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The August 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire Update
The cabins we lived in and all of our infrastructure were destroyed in the wildfire, but our commitment to Care Forest Work remains as strong and steadfast as ever.
It will be some time before we can safely have visitors.
While the landscape has been greatly impacted, our Redwoods are standing tall.
If they can stand tall, so can we.
It will be some time before we can safely have visitors.
While the landscape has been greatly impacted, our Redwoods are standing tall.
If they can stand tall, so can we.
Micro-Conservation + Human Connection
"This project is a response to both our changing climate and the critical need we have to find meaningful ways to heal our relationship with the soil, ourselves, and each other."- Dr. Juko Holiday, Founder of The Care Forest Project
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Conserving Trees & Promoting Human Connection
The moment I had the opportunity to be the human steward of this forest, I knew it was a gift to be shared with others.
Inspired by the care farming concept in the UK, along with several examples here in the United States - most notably the Selah Care Farm in Sedona, Arizona, I set the intention to create a space for people living with trauma, grief, and loss to find respite, emotional support, and spiritual direction.
The positive impact of trees and intentional connection with nature on mood and emotional well-being is being recognized, so it's an exciting time to pioneer the first dedicated therapeutic forest in the United States.
Inspired by the care farming concept in the UK, along with several examples here in the United States - most notably the Selah Care Farm in Sedona, Arizona, I set the intention to create a space for people living with trauma, grief, and loss to find respite, emotional support, and spiritual direction.
The positive impact of trees and intentional connection with nature on mood and emotional well-being is being recognized, so it's an exciting time to pioneer the first dedicated therapeutic forest in the United States.
Cecelia Shooner, 1949-2005
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Michael L. Johnson, 1941-2014
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I have a particular interest in supporting people who have lost a loved one to suicide and to other African-American people seeking wholeness from racial trauma through reconnection to earth and soil.
I dedicate this work to my birth mother, Cecelia Shooner, who died of suicide in 2005 and to my father, Michael L. Johnson.