Sometimes when everything falls apart, we cannot yet see what is coming even in the next few moments, let alone 10 or 25 years from now. The landscape of our field, a field that has been beloved to me for more than 25 years past, is decimated. It is a dying ecosystem. As hard as it is to say this out loud, I believe our first step into the future must be acknowledging our present pain, grief, and loss.

Then, I invite us to imagine growing a future together, by observing and learning from the natural world.