Upcoming Webinars
Join us the last Tuesday of each month from 1 - 2 PM PT. You can search past webinars here.
Webinars
Nature’s Echo: The Science of Hope, with Thomas Crowther
Date: June 30, 2026
Where: ZOOM
Join ecologist and U.N. Advisor Tom Crowther to explore the link between biodiversity loss and human wellbeing and the feedback loop of hope.
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Our past Under the Redwoods webinars:
Join U.C. Irvine professor Paul Piff to learn about the science behind how we experience and benefit from awe. Find out more about Paul’s work: https://www.paulpiff.com/ The 2026 series of Under the Redwoods is sponsored by Scharf Investments. This episode was sponsored by GHJ. May 2026
Join environmental journalist Mary Ellen Hannibal to learn how citizen science has been deeply woven into California’s 30×30 and will continue to be a central tool for achieving it. In this talk Hannibal gives a broad overview of California’s 30×30 initiative to protect marine and terrestrial ecosystems by 2030. Practical and historic questions are in…
Join writer and biologist David George Haskell to learn about his brand-new book, “How Flowers Made Our World: The Story of Nature’s Revolutionaries,” and the role flowering plants have in Earth ecology and human culture. March 2026
Join writer and mycologist Patricia Kaishian to learn about her insightful and revelatory new book, Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature. In Forest Euphoria, Kaishian shows us the making of a scientist and introduces readers to the queerness, literal and otherwise, of all the life around us. Fungi, we learn, commonly have more than…
Join nature field recordist Thomas Rex Beverly and learn about his ascent to record the sounds of an old-growth redwood from roots to canopy. You can also: + Watch Tom’s Curiosity Stories + Learn more Tom’s work in the redwooods + Explore the Sounds of the Forest January 2026
Join Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson for a conversation with filmmaker Lisa Landers to explore climate solutions for redwoods and more, grounded in bravery, joy, and justice. Oct. 2025
Join acclaimed filmmaker Lisa Landers to learn about the making or her amazing documentary, GIANTS RISING: The Secrets & Superpowers of the Redwoods. Explore clips from the film: + Your Brain on Redwoods + Decoding a Redwood Genome + How do Redwoods Grow So Tall? And check out the trailer for the film. September 2025
Visual artist and science illustrator Jane Kim of Ink Dwell studio returns to reflect on her time as Sempervirens’ Forest Fellow and share her insights on works in progress. You can also join Jane on her journey in Season One of Curiosity Stories. August 2025
Join UCCE Forest Advisor Mike Jones, PhD, for a look at recent and emerging research that is evolving our understanding of fuels management and the use of prescribed fire as a stewardship tool in the redwoods. July 2025 We are especially grateful to Mike for taking the time to answer questions that we could not…
Rachel Dann, Sempervirens Fund’s Government Relations Director, discusses the state of conservation policy in California and Washington D.C. June 2025