I've read many books on trees, but this one stands out for its ability to explain in beautiful detail the importance of each stage of a tree's life to the health of a North American forest and all the animals in it. The lovely color illustrations by Emily Walker paired with Keffer's lyrical text just add the immersive feeling that you're walking through a forest.--Rachel Fowler "Yakima Herald-Republic"

Knowing the Trees: Discover the Forest from Seed to Snag is an informative hardback book that should be at every nature lovers bedside or campsite.--Wendy Altschuler "Forbes"

[Knowing the Trees is] an excellent example of the bookmaker's art, and is loaded with hand-drawn illustrations (by Emily Walker) on almost every other page, many of these in full color. This is author/naturalist Ken Keffer's ninth book on the natural world, and his experience shows. With lots of fact-backed evidence and few wasted words, it makes for a concise treatise that sticks to the point.--Bruce Appeldoorn "Conifer Quarterly"

Learn to see the forest for its trees through this enjoyable pairing of words and drawings. From how seeds spread to what happens when timber falls, this book offers entertaining ecology discoveries for anyone who wanders the woods.-- "East Idaho Outdoors"