About this episode

An old forester discovers the conversations of ancient trees just before his retirement.

What do ancient trees say when you can finally listen in on their conversations? Just as he is about to retire, an old forester finds out. Vote (for free) for your favorite Season 1 story here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/157737523 and drop us a line at biomespec@gmail.com Old Growth is by Steve Zisson Steve Zisson is a biotech journalist whose fiction has appeared in Nature’s Future, Daily Science Fiction, and Little Blue Marble, among other places. He edited a science fiction anthology, A Punk Rock Future. He lives north of Boston. Special thanks to our Biosphere Patreon supporter Shanella!

People in this episode

Host: Alex Zoubine

Guest: Steve Zisson

Topics covered

• ancient trees
• forestry
• biotech journalism
• fiction
• conversations with nature

Keywords

• ancient trees
• forester
• biotech
• fiction
• nature
• conversations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nature’s Future, Daily Science Fiction, Little Blue Marble, Biosphere Patreon

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