Shelterwood is a 900-acre Indigenous, Black, Disabled, and Queer-led community forest and collective of land protectors and cultural changemakers. Shelterwood is based on unceded Southern Pomo and Kashia territory, above what is now called the Russian River in Northern California. Through land stewardship, active forest restoration and wildfire risk reduction, community and cultural organizing, and the development of a community retreat center, we heal interconnected ecosystems.
programs
forest restoration
cultural strategy & Art
community & retreat center
Right Relations
We model how ecosystem health can only be achieved by communities who are in deep relationship with the earth and with one another. Rooted in the framework of “right relations”, we believe that the health of the ecosystem under our care can be measured by the strength and resiliency of the interdependent relationships between the humans, animals, insects, plants, fungi, spirits, and waters within this landscape. This is the cultural change we aim to expand beyond our forest edge.
Meet the team
By donating to Shelterwood today, you become part of the mycelial network that will restore the forest, create a new worldview, and build an accessible and inclusive refuge for all of our multi-species kin. Your support also seeds a space where artists, activists, and land collective leaders from around the globe can learn what it takes to nurture BIPOC-led land, narratives and cultural projects. We are grateful for your contributions and partnership!
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