More expert instructors added! Katie Ross was raised in central Wisconsin and graduated with a degree in Ecology from Columbia University. She has focused on climate change by supporting Tribes and rural communities in their transition away from fossil fuels, both in Wisconsin and later in Australia. After 15 years as a transdisciplinary action researcher at the Institute for Sustainable Futures within the University of Technology Sydney and a doctoral inquiry into transformative learning, her focus shifted to the life beneath our soles – within our soils. She worked for and led Soils for Life, an Australian organisation supporting farmers transitioning to regenerative agriculture. Didi Pershouse is the author of The Ecology of Care: Medicine, Agriculture, Money, and the Quiet Power of Human and Microbial Communities and Understanding Soil Health and Watershed Function. She teaches participatory workshops on the nested relationships between soil health, human health, water cycles, and climate resiliency. She is the founder of the Land and Leadership Initiative and the Center for Sustainable Medicine, and a co-founder of the “Can we Rehydrate California?” Initiative. She is an independent trainer and curriculum developer for the UN-FAO Farmer Field School Program and the Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming Initiative in India. New research has uncovered a surprising driver of sea level rise: shrinking soil moisture is sending more water into the oceans than melting glaciers—more than twice as much. It points to something most climate conversations miss: nature’s water cycles are breaking down. In our new course, Water & Climate, you’ll learn how forests, grasslands, and wetlands act as Earth’s air conditioners, and how we can restore these powerful systems right where we live. Join us and discover alongside a roster of experts how water, not just carbon, holds the key to a livable future. Early bird registration ends today and gives you immediate access to our private Water Cools group, where you’ll receive valuable resources and conversation ahead of the course.
Posted: May 31, 2025