Ben speaks
Nature Is Humanity
A talking tour drawn from thirty years spent on the edge of extinction, in the forest, and in other people’s backyards.
I’ve sat through a lot of talks about the environment. Ben’s was the first one that made me laugh, made me tear up, and sent me home wanting to dig up my lawn. The images alone are worth the ticket. But it’s the stories, and the way he tells them, that you carry with you long after you leave the room.
Five talks
Choose a talk, or ask for something else
Each one can be shaped to the room, whether that is a school assembly, a conference keynote, or a board of directors who have never thought about a parking lot this way.
Bringing Forests Home
How I invited back 250 species of native plants to a single urban lot, and got a whole lot more than plants in return.
Becoming Canada’s First Forest Therapy Guide
How the practice mirrored what I had already learned working alongside Native Elders.
Creating Canada’s First Nature Sense Ground
Building a living ecosystem at a laboratory school in the middle of Toronto’s theatre district.
Blue Racers, Blanding’s Turtles, and the Species Nobody Fights For
A career spent on the edge of extinction, and what it teaches about attention.
What the Forest Already Knows
Lessons from thirty years of listening to nature rather than managing it.
Rates
What it costs
Rates cover the talk itself. Travel outside southwestern Ontario is quoted separately. If the fee is a barrier for a school or a small non-profit, say so in your message and Ben will see what can be done.
A sample from Ben’s talk
A Walk in the Woods
Booking
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