This Old Tree is an award winning podcast and radio show about the world's most famous and beloved trees. Old trees are awe inspiring links to the past that fire our imagination. What are their stories? Seasoned arborist and amateur historian Doug Still interviews local experts, historians, and community people to celebrate the myths and uncover the real tales. If you're a tree lover, join in to look "beyond the plaque" at heritage trees and the human stories behind them. Monthly.
This Old Tree is proud to air monthly on Classical 95.9 WCRI in Rhode Island!
Presenter, "Finding Tupelo Trees: An Urban Forester's Odyssey." Ecological Landscape Alliance Annual Conference, Providence, RI, February 2026.
Presenter, "Ancient Trees: Living Prisms to the Past." Convegno degli Alberi Monumentali (Monumental Trees Conference), Illorai, Sardinia, Italy, Nov 2025.
Keynote Speaker, "Look Back to Move Forward: Storytelling in Urban Forestry." ReLeaf Annual Conference, New York State Urban Forestry Council, Oswego, NY, July 2025.
Guest Lecturer, "What Trees Teach Us About Community." Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, India, Nov 2024.
My Favorite Trees Podcast, Ep. 95, The Tupelo (featured guest), February 6, 2024.
Meet the Arborist: Doug Still, host of This Old Tree (online presentation), Trees New York, January 25, 2024.