Dr. Suzanne Simard
@drsuzannesimard.bsky.social
Mother | Forester | Professor | Author | Bushwhacker 🌲
Order my book ‘Finding the Mother Tree’
Order my book ‘Finding the Mother Tree’
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Hi, I’m Dr. Suzanne Simard, & I’ve dedicated my life to studying the deep, interconnected relationships that shape our forests.
My research and creation of The Mother Tree Project have worked to amplify the world where trees, plants, & fungi communicate & support each other. 🌎🌲
My research and creation of The Mother Tree Project have worked to amplify the world where trees, plants, & fungi communicate & support each other. 🌎🌲
What an honour to see my work take new life.
Patrick Carrabré’s Finding the Mother Tree premiered alongside Handel’s timeless beauty, brought to life by Amanda Forsythe and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. Hearing the forest’s story carried by voices and strings.
theprovince.com/entertainmen...
Patrick Carrabré’s Finding the Mother Tree premiered alongside Handel’s timeless beauty, brought to life by Amanda Forsythe and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. Hearing the forest’s story carried by voices and strings.
theprovince.com/entertainmen...
October 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What an honour to see my work take new life.
Patrick Carrabré’s Finding the Mother Tree premiered alongside Handel’s timeless beauty, brought to life by Amanda Forsythe and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. Hearing the forest’s story carried by voices and strings.
theprovince.com/entertainmen...
Patrick Carrabré’s Finding the Mother Tree premiered alongside Handel’s timeless beauty, brought to life by Amanda Forsythe and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. Hearing the forest’s story carried by voices and strings.
theprovince.com/entertainmen...
Dive into a conversation with the folks at Garrison Institute and I.
Sharing pioneering research on how forests function as interdependent communities linked by the "wood wide web," where older "mother trees" sustain younger ones.
Listen here: www.garrisoninstitute.org/podcast/suza...
Sharing pioneering research on how forests function as interdependent communities linked by the "wood wide web," where older "mother trees" sustain younger ones.
Listen here: www.garrisoninstitute.org/podcast/suza...
October 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Dive into a conversation with the folks at Garrison Institute and I.
Sharing pioneering research on how forests function as interdependent communities linked by the "wood wide web," where older "mother trees" sustain younger ones.
Listen here: www.garrisoninstitute.org/podcast/suza...
Sharing pioneering research on how forests function as interdependent communities linked by the "wood wide web," where older "mother trees" sustain younger ones.
Listen here: www.garrisoninstitute.org/podcast/suza...
Rest in peace, Jane Goodall. 💚
Your work changed the way we see the natural world, and your dedication to conservation has inspired so many. I’m grateful for the path you forged and the awareness you brought to protecting our planet and its creatures.
Your work changed the way we see the natural world, and your dedication to conservation has inspired so many. I’m grateful for the path you forged and the awareness you brought to protecting our planet and its creatures.
October 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Rest in peace, Jane Goodall. 💚
Your work changed the way we see the natural world, and your dedication to conservation has inspired so many. I’m grateful for the path you forged and the awareness you brought to protecting our planet and its creatures.
Your work changed the way we see the natural world, and your dedication to conservation has inspired so many. I’m grateful for the path you forged and the awareness you brought to protecting our planet and its creatures.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Today, we take time to honour the children and families affected by the residential school system and to acknowledge the ongoing impacts of this history on Indigenous communities across Canada. Find ways to learn, listen and reflect today and everyday.
Today, we take time to honour the children and families affected by the residential school system and to acknowledge the ongoing impacts of this history on Indigenous communities across Canada. Find ways to learn, listen and reflect today and everyday.
September 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Today, we take time to honour the children and families affected by the residential school system and to acknowledge the ongoing impacts of this history on Indigenous communities across Canada. Find ways to learn, listen and reflect today and everyday.
Today, we take time to honour the children and families affected by the residential school system and to acknowledge the ongoing impacts of this history on Indigenous communities across Canada. Find ways to learn, listen and reflect today and everyday.
National Forest Week! 🌱🌳
Celebrating this week by spending intentional time with the forest and reminding myself how grateful I am for my whole team. From the office to the field we are always working for the forests.
👇Comment below!
How do you connect with nature?
Celebrating this week by spending intentional time with the forest and reminding myself how grateful I am for my whole team. From the office to the field we are always working for the forests.
👇Comment below!
How do you connect with nature?
September 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
National Forest Week! 🌱🌳
Celebrating this week by spending intentional time with the forest and reminding myself how grateful I am for my whole team. From the office to the field we are always working for the forests.
👇Comment below!
How do you connect with nature?
Celebrating this week by spending intentional time with the forest and reminding myself how grateful I am for my whole team. From the office to the field we are always working for the forests.
👇Comment below!
How do you connect with nature?
Reminder my newest book is available for pre-order and officially releases March 31 2026!
Secure your copy: suzannesimard.com
I can’t wait to dive deeper into how forests guided by mother trees, fungi, and Indigenous knowledge regenerate and protect themselves...and so much more!
Secure your copy: suzannesimard.com
I can’t wait to dive deeper into how forests guided by mother trees, fungi, and Indigenous knowledge regenerate and protect themselves...and so much more!
August 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Reminder my newest book is available for pre-order and officially releases March 31 2026!
Secure your copy: suzannesimard.com
I can’t wait to dive deeper into how forests guided by mother trees, fungi, and Indigenous knowledge regenerate and protect themselves...and so much more!
Secure your copy: suzannesimard.com
I can’t wait to dive deeper into how forests guided by mother trees, fungi, and Indigenous knowledge regenerate and protect themselves...and so much more!
Grateful to share powerful moments with the Awi’nakola Foundation, Rande Cook, the Ma’amtagila people, the MTPP crew and staff, and all those who came together to co-create Tree of Life, a gathering dedicated to reawakening Hiladi.
Read more about our time: mothertreeproject.org/news/
Read more about our time: mothertreeproject.org/news/
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Grateful to share powerful moments with the Awi’nakola Foundation, Rande Cook, the Ma’amtagila people, the MTPP crew and staff, and all those who came together to co-create Tree of Life, a gathering dedicated to reawakening Hiladi.
Read more about our time: mothertreeproject.org/news/
Read more about our time: mothertreeproject.org/news/
Just had the most inspiring evening at the Audain Art Museum with the audience at the AWARE Whistler event 🌿✨
I had the pleasure of talking alongside MTPP Research Technician Erin Miller. It was a beautiful blend of science, storytelling, and hope for our planet.
📸: Heloise Kleinwort
I had the pleasure of talking alongside MTPP Research Technician Erin Miller. It was a beautiful blend of science, storytelling, and hope for our planet.
📸: Heloise Kleinwort
July 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Just had the most inspiring evening at the Audain Art Museum with the audience at the AWARE Whistler event 🌿✨
I had the pleasure of talking alongside MTPP Research Technician Erin Miller. It was a beautiful blend of science, storytelling, and hope for our planet.
📸: Heloise Kleinwort
I had the pleasure of talking alongside MTPP Research Technician Erin Miller. It was a beautiful blend of science, storytelling, and hope for our planet.
📸: Heloise Kleinwort
I was recently featured on The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn, where we discussed the symbol that best represents B.C's relationship with its forests — touching on how the logging industry and environmentalism has defined our past, present, and future 🎙️🌲
Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
July 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I was recently featured on The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn, where we discussed the symbol that best represents B.C's relationship with its forests — touching on how the logging industry and environmentalism has defined our past, present, and future 🎙️🌲
Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
I’m excited to announce that my next book When the Forest Breathes is available for pre-order and will officially be released on March 31 2026! 🌱💚
This has been a long, rewarding and impactful process that I am thrilled to share with all of you next year.
The book is available now for pre-order!
This has been a long, rewarding and impactful process that I am thrilled to share with all of you next year.
The book is available now for pre-order!
July 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I’m excited to announce that my next book When the Forest Breathes is available for pre-order and will officially be released on March 31 2026! 🌱💚
This has been a long, rewarding and impactful process that I am thrilled to share with all of you next year.
The book is available now for pre-order!
This has been a long, rewarding and impactful process that I am thrilled to share with all of you next year.
The book is available now for pre-order!
THANK YOU!
These are two documentaries I cannot recommend enough. These works are starting conversations that are so important.
Find the films:
• The Salmon Forest Project can be found on the Salmon Forest Project website
• Trouble in the Headwaters can be found on The Narwhals Youtube channel
These are two documentaries I cannot recommend enough. These works are starting conversations that are so important.
Find the films:
• The Salmon Forest Project can be found on the Salmon Forest Project website
• Trouble in the Headwaters can be found on The Narwhals Youtube channel
July 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
THANK YOU!
These are two documentaries I cannot recommend enough. These works are starting conversations that are so important.
Find the films:
• The Salmon Forest Project can be found on the Salmon Forest Project website
• Trouble in the Headwaters can be found on The Narwhals Youtube channel
These are two documentaries I cannot recommend enough. These works are starting conversations that are so important.
Find the films:
• The Salmon Forest Project can be found on the Salmon Forest Project website
• Trouble in the Headwaters can be found on The Narwhals Youtube channel
THIS SATURDAY! 🌱🎥
RSVP:https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8cyc6pWbrZ1HGzc
Featuring the documentary works of Bill Heath and Daniel J. Pierce.
🐟The Salmon Forest Project
Featuring: Myself and Dr. Teresa (‘Smhayetsk) Ryan
🌊Trouble in the Headwaters
Featuring: Dr. Younes Alila
RSVP:https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8cyc6pWbrZ1HGzc
Featuring the documentary works of Bill Heath and Daniel J. Pierce.
🐟The Salmon Forest Project
Featuring: Myself and Dr. Teresa (‘Smhayetsk) Ryan
🌊Trouble in the Headwaters
Featuring: Dr. Younes Alila
June 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
THIS SATURDAY! 🌱🎥
RSVP:https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8cyc6pWbrZ1HGzc
Featuring the documentary works of Bill Heath and Daniel J. Pierce.
🐟The Salmon Forest Project
Featuring: Myself and Dr. Teresa (‘Smhayetsk) Ryan
🌊Trouble in the Headwaters
Featuring: Dr. Younes Alila
RSVP:https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8cyc6pWbrZ1HGzc
Featuring the documentary works of Bill Heath and Daniel J. Pierce.
🐟The Salmon Forest Project
Featuring: Myself and Dr. Teresa (‘Smhayetsk) Ryan
🌊Trouble in the Headwaters
Featuring: Dr. Younes Alila
🌊 Water is life — and it's under threat.
We’re hosting a special screening! Don’t miss it!
📅 July 5 2025
📍 UBC Forest Scienes Centre
⏰ 6pm - 9pm PST
📰 Read the article → thenarwhal.ca/trouble-in-t...
🪑Reserve a seat → ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We’re hosting a special screening! Don’t miss it!
📅 July 5 2025
📍 UBC Forest Scienes Centre
⏰ 6pm - 9pm PST
📰 Read the article → thenarwhal.ca/trouble-in-t...
🪑Reserve a seat → ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
June 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🌊 Water is life — and it's under threat.
We’re hosting a special screening! Don’t miss it!
📅 July 5 2025
📍 UBC Forest Scienes Centre
⏰ 6pm - 9pm PST
📰 Read the article → thenarwhal.ca/trouble-in-t...
🪑Reserve a seat → ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We’re hosting a special screening! Don’t miss it!
📅 July 5 2025
📍 UBC Forest Scienes Centre
⏰ 6pm - 9pm PST
📰 Read the article → thenarwhal.ca/trouble-in-t...
🪑Reserve a seat → ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
I'm deeply honoured to share that a newly planted, biodiverse pathway Allée Suzanne Simard in Parc de Parilly (Lyon, France) now bears my name.
Grateful to the Métropole de Lyon for this tribute! 🌳🌍
Read More: www.grandlyon.com/pratique/rec...
@grandlyon.com
Grateful to the Métropole de Lyon for this tribute! 🌳🌍
Read More: www.grandlyon.com/pratique/rec...
@grandlyon.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I'm deeply honoured to share that a newly planted, biodiverse pathway Allée Suzanne Simard in Parc de Parilly (Lyon, France) now bears my name.
Grateful to the Métropole de Lyon for this tribute! 🌳🌍
Read More: www.grandlyon.com/pratique/rec...
@grandlyon.com
Grateful to the Métropole de Lyon for this tribute! 🌳🌍
Read More: www.grandlyon.com/pratique/rec...
@grandlyon.com
🎬 You're invited!
Join us July 5, 6:00–9PM pst at UBC Forestry for a free double doc screening + dialogue on forests, water & community.
Films by Bill Heath & Daniel J. Pierce. Stay after for a reception!
Limited seating — register here: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Join us July 5, 6:00–9PM pst at UBC Forestry for a free double doc screening + dialogue on forests, water & community.
Films by Bill Heath & Daniel J. Pierce. Stay after for a reception!
Limited seating — register here: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
June 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🎬 You're invited!
Join us July 5, 6:00–9PM pst at UBC Forestry for a free double doc screening + dialogue on forests, water & community.
Films by Bill Heath & Daniel J. Pierce. Stay after for a reception!
Limited seating — register here: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Join us July 5, 6:00–9PM pst at UBC Forestry for a free double doc screening + dialogue on forests, water & community.
Films by Bill Heath & Daniel J. Pierce. Stay after for a reception!
Limited seating — register here: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
🔥 This wildfire season is coming early and intensely.
Our forests are under growing stress, not just from fire, but from the deeper imbalances caused by climate change and human disruption.
🌲 Read the full article here: mailchi.mp/ubc/this-wil...
Our forests are under growing stress, not just from fire, but from the deeper imbalances caused by climate change and human disruption.
🌲 Read the full article here: mailchi.mp/ubc/this-wil...
This wildfire season is going to be intense
mailchi.mp
June 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🔥 This wildfire season is coming early and intensely.
Our forests are under growing stress, not just from fire, but from the deeper imbalances caused by climate change and human disruption.
🌲 Read the full article here: mailchi.mp/ubc/this-wil...
Our forests are under growing stress, not just from fire, but from the deeper imbalances caused by climate change and human disruption.
🌲 Read the full article here: mailchi.mp/ubc/this-wil...
Celebrating New Beginnings and Bright Futures!
Join us in welcoming Natasha, the newest addition to our Mother Tree Project and Program team — we're thrilled to have her on board!
And a big congratulations to two of the Faculty of Forestry's outstanding graduates, your achievements make us proud!
Join us in welcoming Natasha, the newest addition to our Mother Tree Project and Program team — we're thrilled to have her on board!
And a big congratulations to two of the Faculty of Forestry's outstanding graduates, your achievements make us proud!
June 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Celebrating New Beginnings and Bright Futures!
Join us in welcoming Natasha, the newest addition to our Mother Tree Project and Program team — we're thrilled to have her on board!
And a big congratulations to two of the Faculty of Forestry's outstanding graduates, your achievements make us proud!
Join us in welcoming Natasha, the newest addition to our Mother Tree Project and Program team — we're thrilled to have her on board!
And a big congratulations to two of the Faculty of Forestry's outstanding graduates, your achievements make us proud!
I'm thrilled to share this new documentary, Trouble in the Headwaters, presented by The Narwhal and featuring the research of Dr. Younes Alila!
The premiere screening is happening in Victoria on June 12!
Tickets are moving fast so don’t wait to grab yours!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-narwha...
The premiere screening is happening in Victoria on June 12!
Tickets are moving fast so don’t wait to grab yours!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-narwha...
June 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I'm thrilled to share this new documentary, Trouble in the Headwaters, presented by The Narwhal and featuring the research of Dr. Younes Alila!
The premiere screening is happening in Victoria on June 12!
Tickets are moving fast so don’t wait to grab yours!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-narwha...
The premiere screening is happening in Victoria on June 12!
Tickets are moving fast so don’t wait to grab yours!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-narwha...
🌳 My research has inspired Trees, a new ballet by MorDance in New York City that explores the deep intelligence and interconnectedness of forests. It’s incredibly meaningful to see artists interpreting the hidden life of trees through movement and music!
Find out more: www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf...
Find out more: www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf...
15 Dance Performances to See in May
Eclectic companies at The Joyce, Ballet Hispánico, Limón Dance Company and more
www.tdf.org
May 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🌳 My research has inspired Trees, a new ballet by MorDance in New York City that explores the deep intelligence and interconnectedness of forests. It’s incredibly meaningful to see artists interpreting the hidden life of trees through movement and music!
Find out more: www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf...
Find out more: www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf...
Excited to share that Dr. Teresa Ryan will be part of the May 22 event at UBC Botanical Garden for Biodiversity Days 2025! 🌿
If you're curious about how research and storytelling can drive climate action, this is one you won’t want to miss!
🔗 botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/news-events/...
If you're curious about how research and storytelling can drive climate action, this is one you won’t want to miss!
🔗 botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/news-events/...
Biodiversity Days 2025 - UBC Botanical Garden
What is Biodiversity Days? Biodiversity Days is a month-long event in May, to honour the International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22) with a series of engagement opportunities that aim to celeb...
botanicalgarden.ubc.ca
May 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Excited to share that Dr. Teresa Ryan will be part of the May 22 event at UBC Botanical Garden for Biodiversity Days 2025! 🌿
If you're curious about how research and storytelling can drive climate action, this is one you won’t want to miss!
🔗 botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/news-events/...
If you're curious about how research and storytelling can drive climate action, this is one you won’t want to miss!
🔗 botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/news-events/...
The forest is more than just trees, it's connection.
This is an incredible look inside the book The Trees Are Speaking by Lynda V Mapes!
Read the full story or purchase Mapes book: www.yesmagazine.org/environmenta...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-tr...
#MotherTree #IndigenousWisdom #ForestConnections
This is an incredible look inside the book The Trees Are Speaking by Lynda V Mapes!
Read the full story or purchase Mapes book: www.yesmagazine.org/environmenta...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-tr...
#MotherTree #IndigenousWisdom #ForestConnections
Healing the Scars of Deforestation
Indigenous scientists are hurrying to learn what they can about intact old-growth forests before they are gone.
www.yesmagazine.org
May 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The forest is more than just trees, it's connection.
This is an incredible look inside the book The Trees Are Speaking by Lynda V Mapes!
Read the full story or purchase Mapes book: www.yesmagazine.org/environmenta...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-tr...
#MotherTree #IndigenousWisdom #ForestConnections
This is an incredible look inside the book The Trees Are Speaking by Lynda V Mapes!
Read the full story or purchase Mapes book: www.yesmagazine.org/environmenta...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-tr...
#MotherTree #IndigenousWisdom #ForestConnections
Sending a huge GOOD LUCK to all grade 6 Ontario students gearing up to take the EQAO testing!
It's the time to show what you know, you've got this! 🌟✏️
It's the time to show what you know, you've got this! 🌟✏️
May 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Sending a huge GOOD LUCK to all grade 6 Ontario students gearing up to take the EQAO testing!
It's the time to show what you know, you've got this! 🌟✏️
It's the time to show what you know, you've got this! 🌟✏️
The wonderful author @kirstenpendreigh.bsky.social has a passion for storytelling and it shines through every page! See for yourself seen in her latest children's piece When A Tree Falls.
Take a look through her website to get all the info! 💚📚 www.kirstenpendreigh.com
Take a look through her website to get all the info! 💚📚 www.kirstenpendreigh.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The wonderful author @kirstenpendreigh.bsky.social has a passion for storytelling and it shines through every page! See for yourself seen in her latest children's piece When A Tree Falls.
Take a look through her website to get all the info! 💚📚 www.kirstenpendreigh.com
Take a look through her website to get all the info! 💚📚 www.kirstenpendreigh.com
Celebrate Learning Week is a week-long campus-wide initiative of events exploring how individuals and institutions navigate transformation—whether through small, everyday shifts or large-scale initiatives.
May 5–9 | Browse events events.ctlt.ubc.ca/clw
May 5–9 | Browse events events.ctlt.ubc.ca/clw
April 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Celebrate Learning Week is a week-long campus-wide initiative of events exploring how individuals and institutions navigate transformation—whether through small, everyday shifts or large-scale initiatives.
May 5–9 | Browse events events.ctlt.ubc.ca/clw
May 5–9 | Browse events events.ctlt.ubc.ca/clw
Tomorrow!🌲
Join me in the 28th Annual Wege Speaker Series (www.wegespeakerseries.com) returning on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4pm EDT.
This lecture will return to a virtual format.
Please register at: wegespeaker2025.eventbrite.com
Join me in the 28th Annual Wege Speaker Series (www.wegespeakerseries.com) returning on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4pm EDT.
This lecture will return to a virtual format.
Please register at: wegespeaker2025.eventbrite.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Tomorrow!🌲
Join me in the 28th Annual Wege Speaker Series (www.wegespeakerseries.com) returning on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4pm EDT.
This lecture will return to a virtual format.
Please register at: wegespeaker2025.eventbrite.com
Join me in the 28th Annual Wege Speaker Series (www.wegespeakerseries.com) returning on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4pm EDT.
This lecture will return to a virtual format.
Please register at: wegespeaker2025.eventbrite.com