FOREST WISDOM

Community Resilience

Join us in a series of conversations and experiences that tap into the lessons offered by the old-growth forest community at Wesselman Woods. This series is free and open to all.

Together, we will hike, listen, and learn how healthy ecosystems can be a model for building human connections and resilience.

2026 Topics

Coming soon.

2025 Topics

  • The Human-Nature Connection

    • Presenter: Amy Rhodes

      • Executive Director of Wesselman Woods

    • Theme: We are nature. We belong.

  • Building Networks of Support

    • Presenter: Derek Walsh

      • Director of Natural Resources and Research at Wesselman Woods

    • Theme: Interconnectedness

  • Vulnerable Communities

    • Presenter: Tory Schendel-Vyvoda

      • Curator, Evansville African American Museum; PhD student, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts; Adjunct Instructor, University of Evansville; Director, Lamasco Microgallery

    • Theme: People are places. Places are people.

  • Restoring the Connection

    • Theme: Strengthening the ties that bind.

Past Topics: Religion and Ecology, Climate Change and the Future of Maple Tapping, Carbon Neutral Indiana, Playful Animal Behavior, Importance of Old-Growth Forests, Eco-Queer Theory, Environmental Justice

Check out Finding the Forest Within You for more inner ecological nurturing.

Admission: FREE | Audience: Ages 18+ | Cap: 30 people | Time: 4-5:30 PM