Creative Solutions for a New World
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Thank you to all our EarthFest Live viewers for tuning into our Earth Week series on Creative Solutions for a New World. What an incredible week it was with more than 25 presenters and over 950 attendees from around the world! The video recordings from these webinars will be available free of charge later this week on CreativelyUnited.org. Everyone who registered will be notified as soon as they are posted. Join us this Wednesday, April 29th, for the launch of a new webinar series opening with Order of Canada multi-faceted performing artist, author and awakened soul, Ann Mortifee. The new Climate and Artists Series will continue weekly with a host of amazing presenters sharing creative and inspiring solutions for a new world. Ann will share a multitude of fascinating life stories that are both uplifting, insightful and inspiring. Be sure to share this program with your friends, family, co-workers, or anyone who needs a boost of feel good energy, hope and comfort about the future moving forward. Ann will leave everyone feeling like they had a warm, long hug and that everything will be alright. Please note: This Wednesday's show will be from 11:30-12:30 pm, and continue weekly on Wednesdays, from 11 am to noon in May. Please be sure to register for this free event. If you register and are unable to attend this event, you will receive a recording to view at your convenience. |
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Wednesday, May 6, 11 am - Noon, Pacific TimeNurturing Nature's Ecosystems - Part 1 Learn from two of Vancouver Island's leading foresters about the fascinating history of eco-forestry, its role in nurturing nature's ecosystems and how we can protect and restore our forests as part of the climate change solution. |
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Peter Jungwirth is a Registered Professional Forester in both BC and Austria (from where he immigrated). He is also a certified Arborist, tree risk assessor and faller. Prior to immigration, Peter worked in Forestry research. In BC, he has been active as a forestry and arboriculture consultant and also as a hands-on arborist. He has designed and instructed several ecoforestry courses and will lead EIS programs in this. |
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Erik Piikkila is a BC Forester in Training with Ecoforestry experience in BC, Finland, the US Pacific Northwest, Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Redwoods of California. He was trained by the world renowned ecoforester, Jerry Franklin. At the BC Ministry of Forests, his work involved assisting major forest companies with many different operations, as well as implemented the BC Forest Practices Code. |
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Most recently he has been offering a 4Seasons Eco School to K – 12 students, providing eco tours of Wildwood to University students, and is involved with several watershed groups in the Cowichan Valley. |
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Please follow us on Facebook and show your support by making a donation. About Creatively United & Our Partners The Creatively United for the Planet Society is a registered non-profit society. Since 2012, we have brought together more than 10,000 people from throughout the region who care about happy, healthy, and resilient communities. We have done so through seven zero-waste sustainability showcases, numerous community events and educational talks, collaborative partnerships, a video series, and the CreativelyUnited.org free community information network, resource and solutions sharing hub. The Gail O'Riordan Climate and the Arts Legacy Fund supported by Tides Canada is dedicated to changing human consciousness towards global environmental change by combining science with the creativity of the performing arts. The Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS) is a registered non-profit, charitable society comprised of a volunteer Board and a strong core of community volunteers. Together, we are dedicated to the principles and practices of ecoforestry – demonstrating that we can harvest trees and plants from the forest while maintaining healthy and integrated ecological systems. |
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