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TAHOE EARTH INSTITUTE
Advancing collaborative, place-based solutions for ecological and community resilience
What does it mean to live well in our places?
The soundscapes of intact ecosystems mimic orchestral arrangements.
Over millennia, a landscape’s creatures have learned how to fit into their surroundings – knowing exactly when to chirp to be heard; knowing exactly when to be quiet. The result is a symphony of sounds, carefully layered; a coherence of place.
Today, as humanity’s footprint on Earth’s natural systems is larger than at any point in history, we are witnessing breakdowns in this orchestral arrangement – both globally and locally, both literally and metaphorically.
At the Tahoe Earth Institute, we see opportunity to usher in a deepened sense of place. To approach sustainability challenges from the ground up, developing theories of change that simultaneously center community thriving and ecological resilience. To cultivate regional, land-based, regenerative economies. To strengthen a sense of ecological belonging through public engagement and storytelling. To spark new ways of thinking about how we engage with – and steward – our environments.
PHOTO CREDIT: ETHAN DOW, UNSPLASH (HEADER); CASEY HORNER, UNSPLASH (BODY)
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