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What if restoring water where you live could transform your entire landscape?
Many of the challenges we see in our backyards, gardens, forests, and communities—drought, flooding, erosion, declining biodiversity—are not isolated problems. They’re connected across the whole watershed. And they can be addressed—step by step—by working with natural processes.
One powerful approach comes from restoration pioneer Bill Zeedyk, whose “sticks and stones” methods focus on restoring the green water cycle—helping water slow down, spread out, and soak into the land as it once did.
The impact? Healthier soil, more resilient landscapes, and thriving ecosystems—from your backyard to an entire watershed.
This summer, Bio4Climate invites you to take part in a hands-on learning journey through the Thinking Like Water Film & Live Conversation Series.
Through this interactive program, you’ll:
- Learn how to read the land and understand water flow in your own landscape
- Explore simple, low-tech techniques to slow, spread, and sink water
- Apply practical restoration strategies—at any scale, from yard to watershed
- Connect with others and share real-world challenges and solutions
You’ll also be joined by permaculture mentor Calin Radulescu, who will help translate these ideas into practical, on-the-ground action.
Whether you’re a landowner, gardener, community leader, or simply someone who wants to make a difference where you live, this series will give you the tools and confidence to get started.
Join us this summer and become part of a growing movement to restore water, land, and life—right where you are.
Recommended Reads for Biodiversity Lovers
Seeing Silence: The Beauty of the World’s Most Quiet Places
by Pete McBride
From the Amazon to Antarctica and everywhere in between, Pete McBride takes us on a stunning visual and narrative exploration of his adventures visiting and experiencing vanishing places and creatures. This 2022 National Outbook Book Award winner issues an inspirational call to protect and preserve our fragile planetary home.
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