
Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world
We live in a world running out of space, resources, and time. There are solutions. We can build a better world - a world that is fair, healthy, and prosperous. But this requires transformative change. Why Tree Planters Podcast you ask? Well, there's a great proverb that goes as follows:“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”We feel there's a scarcity of tree planters in positions of power these days. Each month we look at problems and solutions relating to how we live in modern society, including those of sprawl and associated consumption patterns and behaviour, climate change, habitat degradation and species loss, community development and empowerment, knowledge of and connection to place, leadership and accountable governance, among others.We welcome you to join us on our journey. Please don't hesitate to connect with us if you have suggestions or questions.
Podcasting since 2019 • 31 episodes
Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world
Latest Episodes
Looking Back at a Career in Environmental Activism — Claire Malcolmson
Claire is stepping down as Executive Director of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition, and we chat about her experience at the forefront of grassroots environmental advocacy in central Ontario, including how the landscape has changed and what the f...
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The Grassroots Fight to Protect the Oak Ridges Moraine, with Debbe Crandall and Robert Brown
The Oak Ridges Moraine is a gem of Ontario's natural heritage, providing a source of headwaters to countless rivers and streams on the north shore of Lake Ontario.In the late '80s and early 90's, a grassroots movement to protect the area...
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Bill 5 and Advocating for the Local — Taylor Nicole
Taylor Nicole has organized protests against the Ford government's Bill 5, a bill that will allow the government to, in effect, ignore environmental assessments in designated locations, and prohibit public consultation.We get into the de...
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Living on the Oro Moraine, with Virginia Gingras
There's a difference between living somewhere, and really living there. We explore some of that with Virginia.
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The Tree Planters Re-Boot, and Lessons from a Life of Leadership in the NGO World — David Jeffery
David has decades of experience in leadership roles in the non-profit sector, including as the founding Executive Director of the Chigamik Community Health Centre, as the National Director of Development for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness So...
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