01/30/2026
We have a new Speaker Series coming up! 🎤📚🌲
Join us Wednesday, February 11th at 7pm for an engaging discussion on Contemplative Forestry with Dr. Jason Brown from SFU.
The current conversation about forests and forestry is often polarized, and these strong feelings about forest management are rooted in our worldviews. Each of us sees forests through the lens of our culture and knowledge paradigm. During this workshop, participants will explore a contemplative approach to forestry as a middle way between extremes. "Contemplative" has many meanings but is often associated with silent meditation and spirituality. A contemplative forestry however, does not take a "hands off" view of forest management, rather it 1) values manual work as a form of spiritual practice, 2) is willing to allow forests to "speak" for themselves, 3) is humble enough to admit that there are some aspects of life we don't have words or concepts for, and 4) sees forestry as a mutually beneficial, place-based vocation. Participants are invited to bring their ideas, opinions, experiences, stories, and tall tales.
REGISTRATION OPENS SHORTLY, stay tuned for an update!!
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We are grateful to operate on the unceded territories of the Stz'uminus, Snuneymuxw, and Snaw-naw-as First Nations and acknowledge their deep, enduring relationships with these lands and forests.
