Beyond the Trees

Beyond the Trees is richly illustrated with color photographs by the author's husband, John TY. Andrews, and other professional photographers, as well as a host of archival images. Informative sidebars, locator maps, and contact information for state and federal forests round out this fascinating and visually stunning book.

"Explorers looking for an accessible, comprehensive naturalist guide to Wisconsin forests will be happy to read Beyond the Trees: Stories of Wisconsin Forests, by Candice Gaukel Andrews. While many nature books and field guides seek to achieve some semblance of interesting narrative that goes beyond a dry exposition of scientific names and geologic eras, Andrews’s book takes the idea of nature exploration as storytelling to a new level."

—ForeWord Reviews

"Beyond the Trees 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 the undertones of evolutionary history.'"

—Nina Leopold Bradley, founder and former director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation

"Since the dawn of humankind, in pockets throughout our planet, nature and humans have been irrevocably intertwined. As I find out in Beyond the Trees, so it is true in Wisconsin's forests. As a worldwide nature traveler and a history buff, I was captured at every turn of the page by Andrews's poetic imagery of the state's natural history and her captivating accounts of the characters who brought this nature to life."

—Ben Bressler, founder of Natural Habitat Adventures

"What a perceptive way to address our fears, awe, and ignorance about the mysteries associated with Wisconsin's timber. Beyond the Trees takes an up-close, clear, and informed look at the terrain, wildlife, foliage, and moods that distinguish our most cherished wooded landscapes. Be it orchids in the wild or wild ricing rituals, this book distinguishes the natural nuances within our forests and pays attention to the people who watch over them with passion and purpose."

—Mary Bergin, author of Small-Town Wisconsin and Wisconsin Supper Club Cookbook

"This book offers not only a valuable guide to the reader preparing for a visit to one of Wisconsin's state and national forests, it also can be read cover to cover as a fascinating and thorough Wisconsin environmental history .... Aldo Leopold in A Sand County Almanac told the history of conservation through the chronology of the Good Oak's annual rings; Candice Gaukel Andrews tells Wisconsin's environmental history by exploring the unique personality of each forest."

—R. Bruce Allison, author of Every Root an Anchor: Wisconsin's Famous and Historic Trees