Node Focal Groups
Each node is organized around a focal group, an active workplan, a curator, and project team.
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Focal group: Primary school students and teachers
Curator: Dr. Jennie Warmouth, second-grade teacher
Workplan: Tree Guardian Club for grades 2 to 5
Outcomes: Teacher curriculum, videos, and student art gallery
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Focal group: People connected to Black Heritage Trees in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Curator: Dr. Alicia Odewale, Black Heritage Tree Project
Workplan: Preserve and elevate the Greenwood Legacy Tree through arborist care and historic recognition
Outcomes: Signage, media, art, and storytelling
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Focal group: Incarcerated participants and corrections staff in Washington
Curators: Kelli Bush, Michael Zirpoli, and the Sustainability in Prisons Project
Workplan: Tree-themed presentations inside state prisons by NGS Explorers
Outcomes: Workshop sessions, curated readings, media, and reflective writing prompts
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Curator/partners: Kelsey Pazera, Indigenous-led, and A'nuche
Focal group: White Mesa Ute community members
Workplan: Youth Tree Wisdom Workshop and planning for the Bear Dance Planting Project
Outcomes: Community-defined youth learning and respectful documentation practices
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Focal group: Latter-day Saint (LDS) communities
Curator: Chloe Mills and LDS Earth Stewardship
Workplan: Fall forum in Utah, tree plantings, and tree episodes for the LDS “Holy Earth” podcast
Outcomes: 200 fall forum attendees, 1,000 trees planted, six podcast episodes, and social media
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Focal group: Tattoo clients and artists
Curator: Mason Atlas, The Hive SLC
Workplan: Tree Story Tattoo Videos documenting clients with tree tattoos, plus a tattoo artist meetup
Outcomes: Videos and client interviews, a park event, and a replicable framework for collecting tree/tattoo stories
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Curator/partners: Valentin Olivry, Sorenson Impact Institute
Focal group: Asset allocators interested in forests who have not yet allocated capital
Workplan: Investing in Our Trees webinar led by investors and fund managers
Outcomes: Webinar modules, background materials, recorded presentations, website summaries, and the foundation for a broader course or community of practice