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Chapter 2: You enter a land of big, old trees
"We have the tallest spruce (sitka); the tallest cedar (western redcedar); the tallest hemlock (western); the tallest true fir (noble); and the tallest pine (sugar). No other place in the world can equal the tree species in this region for their size and longevity."

Chapter 18: Allies, Anger and Accomplices

"But to paraphrase James Baldwin, to be aware of what is happening in this world is to be in an almost perpetual state of rage. Everyone should be angry about injustice, not just those experiencing it."

Chapter 17: Parenting while Marginalized

"I don't pretend to know what it would be like to raise a child on a reservation, or to be a migrant worker who has to worry about deportation and access to education. I do know that I need to listen to the women in those positions, follow their lead on what would help the most and what would be detrimental."