The Forest Year

About the Author

Ethan Tapper is a forester, author, speaker, digital creator and advocate for forests and responsible ecosystem stewardship. His first book, How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World, was released in September 2024, and since has been named a bestseller by the Northeast Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA), is in its seventh printing, and was a finalist for the Vermont Book Award.  Ethan is a powerful and passionate advocate for forests and other ecosystems, and gifted at sharing his passion and advocacy across multiple platforms: since 2023 he has built a social media following of more than 85,000 across Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. Ethan is also a decorated forester with his own consulting forestry business, Bear Island Forestry, and when he is not writing, on speaking tours and making social media content, Ethan lives and works at Bear Island, his 175-acre working forest, homestead, orchard, and sugarbush, and plays in a ten-piece punk band called The Bubs.