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Download or read book Light Through the Trees written by Peter J. Vagt and published by 3 Fields Books. This book was released on 2022 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Founded in 1922 by the son of the man who founded Arbor Day, The Morton Arboretum is a world-class research center that is also a popular site for locals and tourists. In 2018, the Arboretum hosted more than one million visitors for the third year in a row. The gift shop features field guides and other books about trees, but no books that feature photography of the Arboretum itself. Into this gap steps Peter Vagt, an environmental scientist and established photographer who has been capturing images at the site for over twenty years. During that time, he has been selling prints of his images at the gift shop, and these images-plus other, new photos-are collected in "Seeing Trees Locally." His love and dedication to the place come through on each page of a book that seeks to connect readers to the natural world"--