“When you walk up to a tree,” Dave says in a brief moment when his saw is off, “it’s yes or no. You have to ask yourself this question every time you approach a tree.” “What if it’s a maybe?” I say. He says a maybe is still a no. Aaron Williams writes. Aaron’s first book, "Chasing Smoke" (2017), was based on his experience fighting forest fires in Canada and the U.S. He has an MFA in creative non-fiction writing from King’s College and lives in Halifax. Published May 7, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/05/07/Haida-Gwaii-Falling-Trees-End-Era/