Land Legacies: Part Two
Our second Land Legacies session brought together retreat center leaders across the United States to continue a discussion on how retreat centers are contributing to the legacy of the land on which they're situated. "The land" is a complex and interdependent web of life - whose legacy extends across time - and at retreat centers we are both stewards of, and co-facilitators with the land.
In this video, learn how retreat centers are working with the land:
developing experiential, land-based learning programs and residencies
06:32 Dr. Myra Miller, Nature Studies Conservatory
establishing protection from further development through conservation easements
24:02 Jean Richardson, Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center, RCC
researching and recognizing the histories of enslaved people and their families on the lands of retreat centers
32:54 Tom Powell, Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp and Retreat Center
partnering with sustainable agriculture projects, and promoting healing and justice through land access
48:17 Gregg Osofsky, Watershed Center
and more
1:06:45 Q+A and discussion
A big thank-you to our community members who volunteered to share some of the work they’ve undertaken at their centers.
Do you have a story you’d like to share with the RCC community? Let us know by shooting us an email.