A Conversation with Carroll Ritter, author of Magnificent Trees of Indiana

Watch the recording of our Conversation with Carroll Ritter, author of Magnificent Trees of Indiana: "How Magnificent Trees of Indiana can be an inspiration to appreciate our grand forest heritage."

On June 23, 2022, Carroll D. Ritter joined our Conservation Conversation lecture series to discuss his new book Magnificent Trees of Indiana. Carroll Ritter inherited a sense of wonder about trees from his father, who taught him so much about them in the woods. As a science educator, he built in lessons about forests and took many students to the woods to learn about their importance in the natural world. Having nominated seven state champion trees himself, he realized how a fascinating book could be created around Indiana’s largest specimens and how some old-growth tracts still exist here in our state. The book focuses on these remarkable places in a fashion intended to be enjoyable reading, educational, and superbly illustrated with fine photography.