In Trees: A Book Talk and Walk with Robert Moor and Samantha Look

2–4 PM

Join the Vineyard Conservation Society (VCS), Bunch of Grapes Bookstore, and Stillpoint for an afternoon of conversation, reflection, and discovery with acclaimed author Robert Moor and VCS executive director Samantha Look.

Inspired by Moor’s highly anticipated new book, In Trees, this event will explore the remarkable lives of trees and the lessons they offer about resilience, connection, and community. Following the conversation, participants will enjoy a guided walk through the land surrounding Stillpoint, bringing the book’s themes to life among the Island’s own trees.

Admission is free, but donations are encouraged.

About Robert

Robert Moor is a journalist, essayist, and bestselling author whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, The Atlantic, New York magazine, The New York Times, GQ, Granta, Outside, Emergence, and n+1, among other publications. On Trails, his first book, won the Saroyan Prize, the National Outdoor Book Award, and the Pacific Northwest Book Award. His new book In Trees was recently excerpted in The New Yorker and National Geographic, and has also been hailed by Robert Macfarlane as “brilliant,” and by John Vaillant, as "the most life affirming book I've read in a long time." Robin Wall Kimmerer praised it as “deeply thoughtful,” and Bill McKibben called it “another in that rare category of ‘classic upon publication.’” Robert lives in Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia.

About Samantha

Raised on the Vineyard, Samantha Look developed an early and lasting love for the outdoors and a deep respect for the landscapes that shape our communities. She joined the VCS board of directors In 2010, motivated by a desire to bring more scrutiny to the rate and scale of development on Martha’s Vineyard, and to protect its unique character and ecological health. She transitioned to the organization’s staff in 2014, focusing on education and advocacy, particularly around waste reduction and single-use plastic pollution. She became the executive director in 2023. Her work is driven by the belief that strong communities and healthy ecosystems depend on one another, and that thoughtful conservation builds needed connections, recognizing and celebrating the interdependence of all things.