Nature Is Climate
At Bio4Climate, we contribute to planetary regeneration through research, education, collaboration and action to restore essential global biodiversity . . . and create a new climate story.
Biodiversity loss is not just the result of climate change, it is a primary driver of climate change. Only solutions that prioritize this web of life will create a truly livable climate for all.
Upcoming Events and Courses
Northeast Miniforest Summit 2026
Registration is now open for the 2026 Northeast Miniforest Summit: Root to Canopy: Growing the Miyawaki Method
Across the Northeast and beyond, communities are planting and stewarding miniforests in schoolyards, parks, campuses, farms, urban spaces, and other underused landscapes.
This year’s Summit brings together practitioners, researchers, educators, community leaders, and forest stewards to share lessons, refine practices, and explore how miniforests can restore ecological function and reconnect people with place.
The Summit unfolds across three connected virtual and in-person events:
- July 15, 2026 – Making a Mini-Forest Documentary Screening
- July 18, 2026 – Massachusetts Miniforest Bus Tour
- July 22–23, 2026 – Virtual Summit
Join us for the Summit featuring opening keynote by Ethan Tapper, forester and author of How to Love a Forest, and closing by keynote Mio Urata, Miyawaki Method Forest Maker, alongside 20+ speakers and panelists.
Wildfires Fact & Fiction
Thursdays, September 10 – October 29
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm ET
Wildfires are becoming more frequent and more destructive. But are the solutions we’ve been told to trust actually making the problem worse? Wildfires: Fact & Fiction brings together leading scientists, ecologists, restoration practitioners, and policy experts to separate evidence from myth and explore what truly makes landscapes, forests, and communities more resilient to fire.
Over eight weeks, discover why water may be one of our most powerful tools for wildfire prevention, how healthy ecosystems naturally resist catastrophic fires, and what it will take to protect both people and forests in a hotter, drier world. If we’re going to solve the wildfire crisis, we first have to understand it.
Cool the Planet
convert
Converting heat islands caused by spreading urbanization into natural cooling systems turns down the heat.
More Nature = Less Heat.
Hydrate
Keeping water in the ground supports plants, crops and people. Beavers, insects and microbes are part of the Infiltration Team
Plant
Planting for biodiversity creates healthy ecosystems. Forests sequester carbon and use water vapor to move heat away from the Earth
Protect
Indigenous leadership and wisdom can help us. Stop deforestation, industrial ag, mining, and pollution that kill off biodiversity.
What about CO₂ and the greenhouse effect?
It’s part of the story — but not the whole story.
Who We Are
Bio4Climate Tells the Hidden Stories
For nearly a decade we have looked behind, around, and under the prevailing climate narratives for the missing pieces of the puzzle. We continue to bring you authors, ecorestoration specialists, and scientists from around the world who explore the interlocking systems that create a livable climate.
Join a community that believes nature can heal the climate
Weekly stories of restoration, climate science, and action — including our Featured Creature series, where biodiversity comes to life one species at a time.
This Week
News and Insights
Carbon Emissions Are Embedding Into the Seafloor, Setting Up Geologic History for Centuries to Come
As acidic water dissolves seafloor carbonate and shifts the ocean’s chemical memory, the changes we’re causing now may be readable in the geologic record for thousands of years to come.
Japan Is Keeping Mature Trees Standing in Development Planning
Japan is incorporating sustainability into their development projects. Instead of removing mature trees that sequester carbon, provide shade, stormwater absorption, and habitat, and planting saplings, arborists spend months excavating and relocating entire root systems to new sites.
Events and Community
Cheat Codes to Combat Climate Crisis Hidden in Ancient Forest History
Last Chance to Register!
Free Event Begins Today, 11 AM Eastern
Saturday, July 18 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
Free and Open to All
Join renowned Forest Historian John Perlin and voice of the youth Climate Action Taskforce, Felix Finkbeiner for Forests: Past, Present, Future—a powerful conversation on what forest history can teach us about climate resilience, restoration, and the role of the next generation.
Wildfires Fact & Fiction
Wildfires are becoming more frequent, more destructive, and more expensive. But are we addressing the real causes, or simply repeating the same failed solutions?
Join us this fall for Wildfires Fact & Fiction, an immersive learning experience that challenges conventional thinking and explores what science, ecology, and decades of field experience reveal about living with fire. Over eight live sessions, Hart Hagan and distinguished guest experts will examine the myths surrounding forest thinning, prescribed burns, and fuel reduction while uncovering the vital role that healthy, water-rich ecosystems play in reducing catastrophic wildfire risk.
Through compelling case studies, practical strategies for protecting homes and communities, and conversations with leading voices in wildfire ecology, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to separate evidence from misinformation and become a stronger advocate for policies that truly build fire-resilient landscapes.
Free Overview Webinar for the Wildfires Fact & Fiction Course
Friday, July 31 — 3:00–4:30 PM (Eastern Time, US)
Saving Our Forests from the Wildfire Industrial Complex, presented by Hart Hagan
The greatest threat to our forests may not be wildfire itself, but the misinformation surrounding it.
For decades, the logging industry has promoted the idea that widespread logging — often called “forest thinning” — is necessary to prevent wildfires and restore forests to health. These claims have helped justify extensive logging in public forests.
At the same time, new industries such as biomass energy are expanding the demand for wood, often under the claim that burning forest biomass is renewable energy and that logging reduces wildfire risk.
This webinar examines the myths and misinformation that allow profit-motivated industries to gain access to forests under the banner of wildfire prevention and forest restoration.
How Forests Create Rain
Atmospheric physicist Dr. Anastassia Makarieva explores the biotic pump and explains how forests generate rainfall, transport moisture, regulate water cycles, and function as active climate regulators not merely carbon sinks.
This video is part of Bio4Climate’s 2025 educational series, Water: The Missing Climate Solution.
Come One, Come All to The Cambridge Moth Ball This Wednesday!
Bio4Climate is once again teaming up with the Boston Birding Festival and local partners for the Cambridge Moth Ball 2026—a magical summer evening celebrating moths, art, biodiversity, and the living world after dark!
Join us on Wednesday, July 22, at Kingsley Park in the Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, for creative activities, community science, moth photography, fascinating presentations, and the chance to meet some of Cambridge’s remarkable nighttime pollinators. Come dressed mothical or mystical, bring your curiosity, and prepare for an evening that promises to be mothier than ever.
The event is free and open to everyone, including families and first-time moth enthusiasts, but please register in advance!
Recommended Read: Charlotte’s Web
Did Ellie’s Featured Creature inspire you to think about the wild boar’s descendant, the pig? If so, Charlotte’s Web is a sentimental favorite to revisit! You can buy a copy of the Newberry award-winning title from the Bio4Climate Bookshop storefront and support Bio4Climate at the same time. We receive 10% of any book sales!
By purchasing this title through the link provided above, you’ll continue to support Bio4Climate. We are an affiliate partner of Bookshop.org and receive a portion of the sales price at no additional cost to you.
Transformation in Mexico
Eco Restoration Works
Watch what happens! A degraded landscape in Mexico is transformed by regenerative management. It took only two years (the arrow points to the same tree).
Tell nature’s climate story, the story of connection and life.
― Beck Mordini
