FOREST WISDOM
Community Resilience
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Join us in a series of conversations and experiences that tap into the lessons offered by the old-growth forest community at Wesselman Woods. This series is free and open to all.
Together, we will hike, listen, and learn how healthy ecosystems can be a model for building human connections and resilience.
The four-part series occurs quarterly on the last Sunday of the month, during our free Wilderness Weekends.
Admission: FREE | Audience: Ages 18+ | Cap: 30 people | Time: 4-5:30 PM
2025 Topics and Dates
(April 27) The Human-Nature Connection
Presenter: Amy Rhodes
Theme: We are nature. We belong.
(June 29) Building Networks of Support
Presenter(s): TBD
Theme: Interconnectedness
(August 24) Vulnerable Communities
Presenter(s): TBD
Theme: People are places. Places are people. (Yi-Fu Tuan)
(October 26) Restoring the Connection
Presenter(s): TBD
Theme: Strengthening the ties that bind.
Past Topics: Religion and Ecology, Climate Change and the Future of Maple Tapping, Carbon Neutral Indiana, Playful Animal Behavior, Importance of Old-Growth Forests, Eco-Queer Theory, Environmental Justice