ThINC Nature House - Today's Activities - Thursday, Aug 24th

2:00 pm start
Wild Creatives: Twined Basketry with Stephanie Cottell (all ages)
Location: The Nature House at The Portal, 254 North Cove Road

Join local plant lover and fibre art enthusiast Steph in a creative exploration of crafting with Yellow Flag Iris, a plant that is considered invasive in this ecosystem. Crafting with natural, biodegradable invasive plant materials can help people recognize and manage the spread of these often tenacious species and take pressure off native plants while offering an opportunity to learn new skills (or reawaken old ones!) and make lovely, Earth-friendly things! Steph will share two techniques: cordage making and a simple twined mini-basket.
Note: Although this was a RSVP event (Steph needed to know how many supplies were required), please feel free to join to observe and learn!

Example mini-basket here!www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/nature-house-week-8-events-aug-23-27

6:30 pm start
ThINC Tank: Screening: Kiss the Ground (2020) OR Gather (2020) (youth, adults) ---- Audience Choice!!!
Location: The Nature House at The Portal, 254 North Cove RoadTonight we’ll be screening:

Kiss the Ground (2019) - a concerning yet hopeful documentary about industrial agriculture, soil health, and climate change. “A revolutionary group of activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians band together in a global movement of "Regenerative Agriculture" that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world.

OR!

Gather (2020) - a beautiful film about reclaiming Indigenous food sovereignty, overcoming genocide, and building power and resiliency around food. “Gather is an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide. Gather follows Nephi Craig, a chef from the White Mountain Apache Nation (Arizona), opening an indigenous café as a nutritional recovery clinic; Elsie Dubray, a young scientist from the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation (South Dakota), conducting landmark studies on bison; and the Ancestral Guard, a group of environmental activists from the Yurok Nation (Northern California), trying to save the Klamath river.”