The Plant Initiative
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The Plant Initiative works to increase respect and appreciation for plants through public education, building understanding, and collaborative partnerships.
White Bear Lake, MN
Joined December 2020
The article "Plant Humanities Pedagogy: teaching at the intersection of feminist economics and economic botany" from the journal Endeavour by Frederica Bowcutt & Savvina Chowdhury is available free, open-access until Jan 14, 2026. https://t.co/PrQBBEBr6U
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This is a video recording of "Revered Roots: Ancestral Teachings and Plant Wisdom, a conversation with LoriAnn Bird", a program held Dec 2, 2025 sponsored by The Plant Initiative.
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In Episode 49 of the Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene podcast Kate Brelje interviews Melissa Parks and Mariko Thomas about their new book, Storying Plant Communication: More-than-human Relationships in New Mexico.
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Free online access to the Nov 2025 issue of @EnvHumanities Environmental Humanities Journal https://t.co/T3zMOnFoXU
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2026 East Asia Plant Humanities Virtual Faculty Residencies, from @DumbartonOaks Seminar for faculty in East Asia Studies who are interested in integrating more plant-related sources and narratives in their teaching. Apply by Feb 15, 2026. https://t.co/4TKATjWP5M
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2026 Plant Humanities Summer Program from @DumbartonOaks Hybrid - virtual & in-person in Virginia, USA. A unique interdisciplinary experience for graduate students & advanced undergraduates. Apply by Feb 15, 2026.
doaks.org
July 20–July 31, 2026 (virtual), August 3-August 14 (in person) | Program for graduate students and advanced undergraduates with an interest in plants from the perspectives of botany, botanical...
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The NYU More-Than-Human Life Program offers its Fellowship as "both a professional development opportunity...and as a space for creative incubation of actionable initiatives for improved relations with the more-than-human world." Apply by Feb 15, 2026. https://t.co/SWAj34xS18
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Article from @guardian by @TamPatachako The rainforest the world forgot: the Congo basin is the second largest on Earth, so why is it being neglected?"...the second-largest rainforest on Earth – and one of the most vital carbon sinks..."
theguardian.com
It is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but this tropical rainforest is losing out when it comes to climate policy and funding
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The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters, book by Christine Webb @cwebb218 "An impassioned celebration of humility before the living world that leads us to a new understanding of other species—and ourselves." https://t.co/SOEuBgm24a
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Action alert from @RainforestResq Rainforest protection is not a profit machine: Stop the TFFF “The Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) must be stopped. Rainforest protection is not a profit machine."
rainforest-rescue.org
The COP30 World Climate Conference in Brazil saw the launch of the new Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) to finance conservation. Yet instead of addressing the causes of deforestation, the...
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Action alert from @Eko_Movement Support forest defenders "Right now Sarawak’s native forests are being torn down to make way for a giant monoculture plantation of bamboo..."
action.eko.org
Right now Sarawak’s native forests are being torn down to make way for a giant monoculture plantation of bamboo — a project that could devastate ecosystems and local communities for generations to com
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Indigenous Placekeeping through Tarweed, Free webinar Dec 3, 2025, 7pm PT. Join OSU anthropologist Molly Carney "who has studied Camas & Tarweed cultural practices in the Willamette Valley & worked closely with the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde" https://t.co/g43HOuUim9
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Call for US-based applicants for the Long-Term Ecological Reflections program at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in Oregon inviting artists, writers, musicians, and scholars to the ancient forests of the Blue River watershed. Apply by Jan 5, 2026. https://t.co/5yPT2XwkWB
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What do trees remember? - interesting article from @ConversationUS about tree memory, rights, and more. "Until recently, little was known about how memory might function in long-lived organisms like trees..."
theconversation.com
Until recently, little was known about how memory functions in trees which experience decades, even centuries, of shifting environmental pressures.
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Video recording of interview #2 in Plantae convivae's In Convivium series, in which Pete Yeo talks with plant phenomenologist Sydney Kale. Topics include what it means to be in co-authorship with plants.
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Brainforest Cafe podcast Episode 48 with Dennis McKenna - Nissan: From Conventional Medicine to Plant Dietas and Spiritual Growth "...Nissan's journey from medical doctor to vegetalista, embracing holistic healing, shamanism, ayahuasca & plant medicine" https://t.co/wvHD8efppt
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A special 5-part Elementals audio series of The Becoming Nature Podcast hosted by Carina Lyall has been created in collaboration with the Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature "...about being human in a more-than-human world" https://t.co/a4UBoLeUPw
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