On August 13th, James Calabaza shared how Indigenous-led agroforestry practices are implemented, preserved, and passed down across generations. Grounded in Traditional Ecological Knowledge, James shared case studies from New Mexico, Oregon, and Hawai’i, highlighting shared successes, unique challenges, and emerging opportunities across diverse ecosystems.

On May 13, 2026, Patrick Shults walked us through the growing interest in two promising practices, bigleaf maple sugaring and forest-grown shiitake mushrooms.

On March 18, 2026, Dr. Frank Lake, Ryan Reed, and Monique Wynecoop shared shared how Tribes in California and Washington are leading the revitalization of cultural and prescribed burning as essential land stewardship practices. Grounded in lived experience, their stories highlighted not only the ecological benefits of fire, but its deep cultural importance, and the critical lessons it offers as wildfire seasons grow more severe.

On December 3, 2025 Carrie Brausieck, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Agroforestry Northwest, and Linzie Crofoot, Northwest Indigenous Ethnobotanist and Ecologist with Agroforestry Northwest. Together, they shared insights from the organization’s Biocultural Restoration Initiative, which integrates regenerative agroforestry, Indigenous land stewardship, and the arts to strengthen ecological resilience and cultural relationships across the Pacific Northwest.

On June 11, 2025, the featured speakers Patricia Green (Squaxin Island Tribe) of Squaxin Island Tribe Community Garden and Nick Schneider, Margaret Kreder, and Sabina Ahmed of Mason Mason Conservation District discussed the partnership between the two organizations.

On March 25, 2025, Stephanie Gutierrez (San Carlos Apache), Forest and Community Program Director at Ecotrust, led a webinar, “Indigenous Agroforestry in the Northwest,” that explored key findings from the Indigenous Agroforestry Survey Report. This is the first in a series of quarterly webinars from the Indigenous Agroforestry Network.