BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 9, 2020
Trees, it seems, are smarter than U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the majority of his fellow Republicans in the Senate, who continue to block desperately needed aid for our country. Suzanne Simard, a groundbreaking forestry researcher has uncovered the amazing networks that connect trees together in the forest. Trees can share resources through a network of roots and fungi, even across different species. There’s even a form of communication that exists among trees that can make the overall forest stronger. I know a good metaphor when I see one. Our country’s response to the COVID-19 crisis is an epic failure. Many of our country’s political leaders don’t have the sense God gave trees. ~ David Farmer