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Where are the Elders? Parallels Between Dying Cultures and Dying Ecosystems
Fri, May 29
|Pender Islands Community Hall
This seminar explores striking similarities between the social and ecological conditions required for growing and sustaining both forests and humans.


Time & Location
May 29, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
Pender Islands Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Rd, Pender Island, BC V0N 2M1, Canada
About the Event
Join us in the evening of May 29 for a thought-provoking seminar led by forest restoration expert, Tal Engel.
This seminar explores striking similarities between the social and ecological conditions required for growing and sustaining both forests and humans.
To understand ourselves we’ve always sought out our reflections in the natural world. But, what we’ve done to once-thriving forests tells a story of what we’ve also done to ourselves.
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