Tree Talks with Theo: Red Alder

Theodore Hoss loves trees and teaching people about them and their wondrous ways. In "Tree Talks with Theo" - a new video series for the Mountain School @Home initiative - he introduces people of all ages to forest ecology and a few important species from the crest of the North Cascades range. Get ready to learn all about Alnus rubra aka Red alder in this video shot in October 2022 on the banks of the Skagit River! Theo graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in Environmental Science and Resource Management and in Biology. For his senior project he overhauled the Historic Brockman Memorial Tree Tour. Theo has worked as a wilderness instructor, spent 3 summers working in Yosemite National Park and is now a Mountain School instructor for North Cascades Institute. Find more Tree Talks at • Tree Talks with Theo .