In their new book, The Paradise Notebooks, Richard J. Nevle and Steven Nightingale take us across the spectacular Sierra Nevada mountain range on a journey illuminated by incandescent poetry and

In their new book, The Paradise Notebooks, Richard J. Nevle and Steven Nightingale take us across the spectacular Sierra Nevada mountain range on a journey illuminated by incandescent poetry and fascinating fact. From granite to aspen, to fire, to a rare, endemic species of butterfly, the essays in the book explore the natural history and mystical wonder of each element with a balanced and captivating touch. As they weave in vignettes from their ninety-mile backpacking trip across the range, Nevle and Nightingale powerfully reconceive the Sierra Nevada as both earthly matter and transcendental offering, letting us into a reality in which nature holds just as much spiritual importance as it does physical. Join Richard, Steven, and former NHI Executive Director Tom Fleischner in a webinar conversation about The Paradise Notebooks and all the beauty and wonder of the Sierra Nevada. In a time of rapid environmental degradation, there is a way forward—a whole-minded, learned, loving attention to place that rekindles our joyful relationship with the living world. The Natural History Institute’s Stories of Nature and Culture series explores ways that people and nature intersect in a wide variety of social, ecological, and personal contexts. In the 2021-2022 installment of this series, we hope to converse with artists, scientists, and writers willing to share their interpretation of and experience with the practice of natural history.

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Dr. Haley Mellin, founder of Art-to-Acres and Conserve.org, artist, and researcher and Dr. Steven Brumby CEO/CTO and Co-Founder of Impact Observatory joined Garrison Institute co-founder Jonathan

Dr. Haley Mellin, founder of Art-to-Acres and Conserve.org, artist, and researcher and Dr. Steven Brumby CEO/CTO and Co-Founder of Impact Observatory joined Garrison Institute co-founder Jonathan F.P. Rose to discuss innovative approaches to large-scale conservation, biodiversity’s role in planetary health, and using visualization to support these goals. Recorded on January 25, this was the first Pathways to Planetary Health (PPH) Forum event of 2022 and focused on our first pathway, Half-Earth. Half-Earth describes the required lands we, collectively, most conserve in biodiversity rich areas and connecting corridors to stabilize life and climate health on the planet, and emphasizes 50% of terrestrial and ocean conservation by 2050. Half-Earth is one necessary component of planetary health, but not singularly sufficient. Learn about all four pathways and other PPH events here: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDFwWlZoOF9FX0lTVUtqWEtBZGlqOW9SLTZ6QXxBQ3Jtc0tuNkFtREZvS2RjTlhqaDgwZGM3MElxbUZVVTduN3IybHZ3eWFkeFNtbXh0V1ZrQjlXQmU0dkpKRXBKQ1RUWm1BUWluLTZ3MVVXZm5fQ1dLYkNKMVBXOHh6TnpqdnhRQ3BuRTJNNEYwd05CbHdJT2FLTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.garrisoninstitute.org%2Finitiatives%2Fprograms%2Fpathways-to-planetary-health%2F Support the Garrison Institute: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUtnSUNvWmlONnMzd2pkeFRhRVd1a01KRmdld3xBQ3Jtc0tsSTc4a2ViZHhHejd0dDNtNW5YYTJ5OHBTekp0YzVVeDJpLTlYaFRRWko0a0RSeFF6MHZuUlVXZ08zZktGQnd6cUkxVmxnMWxxX0plY0tWbEVRVmNuZ292dmRRRlh6NFRYaGJXREZsTmtWUzg3RmVxbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.garrisoninstitute.org%2FGI%2FDonations%2FDonate_Now.aspx

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The Indigenous Law Institute engages in significant discourse on various legal and cultural topics.

Among its areas of focus is the subject "Pagans in the Promised Land," exploring the

The Indigenous Law Institute engages in significant discourse on various legal and cultural topics.

Among its areas of focus is the subject "Pagans in the Promised Land," exploring the complex intersections of indigenous law and diverse spiritual identities.

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