Week 7

Speaker: Dr. Nikola Alexandre

Community land stewardship for Earthly Survival: a case study of Shelterwood Collective

Nikola (they/he) is a Black queer forester by training and by calling. Nikola was raised by the deserts of New Mexico and the alpine mountains of Southern France. After attending a nature-based healing gathering following the Pulse massacre, Nikola committed his life to healing through tending the earth and reclaiming land stewardship as a way of nurturing a future for the communities he belongs to. Nikola holds a Master’s of Forestry and Master’s of Business Administration from Yale University, and founded Conservation International’s Ecosystem Restoration Program.

Assigned reading

Shelterwood Collective early learnings report: https://www.shelterwoodcollective.org/resources/early-learnings-report

Rightful relationships reading list: https://www.shelterwoodcollective.org/resources/right-relations-reading-list