UCLA embarks on Year Two of Biophilia Treehouse
We’re focused on birds because they are indicators of the overall health of our ecosystem—especially during this sixth mass extinction, which is entirely due to human activity.
/ August 28, 2020
Arcadia and the Western Imagination
Artist in Residence Yogan Muller reflects on the "tipping points" and "focal points" that have inspired his work as a photographer and a scholar.
/ April 29, 2020
Something Is Growing @ Pando
Maru García reports on her exploration of biomimicry and biodesign as a Pando Artist in Residence.
/ April 29, 2020
Letter from Tokyo
In this post Sr. Teruko Ito, MM offers a brief reflection on the coronavirus, Mother Earth, and what the blooming cherry blossoms might be able to teach us.
/ April 9, 2020
Flowers for Sick People
Tucker Nichols has a solution to spread as much art and connectivity as we can get.
/ March 27, 2020
Pando Update: Crafting a Course to Sustainability
In 2019, we began to see the face of progress at Pando and register some success — though we have a long way to go.
/ December 10, 2019
EXPEDITION: PANDO, and DIY guide
Marc O’Brien offers a retrospective reflection on his recent EXPEDITION PANDO adventure.
/ December 7, 2019
Our Mother Earth
Ronald Phipps generously shared this poem with us, in honor of our Common Home, our Mother Earth, on Mother's Day.
/ May 11, 2019
Join Me for EXPEDITION: Pando!
"This place leaves a mark on your soul." says Pando's design strategist Marc O'Brien "You take something back with you after every visit." That's why he's going back this May.
/ April 25, 2019
Circle Dance of Oneness
This prayer was recently offered up at a meeting of the leadership of the Western Region of Maryknoll Sisters during their conference and retreat in Monrovia, CA.
/ March 22, 2019
The Futility of Symbolic Environmentalism
Like offering a band-aid for a bullet wound, Michael Goldberg argues that individual lifestyle changes may be little more than moral signifiers in the fight against climate change. For Goldberg such symbolic gestures are out of their depth when faced with the mounting material concerns of a global disaster.
/ March 15, 2019
Can God Stop Climate Change Singlehandedly?
According to theologian Tom Oord, we need a revolution. One that isn't just social and political, but is spiritual and religious as well. One that believes creation and all creatures are intrinsically valuable.
/ February 8, 2019