Ethan Tapper Book Launch : October 4th at the MCA

On Friday, October 4th the charismatic and sincere personality of Ethan Tapper will pay a visit to the Montgomery Center for the Arts to present his newly released first publication "How to Love a Forest : The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World." 

Born and raised in Vermont, Ethan is an ardent woodsman with a palpable love and appreciation for the native landscape of this region. Ethan's early experience with forestry ranged from wilderness guide to draft-horse logger, and included many miles spent traversing the diverse network of trails that interlace throughout Vermont and the Northeast. He eventually graduated from UVM with a Bachelor of Science in Foresry degree and began a career as a regional forester. From 2016-2024, Ethan was the Chittenden County Forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation and advised a broad spectrum of clients on responsible forest management practices. 

Ethan started writing "How to Love a Forest" in 2018 to articulate his unique perspective on the meaning of intimately and responsively caring for the forest with a profound sensitiveity to the specific needs of differing environments with the broader region. 

"'Only those who love trees should cut them,' writes forester Ethan Tapper. In How to Love a Forest, he asks: what does it mean to live in a time in which ecosystems are in retreat and extinctions rattle the bones of the earth? How do we respond to the harmful legacies of the past? How do we use our species' incredible power to heal rather than to harm? How do we reach towards a better future?" -- www.ethantapper.com