Our 2024 book club

We read three books in 2024 and held a fourth meeting before the end of the year to discuss the campaign to stop GE trees.

Why a book club?

Proposals to release genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) trees and other organisms into the wild challenge us to think about our relationship with nature and how it may be impacted by new GE technology in the years to come.

• What motivates us to protect nature?
• What does it mean for forests if trees are genetically engineered? What does it mean for us?
• Can GE trees be used for species restoration, or is this species replacement?
• Why are some conservation approaches valued more than others?
• What are our responsibilities to future generations?

Past events 2024:
March: Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard. Click here to see our chat with Dr. Simard.
May: The Overstory by Richard Powers. Click here to see our chat with Ron Casier of the Canadian Chestnut Council.
September: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Thanks to a generous donation, we were able to provide book copies for those with low or fixed incomes.

Click here for more information on GE trees.

For information or to provide comment, email outreach@cban.ca