Tag: ecology
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Confluence

I recently spent an afternoon in the sparse conifer woods and grasslands of northern Arizona — north of the Juniper Mountains, west of the Sycamore Wilderness, at the confluence of the Verde River, Bear Canyon, and Hell Canyon. At about 4,000 ft above sea level, the base of the canyon is, in April, a welcome…
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Resistance, Resilience, Regeneration
I had the great pleasure of joining Zoë Rom and Brendan Leonard on the Trailhead podcast recently, and I’ll admit I haven’t had a conversation so thoughtfully interwoven with philosophies and embodied practice since having taught in our Movement, Mind, and Ecology program at Schumacher College in 2023. At one point, Zoë asked about some…
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Placemaking through Change: 100 years of adaptive learning
Rachel Sweeney As we approach the 100 year mark of the Elmhirst’s legacy on the Dartington Estate in Devon, South West England, there is an opportunity to critique the lineage and direction of arts and environmental education at Dartington through recent notable developments, forming out of the past 5-10 years, and perhaps fortunately aligning as…