Joan Maloof
Joan Maloof (born 1956 or 1957) is an American environmental activist and author.[1] She founded the Old-Growth Forest Network in 2012.[2][3]
Maloof was raised in Delaware. Her father was a chemical engineer.[1] She is the author of five books. Her first, Teaching the Trees, was published in 2005, and her second, Among the Ancients, in 2011.[1][4] In 2017, she published The Living Forest with photographer Robert Llewellyn.[5]
She is a professor emerita at Salisbury University.[6][7]
Books
[edit]- Nature's Temples: A Natural History of Old-Growth Forests Revised and Expanded.[8]
- The Living Forest: A Visual Journey Into the Heart of the Woods.[9]
- Nature's Temples: The Complex World of Old-Growth Forests.[10]
- Teaching the Trees: Lessons from the Forest.[11]
- Treepedia: A Brief Compendium of Arboreal Lore.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Pitts, Jonathan M. (10 March 2022). "Steady growth: Maryland woman spearheads fight to preserve America's old-growth forests". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Grazier, Steven M. (13 April 2022). "Wilderness Center's Sigrist Woods becomes part of Old-Growth Forest Network". The Independent. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Old-growth forests and their importance for our climate". KPCW | Listen Like a Local. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ DEAN, TAMARA (2010). "Blowdown: WHEN A TORNADO TEARS THROUGH A BELOVED LANDSCAPE, IS IT POSSIBLE TO JUST LET NATURE HEAL ITSELF?". The American Scholar. 79 (4): 66. ISSN 0003-0937. JSTOR 41222255.
- ^ Higgins, Adrian (24 October 2017). "An ecologist speaks for the silent giants: Old-growth trees". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Goldstein, Jessica (21 October 2011). "Descriptions of 'old-growth forest' are somewhat elusive". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Crable, Ad (17 December 2021). "Quest under way to find, protect old-growth forests". Bay Journal. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Maloof, Joan (2023-04-04). Nature's Temples: A Natural History of Old-Growth Forests Revised and Expanded. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-23050-4.
- ^ Llewellyn, Robert; Maloof, Joan (2017-10-04). The Living Forest: A Visual Journey Into the Heart of the Woods. Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-60469-834-3.
- ^ Maloof, Joan (2016-11-16). Nature's Temples: The Complex World of Old-Growth Forests. Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-60469-728-5.
- ^ Maloof, Joan (2005). Teaching the Trees: Lessons from the Forest. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-2743-3.
- ^ Maloof, Joan (2021-09-14). Treepedia: A Brief Compendium of Arboreal Lore. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-20875-6.
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