Annette LeBox

A new children’s book by a Maple Ridge author Annette LeBox celebrates the quaking aspen tree. ‘Mother Aspen’ pays homage to the aspen tree and the critical role the trees play in the ecosystem. The book tells the story of a 100-year-old Mother Tree that, from her spring awakening and throughout the seasons, takes care of the forest, above and below the surface. …The story came to LeBox after reading ‘Finding The Mother Tree’ by Canadian scientist and UBC professor Dr. Suzanne Simard, who works in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the university. LeBox became fascinated in the science of the forest that Simard wrote about. “The more I learned about forestry science and what goes on below our feet, it just amazed me,” she said.