The Plant Initiative works to increase respect and appreciation for plants through public education, building understanding, and collaborative partnerships.
White Bear Lake, MN
Joined December 2020
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7th Annual Celebration of Trees at Sacred Lands, In-person in St. Petersburg, FL, Sun, Nov 8, 2026, 1-3pm ET. $23.18. "Have you connected with nature lately? The trees are calling you! Join Global Tree Lovers at Sacred Lands for the Celebration of Trees!" eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-…
Action alert from @EnvAm Tell Walmart: We want forest-free toilet paper "The North American boreal forest is the largest remaining intact forest on Earth." environmentamerica.org/minne…
Writing(with) Goldenrod, Fri, Nov 27, 2026,4-6pm Warsaw Time. Free, online. "A writing(with)plants session is a two-hour guided gathering where participants slow down, learn more from, with and about plants and plant people, and foster imagination muscles." woodwidewebstories.com/event…
Foundations in Biocultural Diversity "free collection includes 4 PDF issues of Langscape [Magazine] that explore the foundations of biocultural diversity through the stories, knowledge systems, values & sacred relationships that connect people & place." terralingua.org/tlshop/langs…
Free virtual summit - State of the World Forum 2026: Exploring the Multi-Intelligence Frontier. "Where consciousness, biology, AI and UAP meet" Speakers include Rupert Sheldrake, Charles Eisenstein. Nov 6–8, 2026, 10am–1pm ET daily. stateoftheworld.forum/
Posting from @AFrontlines The Amazon Has No Borders: What voters decide in Brazil will be felt across the entire basin. "If the next government dismantles protections and opens more of the forest to mining, cattle ranching and industrial agriculture, the damage would ripple across the entire basin." amazonfrontlines.org/chronic…
Action alert from @RainforestResq Brazil: Stop the judicial harassment of Indigenous forest defenders “Stop the harassment of Indigenous leader Yuna Miriam Tembé in Pará’s Amazon rainforest and end her criminalization immediately.” rainforest-rescue.org/petiti…
"L is for language" is a posting by Pete Yeo on the Plantae Convivae substack worth reading, about the way that people think of plants, including invasive plants, which seeks "...to facilitate a shift in understanding regarding our plant relatives" plantaeconvivae.substack.com…
Episode of the Brainforest Café podcast: Dennis McKenna talks with Kat Maier, a registered herbalist and physician's assistant. "...a warm, rigorous conversation about healing, reciprocity, and our estrangement from nature." youtu.be/dNUqHI9_l5s
Action alert from @Earthworks Defend This California Desert From Rushed Gold Mining "Tell the planning commission in California’s Imperial County why they should require a new environmental review for the Rainbow East gold exploration project." act.earthworks.org/page/1037…
Action alert from @EnviroAction Tell Ace Hardware: Don’t log the boreal forest "The North American boreal is the largest remaining intact forest in the world..." environmental-action.org/tak…
Action alert from @amazonwatch Build Responses to Amazon Crime With Indigenous Peoples, Not Without Them. "Organized crime is devastating Indigenous territories across the Amazon. Illegal mining, logging, and drug trafficking threaten forests, rivers, and communities..." amazonwatch.org/take-action/…
Interesting article from @QuantaMagazine by Asher Elbein about how plants grow towards light "Plants are not innately passive - seedlings actively orient themselves toward light, as shown in this time-lapse video, sped up 2,700 times." quantamagazine.org/plants-fi…
The Nature Institute is offering an online course "Thinking Like a Plant" Feb-Apr 2027 as part of the Cultivating an Experiential Understanding of Self and World series. This course works through Craig Holdrege's "Thinking Like a Plant." $140-$420. natureinstitute.org/events
The Plant Initiative's Oct 2026 monthly e-newsletter contains many events, resources, and opportunities related to the human-plant connection. Access this issue directly at mailchi.mp/plantinitiative/e… or subscribe (free) to receive future issues at plantinitiative.org/
"Cocreating with a living intelligent Earth" is a 12-week live online learning community starting Nov 18, 2026 from Kincentric Leadership. "a journey into kincentric ways of sensing, relating and organising, lived through your own life and the more-than-human communities you are part of." £200-£900 sliding scale, scholarships available. kincentricleadership.org/onl…
Video of conversation between Michael Pollan & Andrew Huberman- What Humans, Animals and Plants Tell Us About Consciousness. "Pollan offers a hopeful perspective on how our relationship with plants and animals – including other humans, can lead us to a healthier, and far richer experience of life." tinyurl.com/bdhve4ua
