num_pages: 276
description: Reynolds gives us a much-needed reason for hope. The gardener the conservationist the city planner and the nature lover will all be inspired for this wonderful book shows how thousands of even small wildlife friendly gardens can provide habitat for embattled wildlife around the world. Jane Goodall Phd DBE Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute &amp; UN Messenger of Peace Individuals cant save the world alone. But if millions of us work together to save our own patch of earththen we really have a shot. How do we do it? With Acts of Restorative Kindness (ARK). An ARK is a restored native ecosystem. Its a thriving patch of native plants and creatures that have been allowed and supported to re-establish in the earth's intelligent successional process of natural restoration. Over time this becomes a pantry and a habitat for our pollinators and wild creatures who are in desperate need of support.These ARKs will become the seeding grounds for our planets new story. They will be sanctuaries for our shared kinthe rooted and unrootedand safe havens for the magic and abundance of the natural world. Most importantly the ARK-building actions are within our control and laid out here in We Are the ARK . In these inspiring pages discover how one persons actions can effect big change in this world. Even the tiniest postage stamp patch of land matters! Together we are building a patchwork quilt of life that will wrap its way around this planet. 
language: English
title: We Are the ARK: Returning Our Gardens to Their True Nature Through Acts of Restorative Kindness
publisher: Timber Press