Action alert from @survivalinternational.org Protect the Ayoreo's Last Forest "The last uncontacted people in South America outside the Amazon are holding out in an ever shrinking island of forest..." act.survivalinternational.org/page/102496/...

The Plant Initiative's @theplantinitiative.bsky.social May 2026 free monthly e-newsletter contains many events, resources, opportunities, and action items regarding the human-plant connection. Access it at mailchi.mp/plantinitiat... or subscribe at plantinitiative.org

Action alert from @amazonwatch.org Stop New Oil Rounds in the Ecuadorian Amazon "Indigenous Peoples have protected these lands for centuries, and they are asking for our solidarity to do so again today." amazonwatch.org/take-action/...

The Grass Tree Fellowship Program is Australia’s first program designed to support people engaging in, or curious about, the emerging field of Nature-inclusive Governance (NG). 6-month cohort runs from Jun 23 to Nov 24, 2026. Apply by Jun 15, 2026. AUS $850-$2,800. ecocentrix.au/grasstree/

Posting from Banu Subramaniam - An Elegy for Invasive Species "...challenges the moral and scientific framing of invasive species by tracing how colonialism, capitalism, and taxonomy produced the idea of ecological 'outsiders.'" cswr.hds.harvard.edu/publications...

"Being in Community with Trees", live, online with Olivia Sprinkel & Lucy Grabe-Watson, May 21, 2026, 6pm UK time. Free. "...will explore our connection and the sense of community around trees and what it means to write in relationship with the living world..." open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Application deadline May 15, 2026 - Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant Humanities at Dumbarton Oaks @dumbartonoaks.bsky.social to further the goals of the Plant Humanities Lab. One year with possibility of renewal. Stipend of $67,600/yr. www.doaks.org/about/employ...

New book by Serena Ferrando - Channelling Nature: Plants, Animals, and Water in Italian Poetry "What if poetry could teach us to live differently – alongside plants, animals, and water?" utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...

Conference on the Rights of Nature and the Future of Democracy in the Nordic Region, Jun 4-6, 2026. In-person in Himmelbjerggården, Denmark. "to inspire a new democratic culture in which nature is no longer seen as a mere resource" DKK 600-2,200. natureanddemocracy.org

Rights of Nature free open online course. "Explore how legal rights and intrinsic value of Nature are transforming governance, policy, and community action" From University of the Philippines Open University. May 1 - 31, 2026. Study at your own pace. model.upou.edu.ph

Call for Papers for an edited volume - Mycelia across Media: Creative Expression and the Fungal Turn. Abstracts due Jul 10, 2026. "...seeks to expand upon the growing body of fungal research by focusing on the fungus in creative expression" necs.org/news/calls-f...

New book - The Unruly Wild: Embracing Ecological Change in the Southwest, by Juliet C. Stromberg "...invites readers to reconsider the 'alien invader' narrative and explore the beneficial roles that newly arrived plants can play in our ecosystems." uapress.arizona.edu/book/the-unr...

Free webinar from The Plant Initiative @theplantinitiative.bsky.social Perspectives on Plants: From Phytopoetics to Networking in Community, a conversation with Dr. Joela Jacobs @joelalala.bsky.social, Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 12-1 pm CT. www.eventbrite.com/e/perspectiv...

Call for papers for in-person conference to be held in Venice, Italy, Oct 14-16, 2026. (In)Forming Coexistence: Existential Posthumanism, Ontological Design and Refashioning. Deadline May 31, 2026. sites.google.com/view/third-e...

Free online event - Heartwood by Rachel Bentham: A Love Letter to Trees, Jun 4, 10am ET. "Join TreeSisters for a reading and Q&A with author, poet and university lecturer Dr Rachel Bentham, as she shares from her latest poetry anthology, Heartwood." us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Action alert from @rainforestrescue.bsky.social Ecuador: Stop criminalizing environmental defenders “Put an immediate end to state persecution of people and organizations defending the environment and human rights” www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...

In this episode (59) of the Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene Podcast, Kate Brelje is in conversation with Solvejg Nitzke @nitzkesolvejg.bsky.social about her new book, The Elegance of Ferns: Portrait of a Botanical Marvel. soundcloud.com/networking-w...

New book by Kath Almond - New Moon Tree Wisdom: a heartfelt invitation into twelve stories co-authored with trees across a year of Lunar Cycles. From Birch to Pine, each Tree has gifted their unique voice and wisdom..." bookshop.org/p/books/new-...

Fungal Activism and Sovereignty in Ethnomycology, posting by Giuliana Furci of the Fungi Foundation "This essay tells the story of what happens after a shift in environmental and cultural understanding and what it takes for such changes to take root..." cswr.hds.harvard.edu/publications...

Co-Creation with the More than Human: Catalysing Nature-Centrism is a free online program from Kincentric Leadership & The Repatterning Collective to be held May 19, 2026, 11am-12pm CDT. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-creatio...

Article from @goodnewsnetwork.org Seeds Can ‘Hear’ the Rain–And the Sound Waves Make Them Grow Faster Shows MIT Study "Seeds may come alive to the soothing sound of rainfall, sensing the drops while they are still beneath the surface..." www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-sound-of...

A free video recording from Organization of Nature Evolutionaries is available of the online program "Four Decades of Herbal Stories from Two Earth Elders," held Apr 22, 2026 with herbalists Pam Montgomery & Kate Gilday. www.natureevolutionaries.com/events-progr...

Action alert from Trust for Public Land for those in the US. Bring Nature Back to Schoolyards "...support this game-changing bill and help create vibrant outdoor spaces where every child can thrive." secure.tpl.org/site/Advocac...

Free-access online book from University of Exeter, We Are The Possible Planet Forest – COP30, is a beautiful "bilingual collection of poems [English & Portuguese] to dig deep into what it means to be human, and what we value and connect to in nature." greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/our-impact/w...

'Interspecies Communication’ panel discussion & Q&A Jun 2, 2026, 7-8:30 pm BST. Online, free, from the Resurgence Trust @resurgencetrust.bsky.social. "...three guest speakers explore the growing interest in interspecies and interbeing communication." www.tickettailor.com/events/there...

Recently posted by One Earth Sangha @1earthsangha.org - The Bhikkhu and the Butterfly: Interview with Ajahn Pasanno and Julia Butterfly Hill (originally posted in 2005). "...a conversation about trees, activism and love" oneearthsangha.org/articles/the...

The Power of a Small Herb: The Case of Huacatay in the Community Garden of the Limache Hospital is an open-access, free to download article by Pedro Pablo Achondo Moya in Plant Perspectives Journal @plantperspectives.bsky.social. www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/article/v...

Michael Pollan Wants You to Rethink Consciousness is a recent interview with @michaelpollan.bsky.social from @lionsroar.com "I would argue that everything alive has sentience. I think it needs it to survive." www.lionsroar.com/michael-poll...

Festival of Revolutions, May 9, 2026, 8am-8pm GMT+ 1, Online. "Across multiple virtual stages, we will explore democracy, justice, Indigenous leadership, gender liberation, ecology and revolutionary strategy." £0-£35 (sliding fees). festivalofrevolutions.org

Urban Tree Festival across London and the UK: Celebrating urban trees, May 9-17, 2026. "...an annual community celebration of trees, including their benefits, beauty, majesty, and magic...up to 40+ events, celebrations, walks, talks and storytelling..." urbantreefestival.org

The Spring 2026 issue of Antennae: The Journal of Nature in Visual Culture is now available online and for free download. This issue is "dedicated to realism as a critical tool in ecology and the representation of the more than-human world." www.antennae.org.uk

Mon, Apr 27, 2026 @ 11:59 pm ET is final day of 2026 Flow Photo Contest with $50,000 in cash prizes. "Celebrating creators and photographers of any and all skill levels ..." Nature is one of 5 categories. $6 fee per entry. flow.life/en/photo-con...

Researcher/Educator Position available at The Nature Institute in upstate NY www.natureinstitute.org. "Currently we are offering a full-time, in-person position for a researcher/educator with a background in the life sciences." tinyurl.com/5n7cxh6r

Mugwort Initiation, Skarresø Forest, Denmark, Jul 22-26, 2026. "5 days of exploration & relationship building with the magical being Mugwort" with Kaya Lykke Nørskov & Rachel Corby. Sliding scale £400-600, including meals & camping or dorm www.wildgaiansoul.com/mugwort-init...

Free online Earth Day talk from Basia Alexander and Dr. Jim Conroy "Tree messages from the last year of our travels and sneak peek into Nature Listening and Tree Whispering" Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 6:30 pm ET, approx 90 minutes including Q&A. us02web.zoom.us/j/8710363664...

Action alert from @amazonwatch.org Tell Big Banks: Protect the Amazon "Without immediate action from your bank, your financing risks fueling large-scale soy-driven deforestation of the Amazon..." amazonwatch.org/take-action/...

Posting by Emanuele Coccia - How to Do Cities with Plants "We must invite our nonhuman partners to play with our favorite toy. We are the fathers of cities, and plants are the mothers. They have every right to live alongside their children." cswr.hds.harvard.edu/how-do-citie...

Living Connections: Rethinking Our Relationships with Trees, Waters & the Natural World. Apr 22, 2026, 3pm ET, Free, online. Akiko Busch, David Macauley & @laurapustarfi.bsky.social "what changes when we see trees and rivers as living beings rather than resources..." suny-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The 2026 Tree Orienting Event will take place on April 18, 2026, 10am-12pm ET in Sarasota, FL, sponsored by Global Tree Lovers. Free. "Tree Orienting is a project to reactivate the deep connection between trees and human beings..." globaltreelovers.org?page_id=1662

Free webinar from Organization of Nature Evolutionaries - Four Decades of Herbal Stories from Two Earth Elders, ​with Pam Montgomery and Kate Gilday. Apr 22, 2026. 3pm ET. "...sharing what the plants have taught them..." organizationofnatureevolutionaries.kit.com/48fb97951e

World Rainforest Day 2026 will be held on June 22, 2026, sponsored by Rainforest Partnership. "This year’s theme, 'The Forest Within You' is a call to reflect on our personal connection to forests everywhere." www.worldrainforestday.org

Action alert from @rainforestrescue.bsky.social Cobalt mining in Congo: Put public health before profit "...demand that automakers stop using raw materials that destroy forests and people’s health." www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...

Annual Zoöp Gathering from the Zoönomic Institute, in-person in Rotterdam, Netherlands, June 4, 2026, 1:30-6:00pm, in the Dutch language. "...learn something new about regeneration and the Zoöp philosophy." Includes workshops. Free. www.eventbrite.com/e/zoop-samen...

The Plant Initiative's April 2026 monthly e-newsletter contains many timely events, resources, opportunities and action items related to the human-plant connection. Subscribe free at plantinitiative.org or access this issue at mailchi.mp/plantinitiat...

Pete Yeo's Plantae convivae In Convivium #7 Substack features Plant Initiative executive director Paul Moss in a posting which also includes a link to a recorded interview. plantaeconvivae.substack.com/p/in-convivi...

In Episode 58 of the Networking with Plants in the Anthropocene podcast, Kate Brelje talks with Julie Brams who introduces her new book, The Nature Embedded Mind: How We Think Can Heal Our Planet and Ourselves. soundcloud.com/networking-w...

Action alert from @earthworks.bsky.social Hands Off National Forests "Mines on fewer than five acres of US Forest Service land would need no permission..." act.earthworks.org/page/96700/a...

Participants worldwide are invited to take a brief (about 5 minutes) online survey on how people perceive forest landscapes and biodiversity conducted by Montpellier University and other institutions in France. Open until Jun 30, 2026. www.biodiful.org#/forest

Action alert from @foeus.bsky.social Big Bank CEOs – protect the Amazon Rainforest from deforestation before it’s too late. "The Amazon Rainforest is facing its greatest deforestation threat in 20 years." action.foe.org/page/96695/a...

From Kincentric Leadership - Cocreating with a Living Intelligent Earth: a live online-learning community. May 21-Jul 30, 2026. "...an 11-week journey into ways of sensing, relating & organising within a sacred, interdependent & animate world." £200-£900. kincentricleadership.org/online-course