He is the author of Venerable Trees – History, Biology and Conservation, and is working on a second book, A Time For Trees.  Visit his Author page at Amazon.  Kimmerer is a writer for American Forests, Planet Experts, and other publications. See a list of his recent stories.  Kimmerer teaches informal classes and field courses on forestry, woodland pastures, and sustainability; in 2019, he provded 100 courses and presentations. Since the shutdown of 2020 began, he has moved his teaching online.

Kimmerer is a conservation photographer specializing in tree and forest photography. He has published photos in several magazines. Samples of work are on his portfolio site.

Kimmerer has a B.S. in Forest Biology (Botany) from SUNY ESF andd a PhD in both forestry and botany, with a specialization in tree physiology and biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He has done research and taught tree physiology, forest biology and urban forestry in the United States, Indonesia and Malaysia, and was a faculty member at the University of Kentucky. He was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Malaysia. He has been an advisor and consultant on environmental and forestry issues for the governments of Malaysia and Indonesia, the American-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce, the Electric Power Research Institute, LG&E-Kentucky Utilities, and other organizations. See his publication list at Research Gate or Google Scholar.