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.
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
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
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
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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