Award-winning novelist, environmental advocate, and climate communicator Julie Carrick Dalton examines how storytelling can strengthen our connection to the natural world and motivate meaningful climate action. Inspired by the childhood loss of a cherished forest, she reflects on the personal experiences that shaped her latest novel, The Forest Becomes Her. She discusses the ties between women’s lives, generations, and the landscapes they inhabit, while exploring the lasting influence of Concord’s Transcendentalist tradition. A former organic farmer and beekeeper, she explains why fiction often reaches people in ways scientific data alone cannot, transforming complex environmental issues into deeply human stories. Her novels have appeared on Most Anticipated lists from CNN, Newsweek, USA Today, and Parade, and her journalism has been featured in The Boston Globe, BusinessWeek, The Hollywood Reporter, Orion Magazine, Electric Literature, and many other publications.