News and Insights
One Person Really Can Make a Difference
In 2009, then-Costa Rican university student and surfer Max Tattenbach was seeking shade for his then-girlfriend (now wife) to relax while he surfed, but found none. His promise to reforest that one surf spot turned into a mission to restore forests along the north Pacific coast by planting native species through community-based reforestation.
Australian Cassowaries Recover from Endangerment, but by How Much?
Cassowaries are important seed dispersers that support Queensland’s northern coastal rainforests, but their numbers are hard to track. Once endangered, they’ve returned to stability but scientists are still exploring ways to better track their population.
Events
Thinking Like Water – Summer Series – June 9–July 14
Begins this Tuesday!
TWO WAYS TO PARTICIPATE:
Option 1 (Recommended)
Watch each episode on your own prior to Tuesday, then join the live discussion.
You’ll receive a private viewing link for each episode during the week prior to the conversation, along with the Zoom link for the live discussion.
Option 2
Attend the online film screening on Zoom, followed by the live discussion.
If you’re unable to watch ahead of time, plan to join the Zoom screening at 6:00 PM ET, followed by the live discussion at 7:30 PM ET.
Featured Creature readers know that water cools the planet but water needs to be in the soil to feed the microbes, to support plants and evapotranspiration, to become high albedo clouds, and to replenish the aquifer. As Jan Lambert and Michal Kravčík told us over a decade ago, our system of getting water off the streets and the land is part of the problem.
But how do we solve it?
Learn to “think like water.” Starting this Tuesday, June 9, we will follow filmmaker Renea Roberts and legendary “water wizard” Bill Zeedyk over a decade of work in various ecosystems to bring water back to dehydrated land. The same principles can be applied to urban streets, as the segment with Brad Lancaster shows us. Don’t get stuck talking about the problem, learn the solutions and become an advocate in your community for thinking like water and creating a New Water Paradigm.
Learn more, and register today so you can watch the first episode over the weekend!
All registrants will receive the video recordings of the live conversations.
See below for information on Bill Zeedyk’s book!
Books for Biodiversity Lovers
“Thinking Like Water” filmmaker Renea Roberts shares her perspective on this week’s read.
Let Water Do the Work: Induced Meandering, and Evolving Method for Restoring Incised Channels
By Bill Zeedyk and Van Clothier
As the filmmaker for the docuseries Thinking Like Water, I’ve referenced this book so many times! Bill Zeedyk and Van Clothier’s contribution to riparian restoration continues to be a vital force giving practical advice as well as a scientific basis for the watershed restoration techniques described within. Loaded with pictures, charts, graphs, worksheets and more…it’ll be one you’ll reference back to too!
— Renea Roberts
Check out the Bio4Climate Bookshop
Part of Bio4Climate’s core mission is to educate and share educational resources that help our community learn about and engage with the natural world.
Our Bookshop storefront is a growing list of titles recommended by our experts and other climate leaders, including books from our courses. We also have a growing list of titles for kids to help educate, inspire, and motivate the next generation of climate advocates.
Check back often as we are always adding titles. We also recommend books each week at the end of this Featured Creature newsletter.
Purchasing from our storefront is another way you can support Bio4Climate. We receive a portion of the sale at no additional cost to you.
