During this online talk, we will explore the ways in which community tree stewards and other community-based tree care volunteers can help support a healthy urban canopy. During this talk, Sarah will outline reasons why community members should be included in tree care, in what ways community members can participate in tree care, and how building community capacity can support the arboriculture industry and local arborists in particular. Sarah will address concerns about community tree planting and stewardship, such as poor tree selection, poor site selection, and lack of watering, and suggest ways that tree stewardship trainings and on-going opportunities for learning can address these concerns. Trained community tree stewards often become allies for arboriculture, appreciating the importance of training and experience in tree care, particularly around pruning, condition ratings, and hazardous tree determinations. Community tree stewards are likely to be or become champions for trees and tree care in their neighborhoods advocating for the need for arborists to do advanced tree care. Some community tree stewards continue on to pursue a career as an arborist. For this reason, community tree stewardship trainings can help diversify the arboriculture industry.

60-minutes | Eligible for 1 CEU   (A, M, Bm)

Register with the PNW-ISA HERE.

This yoga class will be one hour in-person. This class will include gentle movement, breath awareness, and focused attention using the surrounding plants as focal points. These classes will be led by an experienced 200-hr registered yoga teacher, Sarah C. Low. This donation-based class is has a limit of 10 participants. Registration can be found HERE. Please contact W. W. Seymour Conservatory if you need any accommodations or let Sarah know at the beginning of the class.

Explore the plants of the Conservatory and the trees of Wright Park learning about the amazing ways plants and trees grow, survive, and communicate. Connect with nature and create community. The program begins inside the W.W. Seymour Conservatory and then will venture out to Wright Park. Wear comfortable shoes and clothes for the weather (rain or shine).

This is a donation-based program. Donations can be made at the W. W. Seymour Conservatory gift shop.

This yoga class will be one hour in-person. This class will include gentle movement, breath awareness, and focused attention using the surrounding plants as focal points. These classes will be led by an experienced 200-hr registered yoga teacher, Sarah C. Low. This donation-based class is drop-in and has a limit of 12 participants. Please contact W. W. Seymour Conservatory if you need any accommodations or let Sarah know at the beginning of the class.

Join us as for a nature mindfulness walk at Tacoma’s Nature Center Snake Lake. In this walk, Sarah Low will help us wake up to the sounds of spring by practicing mindfulness as we listen to the trees, the Park’s wildlife–herons, finches, wrens, juncos, crows, amphibians, and more!--our breathing, and silence. 

Bring comfortable shoes and dress according to the day’s forecast so you can enjoy the walk! No pets and no bikes allowed for the walk unfortunately. Feel free to request any accommodations if you need at the registration form. 

Meeting Point:  Tacoma Nature Center, 1919 South Tyler Street, Tacoma, WA 98405

Register for this free-to-you event at Tacoma Tree Foundation’s calendar.

Join us at the W. W. Seymour Conservatory for a Nature Mindfulness Walk. We will spend a little time inside the Conservatory and then we will move outside to observe the beauty of Wright Park. This walk is part of a series of walks.

During the nature mindfulness walks, participants will be led through a series of mindfulness practices that will cultivate present-moment awareness, awe, and an appreciation of plants and the natural world. The mindfulness walks will be led by trained mindfulness teacher and ecologist, Sarah Low.

Wear comfortable walking shoes and clothes for the weather. The walk will include uneven terrain. Please contact the W. W. Seymour Conservatory (253) 404-3975) if you would like to request any accommodations.

This is a donation-based program. Participants can donate what they can. Learn more and register with MetroParks.

Join us for a Tacoma Tree Foundation nature mindfulness walk to welcome spring at one of Tacoma’s wetlands, China Lake Park. In this walk, Sarah Low and Claudia Linares will help us wake up to the sounds of spring by practicing mindfulness as we listen to the trees, the Park’s wildlife–herons, finches, wrens, juncos, crows, amphibians, and more!--our breathing, and silence. 

Bring comfortable shoes and dress according to the day’s forecast so you can enjoy the walk! 

Meeting Point: South Shirley Street parking lot, just off of S 19th. 

Acompáñanos en esta caminata de conciencia plena. Le daremos la bienvenida a la primavera en China Lake Park, uno de los humedales de Tacoma. Aquí, Sarah Low y Claudia Linares nos ayudarán a despertar a los sonidos de la primavera mientras practicamos la conciencia plena. Escucharemos nuestra respiración y los sonidos de los árboles, de la vida silvestre del parque (grazas, pinzones, carrizos, juncos, cuervos, anfibios y más), y el silencio.   

Punto de encuentro: Estacionamiento de South Shirley St., a unos pasos de S 19th. 

REGISTER/REGÍSTRATE

We will be joining Tacoma Tree Foundation for this talk to share about the benefits of trees for wildlife. During this talk with Sarah Low, we will learn about the relationship between trees and other living organisms. We will discover some of the organisms that live in and around trees. We will scratch the surface of the soil to learn about mycorrhizae, we will crawl along the bark and branches to talk about ants, moths, butterflies, and bees, and we will fly around the leaves to discover birds and bats. We will learn how we can care for trees to encourage a diverse and thriving ecosystem.  

Join us at the Tacoma Public Library, South Tacoma Branch. This program is possible thanks to Tacoma Creates. Register with Tacoma Tree Foundation here for this free event (registrations help us plan, aka set up chairs for everyone).