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Harley Rustad

Harley Rustad is the author of Big Lonely Doug: The Story of One of Canada's Last Great Trees, which has been shortlisted for the  Writers' Trust of Canada's 2018 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Best Political Writing Award. 

Feature | BY HARLEY RUSTAD | April 29, 2019
A calm wind ruffled the branches of some of the largest trees in the world. It twisted and turned through the forest, picking up scents of cedar and spruce—even a faint tinge of salt, this close to the Pacific Ocean. Late afternoon sun had burned off any lingering mist, leaving a clear blue sky, writes Harley Rustad. 
Feature | BY HARLEY RUSTAD | April 29, 2019
Feature | BY HARLEY RUSTAD | April 29, 2019
A calm wind ruffled the branches of some of the largest trees in the world. It twisted and turned through the forest, picking up scents of cedar and spruce—even a faint tinge of salt, this close to the Pacific Ocean. Late afternoon sun had burned off any lingering mist, leaving a clear blue sky, writes Harley Rustad.