These Experts Show Us How Water & Forests Shape Our Climate - Tonight, Thursday, & weekly 'til March 26

[Louise Mitchell]

These Experts Show Us How to Work With Water and Forests Dear Climate Changemakers,   Many of the climate extremes we’re experiencing locally and globally have been shaped by human decisions that have disrupted our land, water, and living ecosystems.     These leading experts reveal where we’ve gone off course—and how protecting and restoring watersheds, forests, and ecological processes can help return stability, resilience, and cooling to our climate. Thinking Like Water   Tonight - Tuesday, February 10   6:00 pm ET - Film Screening 7:00 pm ET - Live Conversations Read More & Register Learn from Our Featured Speakers   Each speaker will offer clear, practical insights into how to capture rainwater to rehydrate the land, replenish our waterways and restore our living ecosystems. Brad Lancaster, Rainwater Harvester, Permaculture Instructor, Author, Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands & Beyond February 10 - 7:00 pm ET Brad will share his bold, low-cost strategies, featured in Episode 4 of Thinking Like Water, to capture rainwater runoff, reduce flooding and drought, and build local water security in urban, suburban, and rural communities. Find out more about Brad's work. Zuzka Mulkerin, Director, Voices of Water for Climate - Biodiversity for a Livable Climate February 10 - 7:00 pm ET The pioneering work of Michal Kravcik to rehydrate the land and mitigate climate impacts has been supported and elevated by the Voices of Water for Climate initiative and Zuzka's dedication to share Michal's message and strategies throughout the world. Read more. John Lambert, Rainwater Harvesting Educator, Board member, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate February 10 - 7:00 pm ET John continues the work and legacy of his late wife Jan Lambert to educate communities on the vital role of water in addressing climate change. Their support of Michal Kravcik's work has given John first-hand knowledge on effective strategies he is sharing with local communities. Learn more.  Episode 4: “Country Roads, City Roads”   This episode reveals how roads—often overlooked—may be one of the biggest drivers of watershed damage. Featuring roads expert Steve Carson, urban water harvesting pioneer Brad Lancaster, and restoration mentor Bill Zeedyk, the episode shows how roads function as manmade waterways that speed up runoff, increase erosion, and worsen flooding—and how rethinking road design can turn them into tools for rehydration, cooling, and watershed health. Save Your Seat What You'll Learn in Episode 4 How to view roads from the perspective of their watershed impacts How small changes in road design, for example gradient slope changes to lead the water off the road more often, armoring where culverts spill and protecting stream and wetland crossings, can make a big difference. How neighbor-wide water harvesting can prevent flooding, encourage shade and canopy growth regulating temperatures, build communities and improve quality of life. Don't Miss It! How Trees & Forests Shape Our Climate 8-week mini-course   February 5 - March 26 12:00 pm ET Read more & Register Learn from These Featured Experts   Each speaker will offer clear, practical insights into how trees, forests, and living systems regulate our climate. Judith D. Schwartz, Author, Reindeer Chronicles, Water in Plain Sight, Cows Save the Planet February 12 - 12:00 pm ET “The most urgent challenge of present civilization is to understand that the drying out of landscapes has a much more serious impact on climatic change than an increase of CO2 in the atmosphere.” Read more John Feldman, Filmmaker, Symbiotic Earth, Regenerating Life February 19 - 12:00 pm ET "The climate crisis can only be mitigated by regenerating the complex system that maintains and regulates the climate, the system humans have been destroying for centuries: the system of Life, what some call the biosphere, some call Mother Earth, and others call Nature.” Learn more. Rob de Laet, Climate Strategist, Co-Author, Cooling the Climate February 26 - 12:00 pm ET  “The result[s] of deforestation are increasing the risks of heatwaves, water scarcity, and biodiversity loss, loss of rain fall and global warming. Peter Bunyard and I have calculated that reversing deforestation in the tropics or switch from open field to agroforestry food production on an area of 2.8 million km2 will have a global cooling effect of 1 degree centigrade." Find out more. Scot Quaranda, Communications Director, Dogwood Alliance March 5 - 12:00 pm ET "Forests are one of the most important tools we have to fight climate change. Forests are the biggest, fastest way to absorb carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store it safely in the ground for decades and even centuries.” Read more Michael Pilarski, Founder, Friends of the Trees, Global Earth Repair Convergence March 12 - 12:00 pm ET “Agroforestry offers us one of the best, fastest ways to cool the climate and feed the people at the same time. Everywhere [communities] can have local food sovereignty and grow their own food." Watch and learn more. Sonia Demiray, Founder, Executive Director, Climate Communications Coalition  March 19 - 12:00 pm ET "Forests need to be prioritized within protections. Yet, the industry and our government are prioritizing profit." Clear, science‑based communication is essential for protecting forests and advancing climate solutions rooted in living ecosystems. Find out more Basil Camu, Co-Founder, Leaf & Limb and Project Pando, Author, From Wasteland to Wonder  March 26 - 12:00 pm ET “We have unfortunately just forgotten that we are a part of this planet and we are made of the same things that trees are made of …" "Our primary job is to foster as much naturally occurring ecosystem as possible and just get out of the way.”” Find out more. Anastassia Makarieva, Atmospheric Physicist, Co-Founder of the Biotic Pump Theory   A world-class scientist who co-authored the Biotic Pump Theory. Anastassia's research on forests is deepening our understanding of ecosystem feedbacks on the water cycle and moisture transport. Learn more. Recording available - February 5  Hart Hagan, Bio4Climate Course Instructor, Climate Reporter & Journalist, Native Plant Educator “A fully functioning forest is a great counterweight to climate change. As a forest grows, it absorbs carbon … Hardly anything will cool our climate quicker than a growing forest." Find out more – Hart is the Course Instructor for the entire program. Don't Miss It What You'll Learn in This Course How forests regulate climate through water cycling, cooling mechanisms, biodiversity, and soil moisture retention Why microbes, fungi, insects, wildlife, and dead wood are essential to a healthy forest ecosystem How wildfires naturally function in forest ecosystems—and how to distinguish myth from science regarding fire risk and prevention How to identify timber-industry narratives that promote destructive practices like thinning, clearcutting, and biomass energy Practical steps you and your community can take to protect and restore forests, wildlife, and climate stability while resisting harmful land-use decisions Don't miss How Trees & Forests Shape Our Climate. Join us and be part of the movement to restore living systems for a stable, livable future. Secure Your Spot We invite everyone to join us, regardless of whether you have participated in previous programs. We are all on a journey of expanding our knowledge on nature's climate solutions, and we each bring something valuable to the conversation.   We look forward to seeing you there! Louise Mitchell Outreach Programs Manager Our Contact Information Biodiversity for a Livable Climate P.O. Box 390469 Cambridge, MA 02139 508-306-1609 http://www.Bio4Climate.org