00:18:37 Lisa Brenskelle: Lisa Brenskelle, Houston, TX - land of the Akokisa (among others 00:18:42 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): Rachel Wyffels, here from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, the traditional homeland of the Dakota people 00:19:01 Kurt H OSLC Outing: Kurt Hoffman, Our Savior’s in Outing, MN 00:19:08 Sheryl Mehrhoff: Sheryl Mehrhoff, Columbia, MO. land of Osage & the Missouria 00:19:18 Carmen Retzlaff: Carmen Retzlaff, currently in Austin, Texas on the river-crossed land of many people, including the Tonkawa in the Colorado River watershed. 00:19:22 Kristin Foster: Kristin Foster, Trinity Lutheran, Cook, co-chair of the EcoFaith Network of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod. 00:19:25 Cindy Gross: Cindy Gross, St. Louis, MO - land of Osage 00:20:03 Ashley Procanyn: Ashley Procanyn- Luther Crest Bible Camp, Program Director 00:20:33 Kristin Foster: Many former caretakers, including the Aniishinable peoples, who are still guardians of wild rice and the waters of the upper Midwest. 00:23:33 Sue Lyback: Hi! I'm Sue Lyback, member of NE Minnesota Synod EcoFaith Leadership team. My husband and I live by Lake Mille Lacs, known by the original peoples here (BdeWakantan Dakotah) as Bde Wakan or Spirit The BdeWakantan were displaced by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe due to white expansion from the east in the 1750s. The lake remains deeply sacred to those with open hearts. 00:31:02 Kurt H OSLC Outing: We cultivate milkweed in our yard. I love the fragrance of the clusters! 00:31:53 Lisa Brenskelle: The Field Museum, in their most recent newsletter, states (1) the Monarch butterfly has been designated endangered by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and (2) we need an additional 1.8 billion milkweed stems in North America to save the Monarch. 00:35:25 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): Reacted to "The Field Museum, in..." with πŸ‘ 00:35:41 Carmen Retzlaff: Reacted to "The Field Museum, in..." with πŸ‘πŸ½ 00:35:52 Kristin Foster (she/her): Kurt is referring to the pollinator initiative at Lutheran Church of the Cross, Nisswa, MN. This congregation has partnered with public lands and the schools! 00:36:55 Lisa Brenskelle: In Texas, the Native Plant Society gives grants for initiatives around native plant gardens. I think that there are chapters in other states. 00:37:27 Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation: How do you spell that?? 00:39:16 Carmen Retzlaff: Reacted to "In Texas, the Native..." with πŸ‘πŸ½ 00:39:26 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): Reacted to "In Texas, the Native..." with πŸ‘ 00:42:23 Kathe Smith: we gave up on solorization too. We now successfully use cardboard covered by compost. 00:43:30 Lisa Brenskelle: You can use newspaper, too. 00:48:11 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): 1. What did you hear that excited or inspired you? 00:48:19 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): 2. What other areas of congregational life may be accessible to many congregations with the help of a pilot model like this? If you are involved with any, please share them. 00:48:27 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): 3. How do you as a member of a faith community speak both urgency and hope in this time of climate crisis? 01:03:34 Carmen Retzlaff: some one mentioned this resource, which looks good https://xerces.org 01:04:23 Kurt H OSLC Outing: Saving Paradise, by Rita Nakashima Brock & Rebecca Ann Parker 01:05:25 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): Register for the EcoFaith Summit here! 01:05:26 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ecofaith-summit-2023-registration-544635909667 01:08:30 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): Want to hear more from the EcoFaith Network? Sign up for the Green Blades Rising Newsletter here: 01:08:43 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/VwDeQei?source_id=9d188768-bd3b-4433-82ef-f69aba01a310&source_type=em&c= 01:09:03 Lisa Brenskelle: Will you be recording the session? 01:09:50 Kristin Foster (she/her): Yes, our plan is to record the engagement session and the morning speakers. 01:11:09 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): Here is our new website! 01:11:10 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): https://www.ecofaithnetwork.org 01:11:21 Rachel Wyffels (she/her): This will all be sent to Phoebe as well 01:13:29 Kristin Foster (she/her): Wonderful idea, Noni! 01:13:37 Phoebe Morad (she/her) - Lutherans Restoring Creation: Reacted to "This will all be sen..." with πŸ‘