FOREST WISDOM

Community Resilience


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

Seats are limited! RSVP today.