I've always been more interested in organisms that can move on their own than in stationary plants. But when I canoe or hike along the edge of lakes or oceans and see trees that seem to be growing out of rock faces, I am blown away. How do they do it?

Since the mid-1970s Suzuki has been known for his TV and radio series and books about nature and the environment. Suzuki was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 2009. He is best known as host of the popular and long-running CBC Television science magazine The Nature of Things seen in over forty nations.