Working Knowledge: Exploring our relationship to nature

See the latest from Patagonia Stories. [Working Knowledge]( Knowledge is foundational. It invites change and forms the bedrock of communities. With this series of stories, we bring you the voices of Elders, young people, mentors and teachers. Stories grounded in wild places and activism. [Image Description] [A healthy-looking tree floating in blue water.]( If rivers could speak for themselves, what would we hear? What would they teach us? In his stirring and beautiful work, “A River’s Own Name,” poet Cameron Keller Scott dives into the secrets that rivers keep, searching for the components that create nature’s most profound music. [Read]( [A drawing of a person with bright blue eyes surrounded by conversational thought bubbles.]( Justin Maurer has probed the meaning of silence his entire life. From growing up as an interpreter for his deaf mom, to presenting onstage at the Oscars and seeking out one of the quietest places on earth, he takes us through his experience as he seeks what’s gained or lost in our world of sound. [Watch]( [A backcountry skier bundled up on a frosty winter day.]( Whitebark pine are crucial to healthy alpine ecosystems across western North America, but the keystone species is experiencing an alarming population decline as the temperature scales tip toward warmer and drier conditions. [Read]( [A dove, woodpecker and bees share the flowers of a saguaro cactus.]( By capturing stories of generosity in nature and profiling the people who learn from them, Kristin Ohlson’s new book Sweet in Tooth and Claw sketches a path of balance humans must walk in order to navigate the climate crisis. [Read]( [A herd of buffalo grazing on the plains.]( The Lakota Sioux once shared a deep bond with the Great Plains bison. To revive the connection, Chris White Eagle hatched an unusual plan for the local community teens he mentors—a traditional buffalo hunt. [Read]( [Read, watch or listen on Patagonia Stories. ]( Photos: (Top) Attended by migratory Bonaparte’s gulls, an uprooted cedar tree drifts through the Alice Arm Estuary. Alaska–British Columbia border. AGATHE BERNARD (Middle) Colin Wann visits whitebark pines on a negative-18-degree morning. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. SOFIA JARAMILLO (Middle) A white-winged dove, Gila woodpecker and bees share fruit, pollen and nectar from a saguaro cactus in the Sonoran Desert. The woodpeckers (right) peck holes in the cactus for their nests, which can later be reused by owls, wrens and other species. BARBARA CARROLL (Bottom) Free-roaming buffalo (aka American bison) at the Wild Idea ranch near Rapid City, South Dakota. Buffalo once ranged in the millions across roughly two-thirds of the North American continent and sustained Native communities for thousands of years. DAWNEE LEBEAU Earth is now our only shareholder. [Read Yvon’s Letter]( Patagonia Customer Service 8550 White Fir St, Reno, NV 89523 | [Help Center]( Email Preferences Set your gender, locale and frequency so we can send you emails that matter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update My Preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} | [View on web]( | © 2022 Patagonia, Inc.