Relationship with Nature; Unlearning and Learning at the Intersection of Theory and Practice with Nadine Canter Barnicle
Join us in conversation with Nadine Canter Barnicle, a professor of the practice and community engagement specialist at Middlebury College in VT as we discuss deepening our relationship with nature by approaching sustainability from the roots through unlearning and re-learning.
Sustainability of Rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora) with Dr. Kelly Ablard
Join Dr. Ablard on a journey to the heartwood of growing, preserving,and healing as she shares about the aromatic rosewood tree, it’s possible extinction and its cultural importance. Kelly Ablard holds a Doctorate in Biology, an MSc in Conservation, and is a certified aromatherapist. As Director of the Airmid Institute, she is dedicated to the global education, research, and conservation and sustainable management of aromatic medicinal plants.
Ceiba Tree, Regeneration & Climate Change with Ardelle Ferrer
Join O.N.E. and Earth Activist, Ardelle Ferrer as she shares about the regeneration of the Ceiba Tree on Vieques, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. She will also speak about the creation of a park around the ancient Ceiba Tree and the meaning it holds for the community and the land.
Remembering Our Roles as Guardians of Our Land with Mary Reynolds
We are delighted to be hosting Mary Reynolds – Reformed Landscape Designer and Nature Activist, as part of our Sacred Earth Activism teleseminar series. Mary will be sharing her story of working-playing with the Wild. Within this she will be speaking about how we can all connect and co-create with our small treasures of Earth and local community spaces.
The Source & Environmental Activism with Lauren Valle
The source of our activism is equally as important as the action itself. Although fear, anger, outrage etc. can certainly serve us at times, action initiating from our connection within nature is an effective and sustainable model for environmental change.
Join O.N.E and Vision Council Member, Lauren Valle, as she shares about her experiences as an environmental activist in her 20’s and her evolutionary journey to become a Sacred Earth Activist.
Lauren is a healer and community herbalist dedicated to bringing the healing powers of plant medicine and nature to her Cape Cod community. She is the founder of Kinship Herbal and Holistic Healing. Prior to founding Kinship she worked in the field of ecological engineering, working to build ecological wastewater and water remediation systems around the world based on the intelligent design of nature. She received a B.A. from Columbia University and during her college years and early twenties she worked as an environmental activist focused on issues of environmental justice, fossil fuel consumption and natural resource depletion. She has also lived and worked on two organic farms and has a longstanding interest in permaculture and whole system design. She is deeply committed to a mission of visioning and creating a healthy future for all through reconnecting to the earth and our biological heritage. She currently lives on her homestead with her husband where they raise chickens, grow an abundance of good food and many of the medicinal herbs she uses her in practice.
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Walking with the Giant Trees with Terry Mock
Join O.N.E. and Terry Mock of Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, as he shares his story of taking action for the world’s most important old growth trees.
Terry has worked with for decades with David Milarch, as they’ve been working to clone the champion trees of the world — the largest, the hardiest, the ones that have survived millennia and were most resilient to climate change — and create a living library of trees. Although scientists at the time were skeptical, twenty years later, they have successfully cloned some of the world’s oldest trees — among them giant redwoods and sequoias. They have also grown seedlings from the oldest tree in the world, the bristlecone pine Methuselah.
Rivers of the Southwest- Sacred Waters & Activism with Phyllis Hogan
Join and O.N.E. and Phyllis Hogan as she shares her insights from being involved in several different successful "stands" to save sacred waters and lands. She has worked deeply for many years with the Navajo and Hopi, helping preserve sacred traditions and medicine ways.
Rights of Rivers with Grant Wilson
Join O.N.E. and Grant Wilson Directing Attorney for the Earth Law Center in speaking about rights of rivers and the processes that individuals and communities engage in to assuring basic rights for their rivers. Grant has worked on a variety of environmental campaigns in the US and worldwide, including on climate change and water law issues. He earned a J.D. with a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.
Amazon River with Rocio Alarcon
Ecuadorian, teacher and healer, Rocio Alarcon will join us during our Rivers of Life tele seminars to speak about the Amazon which is considered the “mightiest river in the world”. South America’s Amazon ecosystem is often described as ‘larger than life’ and indeed it comprises the most expansive rainforest in the world, home to the second-longest river on earth. Combined, they spawn an incredible amount of life, with the sheer abundance of flora and fauna making it an essential breeding and feeding ground. A passionately protected yet endangered bionetwork, the Amazon River and Rainforest provide our planet with indispensable oxygen, fresh water, and biodiversity. Join us to hear Rocio’s unique perspective of this magnificent river.