivated by the way her forefathers interacted with the environment, Dr. Ryan demonstrates how the synergistic Aboriginal knowledge of cyclic resource production and variability can help promote the sustainable use of fishing resources today.

By: TEDX
Featuring: Dr. Teresa Ryan
Date: March 8, 2018

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The Salmon Forest Project

The Salmon Forest Project film paints a haunting portrait of a threatened ecosystem and those who care deeply for it.in the vast rainforest homelands of the Heiltsuk (located in the Great Bear Rainforest), extractive industries have exploited the land, breaking the fragile links that connect thousands of species within their complex adaptive systems of interactions. Now the salmon are in peril. Brought together with a common purpose, a disparate group of people, from Indigenous leaders and elders, university researchers, and the filmmaker, explore the intersecting complementarities between traditional knowledge and western science. These extraordinary people are united by their connection to the forest and advocacy for protecting the integrity of ecosystem functions to support healthy forests and recovering salmon populations

By: Bill Heath
Featuring: Dr. Suzanne Simard, Dr. Teresa (‘Smhayetsk) Ryan, Dr. Allen Larocque, Vera Newman, Frank Brown, Kelly Brown
Date: April, 2024

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Interview with Suzanne Simard

Renowned forest ecologist Suzanne Simard has redefined our relationship with trees, having identified a vast underground fungal network that shares nutrients among tree species. James Cameron was inspired by her research for Avatar and forestry managers everywhere are taking note, rethinking their strategies for sustainable practices.

By: Interviewed by Valerie Pringle for Canada Files on PBS
Featuring: Dr. Suzanne Simard
Date: May 22, 2023

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Suzanne Simard: Fall 2024 Honorary Doctor of Laws recipient

Suzanne Simard gives her address during Royal Roads University’s Fall 2024 Convocation ceremonies.

By: Royal Roads University
Featuring: Dr. Suzanne Simard
Date: December 11, 2024

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Suzanne Simard: Changemakers Speakers Series

A talk with the world’s leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees. The author of the book Finding the Mother Tree, Dr. Suzanne Simard, sits down for a talk with Royal Roads University President Philip Steenkamp as part of the Changemakers Speakers Series exploring the complex challenges facing humanity and innovative ideas about how we might solve them.

By: Royal Roads University Changemaker Speaker Series
Featuring: Dr. Suzanne Simard
Date: March 21, 2023

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