Erna Buffie, who spent over twenty years working on CBC’s The Nature Of Things, has authored the latest title in The City Project series. Out On A Limb: Saving the Urban Tree Canopy, launches on May 20th at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg. Despite the launch being over a month away, Out On A Limb has already hit the Manitoba Bestsellers list!

“Out on a Limb is a fascinating exploration into the importance of urban forests and the immense value that trees provide to our lives and cities. It is a needed call to action towards an ecologically focused future.” — Dr. Suzanne Simard, Professor of Forest Ecology, lead of the Mother Tree Project & Program, and author of Finding the Mother Tree and When the Forest Breathes

“Out on a Limb is an inspiring journey to meet some of Erna Buffie’s favourite trees in an unlikely place – Winnipeg’s urban forests. Along the way we discover not only what urban trees need to survive, but just how much we need them to thrive in our cities. This book is a celebration of a tree lover and her journey to save them.” — Caroline Underwood, former Executive Producer and a wildlife & science filmmaker for The Nature of Things

“Out On a Limb is a practical and passionate guide to preserving and growing the urban tree canopy, It is a much needed clarion call for our ecological future.” — Helen Humphreys, author of Followed By the Lark

Those unable to attend in person will be able to watch the launch live on McNally’s YouTube channel. Full details can be found here.