Environmental Stewardship
Examining how to be a steward of nature and an agent of change
The Lungs of the Earth
Outcomes:
Learn about the resilience of the forest when its complex systems work together, but also of the devastating effects when integral elements are lost
Gain a greater appreciation for the interconnectedness in natural systems and examine the direct and indirect effects of your own environmental practices.
Discuss what it could look like for you and your organization to be stewards of the environment. Meaning you take what you need with a mindful approach ensuring long-term sustainability.
As we walk among the towering conifers of the Temperate Rainforest, we contemplate the ecological system as a whole. It is more than just a habitat for bears or any other one-dimensional point of view. In fact, some scientists think of the forest as one large single organism; it is an intelligent complex system that works as a unit connected by a “brain” of fungal threads in the soil. When the system is disrupted by deforestation and global warming we see drastic effects. However, there is hope, the forest is resilient, it just needs the right tools. We encourage discussion that is action-focused and relevant to your organization’s purpose
Duration:
2 Hours
Location:
Choose a park near you anywhere in the world
Group Size:
Groupings from 10 - 25 per facilitator
Up to 150 at once outdoors, up to 300 indoors, and up to 1000+ for virtual
Formats:
In-Person outdoors, in-person indoors, virtual, hybrid, or subscription
Use our facilitators or we can train yours
Proprietary educational audio content is delivered live or remotely
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Ancient Forest Alliance campaigner & photographer TJ Watt stands on top of a giant redcedar stump in a clearcut on Edinburgh Mountain near Port Renfrew.
Ancient Forest Alliance campaigner & photographer TJ Watt stands next to a giant redcedar tree in Eden Grove on Edinburgh Mountain near Port Renfrew.
Ancient Forest Alliance campaigner Andrea Inness stands beside a freshly fallen old-growth redcedar tree in BC Timber Sales cutblock in the Nahmint Valley near Port Alberni.
About the Mother Tree Project
A short field produced by filmmaker Bill Heath to learn more about the Mother Tree Project
