Revisiting a conversation about Jane Goodall's lifelong love of trees

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published October 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM EDT

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Though the late Jane Goodall was best known for her work with chimps, she also felt a deep personal connection to trees. In April 2014, Goodall published “Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants,” part memoir and part history of the plant world, which she wrote with Gail Hudson.

Goodall spoke with Robin Young about the book back in 2014, and we revisit that conversation.

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