<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Wildward Institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nurturing Nature-Loving Generations]]></description><link>https://www.wildwardinstitute.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 23:32:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.wildwardinstitute.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I Didn't Start the Fire: What a Burned Redwood Forest Taught Me About Leading Through Crisis.]]></title><description><![CDATA[6 months into my role as Interpretive Program Manager with California State Parks, Big Basin Redwoods State Park reopened to the public. After the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in 2020 burned 90% of the park, it remained closed for 2 years. I’d only visited the park three times. I was still learning the trails. The man came in fast. His voice was loud before he was close. He was pointing, accusing me, the department, and the silence where park facilities and amenities used to be. Why hadn't we...]]></description><link>https://www.wildwardinstitute.net/post/i-didn-t-start-the-fire-what-a-burned-redwood-forest-taught-me-about-leading-through-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f5623cedf5696920d35dab</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:07:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmjxQ8WcS84" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>shepherdscottj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is Not My Beautiful House, This Is Not My Beautiful Wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[How did I get here? Honestly, I don't know. That's the Talking Heads lyric stuck in my head when I started writing this. In many ways, I feel like I’m living that moment in my life right now. I’ve arrived. 14 years of marriage, 3 kids, beautiful house in the Santa Cruz Mountains, but did I earn it? Was it a result of my privilege? Did I make it myself? What I do know: I’ve spent my whole life performing success for other people and it almost killed me. Wildward Institute is what happened when...]]></description><link>https://www.wildwardinstitute.net/post/this-is-not-my-beautiful-house-this-is-not-my-beautiful-wife</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f3da6c90b4365cb85e5d0c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:36:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c8615d_e102664dd4084698960b72477d089962~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_939,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shepherdscottj</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>