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
Open (free) access to new book, Non-Western Approaches in Environmental Humanities, includes chapter on plant ethics for the arts by Magdalena Zamorska: Phyto-care protocols: An ethics for living (with) plants in arts [select open access PDF format]
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Call for Manuscripts by @PeterLangGroup for series on Plants and Animals: Interdisciplinary Approaches. ". aims to publish scholarly work that addresses common challenges across the fields of plant and animal studies from interdisciplinary perspectives."
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New book by Gregory F. Tague, Forest Sovereignty: Wildlife Sustainability and Ethics. ". examines plants, animals, and political philosophy. argues that humans should set aside and leave to their growth vast tracts of forests, wetlands, and grasslands."
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The book Materiality of Air, edited by Tatiana Konrad, is available open (free) access online, and includes a chapter on plant horror: "A Microbiological Menace: Killer Spores and Toxic Pollen in Contemporary Young Adult Fiction" by Natalie Dederichs.
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Action alert from @RainforestResq Hands off the EU’s environmental laws "The laws that protect the environment and nature in the EU are more important than ever."
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Dr. Giovanni Aloi: The Lawn – Nothing to do With Nature is an interesting interview of Giovanni Aloi in @Landezine about his new book, Lawn. "Gardens and green areas of all types should be regarded as perpetually belonging to all earthlings."
landezine.com
In the U.S., lawns cover nearly 2 percent of the land surface and, as researcher Cristina Milesi revealed using satellite data, “could be considered the s…
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Free online program from Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi - Four Sisters Garden. Sep 18, 2025, 6-7:30pm CT. ". hear from traditional knowledge keepers & Indigenous environmentalists. about Daḳota kinship with the Four Sisters: Corn, Sunflower, Squash & Beans."
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Inviting performance artists, facilitators, musicians, poets & other plant practitioners to express interest in contributing to the 2nd ROOTED festival in Aarhus, Denmark, Jun 13-14, 2026, bringing together plants, people & art. Apply by Sep 30, 2025.
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Free, open access German/English edited book, Literature and Botany. "This volume explores the deep connections between literature and botany, examining how plants shape cultural narratives, ecological thought, and human imagination."
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Free download of 72-page Theosis magazine, Vol 2, from @Harvard's Center for the Study of World Religions - includes articles on plants and fungi. ". explore diverse cultures and histories, religious traditions, and spiritual landscapes."
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Global Day of Listening from @PachamamaOrg, Sep 21, 2025. This day is ". a collective act of reverent attention, a day to slow down and open to guidance from the Earth, from the Spirit of Life, and from the wisdom that flows through the living world."
landing.pachamama.org
On the Global Day of Listening, people across the world will pause—alone or together—to listen for the wisdom needed to meet this moment.
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Online conference from @scimednet Beyond the Brain: Further Reaches of Consciousness Research, Nov 7-9, 2025. Many well-known speakers. £95 early registration. ". leading conference on the frontiers of consciousness research where science meets spirit. "
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The Sep 2025 issue of The New Ecozoic Reader "Critical Reflections, Stories, Dream Experiences & Practices for an Ecological Age" is available for free download online, containing close to 2 dozen articles. Worth checking out!
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