“Beyond the Trees: Stories of Wisconsin Forests reaches back into history—linking our forests together and at the same time seeing their great differences. This splendid book allows each reader the chance to explore the intimate reaches of Wisconsin’s forest history with depth and excitement, mystery and adventure. The forest landscape, as painted by the author, reminds us of Aldo Leopold’s comment, ‘I never realized before that the melodies of nature are music only when played against he undertones of evolutionary history.’ “ —Nina Leopold Bradley, founder and director, the Aldo Leopold Foundation
“What a great idea: a year-long scavenger hunt through the seasons in search of Wisconsin’s most interesting creatures! Along the way to finding whooping cranes and lake sturgeon and elk, Candice Gaukel Andrews leads us to the state’s other hidden treasures—pocket prairies and spawning streams and woodland dunes. So grab your compass and binoculars—and this book!” —John Hildebrand, author of A Northern Front: New & Collected Essays
“Candice Gaukel Andrews brings Wisconsin’s natural world alive in marvelously crafted explorations of the state’s forests. She captures the majesty and power of the woodlands in all their glory. This is a bookshelf must-have for anyone who respects and honors Wisconsin’s beauty as much as does this gifted author.” —Martin Hintz, author of Wisconsin: Off the Beaten Path and Forgotten Tales of Wisconsin
