The Tree Trade

Living on Earth

Author Jack McEnany spent a year trying to learn how to fell trees with some of New England’s toughest loggers. His new book, Brush Cat – On Trees, The Wood Economy, and the Most Dangerous Job in World, profiles a rugged group of conservationists. He spoke with host Bruce Gellerman.

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