Arvolyn Hill encourages us to make efforts to help people in our communities cultivate a relationship with nature. Arvolyn Hill develops innovative nature and botany activities for the Gardens’ youngest visitors as the Coordinator of Family Programs at the New York Botanical Garden. In January of 2020, Arvolyn piloted the program “Black History Month: Rooted in Plants” which featured six activities around the incredible influence that people of the African Diaspora have had on the botanical world. Arvolyn is a 2019 Emerging Leader for the Beetles Project for Science and Teaching for Field Educators at the Lawrence Hall of Science. Arvolyn is a trained Racial Justice Facilitator and has taught Racial Justice and Equity workshops at the New York Botanical Garden.

​​The SUGi Project used the Miyawaki Method to create three ultra-dense biodiverse forests of native species in the Berkeley Unified School District, California. The Pocket Forest gives local children, their families, teachers, and neighbors access to lessons in biodiversity.

Robin Wall Kimmerer, a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, takes us on a guided nature tour of Clark Reservation State Park in Jamesville, NY as Spring welcomes back migrating creatures and sends a message to wake up those who have taken a Winter rest. This video was commissioned by The Commons at the University of Kansas, in conjunction with Kimmerer’s April 1, 2021 lecture.

This week’s episode features Mitchell Thomashow, renowned educator and author, and his book, To Know the World: A New Vision for Environmental Learning. The discussion covers some of the main themes and topics of the book, including the Anthropocene, memory, interdisciplinary thinking, improvisation, adaptive and perennial learning, and cosmopolitan bioregionalism. Viewers can find more information about the new book and other aspects of Thomashow’s work on his website.

John Hardy offers a tour of the Green School, his off-the-grid school in Bali that teaches kids how to build, garden, create (and get into college). The centerpiece of campus is the spiraling Heart of School, perhaps the world’s largest freestanding bamboo building.