Lyndsie Bourgon is a writer, oral historian, and 2018 National Geographic Explorer based in British Columbia. She writes about the environment and its entanglement with history, culture, and identity. Her features have been published in The Atlantic, Smithsonian, the Guardian, the Oxford American, Aeon, The Walrus, and Hazlitt, among other outlets.
'Tree Thieves is both an absorbing true-crime story and a
fascinating examination of the deep and troubled relationship
between people and forests. From Sherwood Forest to the California
redwoods to the Peruvian Amazon, Lyndsie Bourgon illuminates the
violent conflicts over power, class, and identity that continue to
shape and scar the forests we depend on.' - Michelle Nijhuis,
author of Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of
Extinction
'Tree Thieves is a deeply researched examination of the past,
present, and future of our forests, told through stories of timber
poaching. Lyndsie Bourgon shows us that we must take into account
all the complexities of human-nature relationships if we are to
have any hope of keeping our standing giants alive.' - Gina Rae
La Cerva, author of Feasting Wild: In Search of the Last Untamed
Food
'Tracking thieves, poachers, and capitalists, Lyndsie Bourgon
masterfully takes on the role of detective shining a light on the
complex and camouflaged world of the timber black market. The
result is a meticulous investigation and a powerful testimony to
the trees silently taken and the consequences of their fall that
reverberate well beyond the forest.' - Harley Rustad, Author of
Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in
the Himalayas
'A fascinating blend of history and boots-in-the-mud journalism,
which manages to dig into ancient and thorny questions about who
really owns wild land and who is allowed to live off it. To poach
of course means to steal. But is wilderness preservation also a
form of theft, only on a larger scale? This book does what all
great books should: it leaves your mind broader, deeper, and more
nuanced.' -Robert Moor, bestselling author of On Trails: An
Exploration
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