Wild Wisdom

02/22/2020

Interconnection.

Fens and bogs are valuable research environments for paleoecologists due to ancient fossils that have survived in the peatland for thousands of years. A recent study carried out by the paleoecologists of Tallinn University of Technology reveals that the rich biodiversity of spring fens is a result o...

01/16/2020

01/16/2020

Wildtending. People love trees, love to care for and protect trees. Do you want to be a part of this amazing work? Not in an abstract way, but in a real, meaningful way that you can participate in right now?

Go outside. Notice the trees around you. You might even pick one tree. Feel their texture. Smell the smells. Notice the sounds around the tree -- maybe even from the tree itself. Feel and hear your breath; each time you're breathing an interaction with that tree. What happens if you linger a little while longer? What happens if you go back day after day?

Be a hero.

Love a tree. We take care of who we know. Get to know a tree.

Firefighters were lowered by helicopter into a secret gorge to save the last remaining stand of Wollemi pine from the ferocious Gospers Mountain fire.

10/15/2019

It’s ok to tell your boss or your friends or anyone that you’re going outside. When I worked in an office I’d say I was going for OT. No questions asked.

The process of deprogramming from our toxic socialization will be a slow practice. Take 10 mins today to intentionally pause.