To Speak for the Trees traces the life of Diana Beresford-Kroeger from being orphaned and taken in by the Brehon elders who taught her the Celtic triad of mind, body, and soul to becoming one of the world's foremost botanists. Combining her knowledge of the ancient ways with her scientific acumen Beresford-Kroeger has made important observations in her career, including the discovery of mother trees at the heart of a forest; the fact that trees are a living library, have a chemical language and communicate in a quantum world, and perhaps most significantly, that planting trees can actively regulate the atmosphere and the oceans, and even stabilize our climate.

Not only is it the story of a remarkable scientist and her ideas, it harvests all of her powerful knowledge about why trees matter, and why trees are a viable, achievable solution to climate change. Diana eloquently shows us that if we can understand the intricate ways in which the health and welfare of every living creature is connected to the global forest, and strengthen those connections, we will still have time to mend the self-destructive ways that are leading to drastic fires, droughts and floods. (From Random House Canada)