Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life. —Hermann Hess On Sunday, I headed into the forest alone to begin my fence-monitoring duties. I didn’t know quite what to expect. I wondered, Would there be more vandalism? The stretch of…
