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Climate Change, the Land, and Spirituality: Making the Connections

The Red Barn at Hampshire College 893 West Street, Amherst, MA

Are you worried about the climate crisis? Do you wonder how to make sense of it and how to respond to a challenge that can feel overwhelming? Spiritual practices and perspectives can provide us with wisdom and solace, helping us to take bold, effective action. Join us on December 5th (7-8 pm) at The Red…

Kestrel Reads Book Discussion: “Braiding Sweetgrass”

Kestrel Land Trust House 37 Bay Road, Amherst, MA, United States

The New York Times best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants is an invitation to celebrate the gifts of the earth. Author Robin Wall Kimmerer awakens a wider ecological consciousness which includes both the acknowledgment and the celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world.…

Beavers: Our Allies in a Changing World

Kestrel Land Trust House 37 Bay Road, Amherst, MA, United States

As ecosystem engineers, beavers have been active in the North American landscape for millennia. Their ability to mitigate some effects of climate change suggests that beavers could play an important role in the future. Join us at the Kestrel House on Saturday, October 14th, 9:00-11:00 AM, when Jennifer Lovett, conservation biologist and author of Beavers…

Kestrel Reads Book Discussion: Finding the Mother Tree

Kestrel Land Trust House 37 Bay Road, Amherst, MA, United States

Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, grand prize winner of the 2021 Banff Mountain Book Competition, shows that a forest is not a mere collection of individual trees competing for light and nutrients, but rather a sentient, interacting community. Author Suzanne Simard, Ph.D., professor of forest ecology at University of British…

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