{"product_id":"the-forest-year","title":"The Forest Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" data-csa-c-id=\"61wrah-55ihxp-e6wc53-hkq6gv\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003ePRE-ORDER - Ships October 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" data-csa-c-id=\"61wrah-55ihxp-e6wc53-hkq6gv\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003eThe Forest Year: Finding Hope in a World Worth Saving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Ethan Tapper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTapper’s groundbreaking first book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHow to Love a Forest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offered a pragmatic and hopeful vision for our relationship with forests and other ecosystems. His new book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Forest Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, lives inside the practice of staying, caretaking, and paying attention. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the author’s forest through a year of life, the book explores flowers, birds, forest ecology, biodiversity, while also reflecting on stewardship, community, and what it means to be rooted in place.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Forest Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e i\u003c\/em\u003es a meditative and lyrical ode to the land, weaving complex scientific and ecological concepts with beautiful narrative prose, making nuanced ideas easy to understand and deeply resonant. Both place-based and practice-driven, Tapper writes not as an armchair philosopher or an academic, but as a working forester and ecologist stewarding real forests in real time, blending emotional insight with ecological rigor. A moving account of what it means to persist in the face of change and to love a place through work, compromise, sacrifice, and humility, this book will inspire readers to think deeply about where they live and who they are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher: ‎\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTimber Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication date: ‎ \u003c\/span\u003eOctober 6, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length:‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e224 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight:‎ 1.74 lbs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions:‎\u003cspan\u003e 5.75 x 0.81 x 8.5 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Timber Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44144910401624,"sku":"978-1643266510","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/7875\/5416\/files\/TheForestYear_coverscan.jpg?v=1779810607","url":"https:\/\/store.newengland.com\/products\/the-forest-year","provider":"NewEngland.com Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}