Forester | Ecologist | Bestselling author of How to Love a Forest | Pre-order my new book — The Forest Year: Finding Hope in a World Worth Saving — today at EthanTapper.com/forestyearhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mvdzckct7k2iI need your help! Here’s 5 ways how to preorder The Forest Year (from best to least-best): 1. Order from your local indie bookstore in person; 2. Order from their website; 3. See options at EthanTapper.com/forestyear 4. Order from Bookshop.org; 5. Order anywhere books are sold! Thank you!!12 Sep 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdzckct7k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mv6rb6xzpc2lHave you heard about “the resource of the future??!” #resource #renewable #nature #future #environment #climatechange #wood #forest #forestry10 Sep 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6rb6xzpc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mv24evryl22aHave you heard of the man who saved the whooping crane??! #bird #birds #wildlife #animals #restoration #conservation #science #cranes08 Sep 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv24evryl22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mu7u4nie722fSome food for thought for your Saturday! #forest #forests #forestry #forester #ecology #ecologist #nature #restoration #management #love29 Aug 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7u4nie722fhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mu3ks5hef22lNew video about the strange story of eastern elk and Canada geese in New Zealand!! #wildlife #animal #animals #elk #goose #geese #nature #history And another one the Bluesky can’t handle — but you can watch it on my YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/shorts/uk8j7t82Tfw?si=xDDXynjB9vp51Qpi27 Aug 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3ks5hef22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mtwkzq7ch22yHummingbirds!!!!! #bird #birds #hummingbirds #wildlife #animal #animals #nature25 Aug 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwkzq7ch22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mtqzoe5u322aHow big is a giant Canada goose?? #bird #birds #wildlife #animal #animals #nature #research #science #facts23 Aug 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqzoe5u322ahttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mstdlynlks2rContinuing our “silly goose era,” here’s some more info about why geese fly in “v” formation! #bird #birds #goose #geese #biology #science #stem #wildlife #animal #animals11 Aug 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstdlynlks2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3msgn5pyd3s2qAmerica’s most-hated native bird is (in my experience) the brown-headed cowbird. But did you know that, before it was a “cowbird” it was a “buffalo bird” — a species with a deep and ancient symbiosis with the American bison??? #bird #birds #wildlife #bison #buffalo06 Aug 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgn5pyd3s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mrssfxcrss2nSorry to be quiet on here! @bsky.app isn’t allowing me to post any of my longer videos, and the last 3 videos I’ve made have been longer ones (2.5 minutes). You can check them out on YouTube or any of my other socials! https://youtube.com/@howtoloveaforest?si=BFmvAfg75Si2aJOH29 Jul 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrssfxcrss2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mrdoefcpic2bGoooooooose drama! The story of Harold Hanson 👇👇👇 #bird #birds #wildlife #goose #geese #taxonomy #biology #ornithology #drama23 Jul 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdoefcpic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mr47hfdtbc2bA tour of some of the restoration work I’ve been doing at Bear Island recently! #forest #forestry #restoration #ecology #ecosystem #environment #wildlife #habitat #science #stem20 Jul 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr47hfdtbc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mqwlkiza4s2yThe story of the giant Canada goose! #bird #birds #animal #animals #wildlife #restoration #nature #goose #canadagoose #geese18 Jul 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwlkiza4s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mqn6p57k2k25How can you tell if your forest was never cleared??? #forest #forests #tree #trees #history #naturalhistory #science #stem #nature14 Jul 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqn6p57k2k25https://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mqdot6tjvc2mBarf… #endangeredspeciesact #endangeredspecies #endangered #animal #animals #wildlife #nature #science #stem #harm11 Jul 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdot6tjvc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mq5s4o6mlk2kHave you heard of “motorized migrations?” More on Canada geese, cranes, and migration soon — but here’s one about Father Goose and “Fly Away Home!” #bird #birds #goose #geese #wildlife #animal #animals #migration #restoration #nature #science #stem08 Jul 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5s4o6mlk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mpomhyqoo22dWhat’s the greatest conservation success story (by the numbers) in American history? #turkey #wildturkey #bird #birds #wildlife #naturalhistory #restoration #conservation #nature02 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpomhyqoo22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mp5apbm26223“Restoring old-growth characteristics” is a newer practice within the practice of “ecological forestry” — and now it’s basically all I do! I wish there was enough characters here to say so much more! Happy to answer any questions you have. #forest #forestry #restoration #nature #ecology #love25 Jun 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5apbm26223https://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3moy5upnrw223Ripping through some turkey facts! Did you know that turkeys are capable of “parthenogenesis?” Or that they have a color-changing “wattle,” “snood” and “caruncles???” #turkey #bird #birds #wildlife #animal #animals #nature #science #stem23 Jun 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy5upnrw223https://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3moptz2sv4k2wName that nearly-extinct bird! The now-ubiquitous wild turkey was 100 years ago reduced to perhaps 0.3% of its pre-colonial abundance. Here’s how and why! #bird #birds #turkey #nature #wildlife #science #biology #history #naturalhistory20 Jun 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3moptz2sv4k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3moo4yrxcac2wA quick note on bird penises and cloaca’s and why this is maybe also the development of “consent” in birds? Weird stuff here, folks…. #bird #birds #wildlife #ecology #biology #evolution #science #animal #animals #stem19 Jun 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3moo4yrxcac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mogjhuyaec2tWhat is forest “structure?” And why is it so important to birds (and all wildlife)?? #forest #tree #trees #wildlife #bird #birds #animal #animals #science #stem16 Jun 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogjhuyaec2thttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mnzr6eecxc2lOnly one animal was domesticated in North America — the wild turkey! This is the “wild” story of turkey domestication. #turkey #bird #birds #wildlife #animal #animals #history #naturalhistory #science #stem11 Jun 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzr6eecxc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mnw5agyjyk2kBirding is playing Pokemon (in real life)! If you haven’t already — pre-order The Forest Year from your local indie bookseller today! Or find some options at EthanTapper.com/forestyear #bird #birds #birding #birder #wildlife #animal #animals #nature #pokemon10 Jun 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnw5agyjyk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mniixyfmcs24How can the stones in the stone walls you find on the woods tell you what the fields around it were used for?? If you haven’t already, please pre-order The Forest Year from an indie bookstore today! See some options at EthanTapper.com/forestyear #forest #nature #history #ecology #science #stem04 Jun 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mniixyfmcs24https://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mndeny5ou22cWhat are the most important laws protecting wildlife in the US?? #wildlife #animal #animals #biology #ecology #nature #science #stem02 Jun 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndeny5ou22chttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mn32bns3v22bBirds cheat on each other (a lot)! If you like birds you’ll love my new book — The Forest Year: Finding Hope in a World Worth Saving — which is available for preorder! Plz preorder from your local indie bookseller or at EthanTapper.com/forestyear #bird #birds #wildlife #nature #science #stem30 May 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn32bns3v22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mmw6w2gqz22gThis is a crazy one! Behold: the incredible journey of the eastern newt! #wildlife #animal #animals #critter #biology #science #stem #newt #salamander #amphibians #nature28 May 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmw6w2gqz22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mmrrwr35u223“A Bird of Courage” — the (true) story of Benjamin Franklin, the wild turkey, and the bald eagle! #bird #birds #wildlife #animal #animals #turkey #eagle #nature #history #science #stem #america26 May 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrrwr35u223https://bsky.app/profile/howtoloveaforest.bsky.social/post/3mmjhjm4oek2sHeres another short reading from The Forest Year! This one, from the introduction, talks about a central theme of the book: in a transient world, what it means to decide to stay. Pre-order The Forest Year at your local indie bookstore! Or EthanTapper.com/forestyear #book https://youtu.be/8OIV3uh-XGk?si=noFxwTzJNeOCkKg723 May 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:kmtoyd2vmkxzwlqer32cxtyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjhjm4oek2s