Have a listen to the revitalized Palo Vivo podcast! We start back up talking with the Admin team to have a conversation about what we’ve been up to, a bit about tree climbing and reforestation, our Palo Vivo original stories, what we hope to do, and things that inspire us to do this work!

What role does creativity play in conservation work? How can art help conservation organizations connect to their communities? How can each of us use our creativity to tackle issues of climate change and other environmental work?

In this episode, we explore these questions with conservation artist Marco Molina - a graphic designer and naturalist illustrator who inspires communities throughout Costa Rica with his art that stretches across various creative disciplines. He shares with us how art is the key to effective conservation, and how he uses his creativity in the service of organizations that solve different ecological problems around the country.

More of Marco's work:

El Sapo Dorado de Monteverde, Costa Rica - Tesoros perdidos, Nunca Olvidados

Learn more about the Mi Ocotea project, which works to protect the endemic Ocotea monteverdensis tree, on Instagram: @mi_ocotea

What does it take to bring back a forest?

In this episode, we speak with tree planting expert Debbie Hamilton and with reforestation researcher Megan Brown about role forests play in communities and what it takes to reforest. We talk about how reforestation can change a community, and the role that relationships play in the success of tree planting projects. We explore the question of 'How do people come to care for a forest?', and get to hear Debbie describe what it's like to walk in a forest she helped plant. 

To learn more about the reforestation and environmental education work that Palo Vivo does, visit our website: palovivo.org

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We'd like to give a big thank you to our supporters on Patreon who make this podcast possible! To join this incredible community of forest care takers, consider becoming a Patron. Each month you receive bonus podcast content and special updates from the Palo Vivo team. 

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In this episode, Grace talks about what goes into starting a reforestation project and the incredible changes that take place when a tree is planted.

To learn more about Palo Vivo, visit our website:

palovivo.org

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@palo.vivo

In this episode, hear Noah Kane speak about his experience creating the recently released film 'Climbing Giants'. Noah grew up in Monteverde, Costa Rica and now spends his time exploring and making films about the wonderful stories he finds along the way. In this interview we speak about where the inspiration for the film came from and what some of the challenges were, as well as the biggest lessons he has taken away from this experience.

To watch Climbing Giants, go to climbing-giants.com

To check out more of Noah's work, you can find him on Instagram at

@noah_kane

@solsunmedia

You can learn more about Palo Vivo and the work we do at

@palo.vivo

palovivo.org

In the second half of this conversation, Jaidon Lalor speaks about how the trees have shaped his creativity, where he see's tree climbing going in the future, and how tree climbing is great practice for embodying our intuition.

You can find more of Jaidon's work at

@solsunmedia

@jaidonlalor

Find out more about Palo Vivo at

@palo.vivo

palovivo.org

In this episode, Palo Vivo cofounder Grace speaks with Jaidon Lalor about what it's like to climb giant fig trees. Jaidon is a filmmaker, photographer, and passionate tree climber. He spends his days scheming up creative ways to explore and share the magic of the outdoors with others. In part 1 of this conversation, hear him speak about how he first started tree climbing, what it's like to be in the canopy, and how different trees get their names.

To learn more about the work Palo Vivo is doing, check out our website and make sure you are signed up for our monthly newsletter!

www.palovivo.org

You can also follow us on Instagram @palo.vivo

To check out more of Jaidon's work you can find him on Instagram

@jaidonlalor

@solsunmedia

In this episode, listen to Palo Vivo cofounder Ismael Moore speak about how he got started climbing trees, what we can learn from challenging ourselves in the outdoors, and how we can learn from nature to create stronger communities.

For more information about Palo Vivo you can follow us on Instagram @palo.vivo

You can also visit our website and make sure you are signed up for our newsletter for monthly updates from the Palo Vivo team!

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In this first episode, Palo Vivo cofounder Grace goes into the backstory of how Palo Vivo came to be and why we've dedicated our work to trees.