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Erik Ohlsen, author of the award-winning book, "Regenerative Landscaper," talks about his activism, and how a healing crisis redirected his life and put him on the path to become a permaculture designer and entrepreneur. He also shares his approach to landscape design and how humans can become an ecological keystone species and a positive force on the land.
In this week’s newsletter, we share three powerful talks from the 2025 Bioneers Conference.
In 2024, the removal of four dams on the Klamath River marked a historic victory for an Indigenous-led movement, achieving the largest river restoration project in history. Amy Bowers Cordalis highlights the Indigenous values and lessons from the Klamath, showcasing nature-based solutions that heal the land, waters, and people while benefiting the economy.
Janine Benyus helps us imagine a city that functions like a forest—storing the same amount of water, cleaning and cooling the same amount of air, cycling as many nutrients, and nurturing as much biodiversity. This regenerative vision is within our reach if we quiet our human cleverness sufficiently to ask: What would Nature do here?
The stories we tell ourselves shapes how we show up in these times. Baratunde Thurston shares the stories he has been unearthing about our relationships with the natural world, our fellow humans, and even with machines, that provide strong hints of where we need to go and how to get there.
Ready to take action with the Bioneers community of leadership? Here are some takeaways and action items from day three of Bioneers 2025.
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In this deeply personal reflection, Nina Simons explores how ancient wisdom, ritual, emotional resilience, and collective connection can help us navigate an era of political turmoil and cultural transformation.
Florence Williams discusses the most intriguing — and surprising — benefits of spending time outside on our brains, and what we can all do to make the most of the nature accessible to us.
Two Indigenous language champions, Jeannette Armstrong and Rowen White, reflect on the words, stories, songs and ideas that influence our conception of nature, and our place within it.
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