Reflecting on 2024: A Year of Growth and Connection 2024 was a year filled with unexpected challenges and transformative moments. From wild windswept beaches in Maryland to backcountry fires in the Sespe Wilderness, we witnessed the power of connection, resilience, and shared growth. We worked with leaders, veterans, environmentalists, and young people, facilitating breakthroughs in trust, storytelling, and community building. As we look to 2025, we remain committed to fostering connection, venturing into wild places, and creating spaces for transformation. Together, let’s continue to seek hope, courage, and meaningful action.

In this article, Adam explores how the gradual loss of what sustains us not only depletes the environment but also points to the danger of erasing cultural memory, leaving future generations disconnected from the abundance of our world and humanity. The article emphasizes the danger of complacency and calls for meaningful action to preserve nature, memory, and the possibility of a better future. It’s a powerful reflection on stewardship, loss, and the urgency to reconnect with the stories that shape our future.

Change is inevitable, but our reaction to it is often driven by fear—fear of what we stand to lose, whether those losses are real or imagined. In this blog, we explore the concept of horizontal versus vertical change, and how individuals, organizations, and cultures navigate the stakes of transformation.

Explore the transformative power of vertical change in both personal and organizational life. In this first part of a three part blog series, we delve into the difference between superficial (horizontal) changes and foundational (vertical) transformation.

Explore the challenges of parenting, the fragile balance of love and fear, and the responsibility to transform societal narratives for our children's future.

Explore how true transformation requires both internal and external change, addressing systemic issues and personal growth together.