When we step in to help nature heal and give space for nature to complete it's life cycles, something we refer to as restoration, nature comes back strong.

Bren Smith of Greenwave gives us the update on kelp and kelp farming. The power of kelp to drawdown carbon is just one aspect of Bren's work. Kelp and ocean farming also creates jobs and also provides feedstock for innovations like bioplastic and fertilizer.

Elizabeth Brown of the Community Foundation of Sonoma County discusses the devastating wildfires and floods in her county and their growing strategies of resilience.

This short film is part of 8 short, testimonial films, on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois.) The Iroquois are embarking on an historic project about the 500-year history of the Iroquois, their relationship with Europe and America and their prophesies that, if heard, can help us navigate the oncoming changes due to climate change. This series of short films is done via their testimony, and creates the space for the Iroquois to tell their story as they strive to uphold the traditions and the legacy of their people while also protecting the central tenents of their people and their relationship and care for the Earth. This series was created by Tree Media in collaboration with Oren Lyons, Sid Hill and the Haudenosaunee. This series was created with the support of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and with the support of Executive Producer Oliver Stanton.  For more information: http://www.digitalwampum.org and http://www.treemedia.com

Leila Conners speaks with General Russel Honoré aka the Ragin Cajun, about the Gulf Coast and it's experience with hurricanes. The Gulf Coast is not only in hurricane alley, but also "cancer alley" or a "chemical alley" because of the large amount of chemical refineries in the area. The General speaks of the health impacts of the chemicals as well as the recovery efforts from the hurricanes.

URBAN ROOTS follows the urban farming phenomenon in Detroit. A timely, moving and inspiring film that speaks to a nation grappling with collapsed industrial towns and the need to forge a sustainable and prosperous future. 93 mins, NTSC, 16:9

Jeremy Narby, an anthropologist, discusses the intelligence of life, nature, ayahuasca and DNA communication. The interview also discusses how modern man has overlooked the inherent intelligence in nature. Narby discusses his experiences with the diplomat plant, Ayahuasca, and his work with the Ashaninca in the Peruvian Amazon. While there, Narby also cataloged indigenous uses of rainforest resources to help combat ecological destruction. Narby is the author of he Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge, Intelligence in Nature and Psychotropic Mind: The World According to Ayahuasca, Iboga, and Shamanism. For more information on these interviews as well as more interviews: http://www.treemedia.com

Herman Daly is an American ecological economist and professor who discusses in this fascinating interview the economy and the environment; the concept of as steady state economy and how the economic system is a subsystem of the Earth's ecosystem. The interview helps shift thinking on how the world can work. For more information on these interviews as well as more interviews: http://www.treemedia.com/#!11th-hour-research-tapes/c18kw