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How to Love a Forest with Ethan Tapper
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- Radical Sacred
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- Jan 7, 2026
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- 3395
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Summary
How we Love a Forest is how we Love Everything with Ethan Tapper. Join us for this transformative and hopeful chat with forrester, author of How We Love a Forest, and digital storyteller Ethan Tapper! Ethan walks us through what it looks like to love and give your life over to whatever is calling to you from the depths of your heart. We visit about his 175 acres called Bear Island and the restorative and sometimes heartbreaking work it takes to love well. Ethan’s knowledge of trees, foxes, birds and wild things that roam Bear Island is delightful and invitational. Our hearts were changed by his deep commitment to the land and to the future. Show Notes: Ethan Tapper How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World Willow and the Storm - Children’s Book Ethan’s Instagram What the Robin Knows by John Young Dr. Lyla June EO Wilson In Blackwater Woods by: Mary Oliver Chapters 00:00 The Essence of Nature and Loss 01:25 Introducing Ethan Tapper: A Forester's Journey 04:48 Bear Island: A Symbol of Hope and Responsibility 09:46 Wildlife and Ecosystem Relationships 15:48 Human Nature and Ecological Responsibility 21:14 The Complexity of Ecosystems and Love for Nature 26:52 The Unexpected Joy of Public Speaking 27:17 Emerging Themes of Hope 28:11 Engaging the Younger Generation 29:29 The Power of Hope in Action 30:15 Mythologizing Forests and Emotional Connections 31:05 The Role of Emotion in Environmental Advocacy 33:49 Balancing Science and Spirituality 37:48 Delight in Nature's Wonders 38:24 The Complexity of Life and Death 48:06 Understanding Death in Ecosystems 52:55 The Beauty of Forests and Their Lessons