Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest

by Chris Maser

Traces the growth of a forest in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon over the course of the past millenium, comparing the forest's enduring grandeur to the ephemeral nature of human history.

282 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Chris Maser is an independent author as well as an international lecturer, facilitator, and consultant in resolving environmental conflicts, vision statements, sustainable community development, as well as forest ecology and sustainable forestry practices.

Reviews

[Sarah Clough · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've had this book for about 20 years, bought for me as a gift age 15 or thereabouts. I read the intro before but didn't get any further although always intended to come back to it and finally have. Interesting read inbetween the novels. The majority of it was educational, then the latter parts were often nicely sentimental. There were a few aspects that rung true with me about the ecology here as I'm of the opinion we rarely give to the world, only take or try to repair damage of our own making.