Woodshire Studio & Julia Henley

Woodshire Studio explores the relationships between land, water, and people in the Great Lakes and Driftless regions through writing, photography, and independent journals. The studio edits for SustainableDriftlessMagazine, amplifies the voices of sustainability for Sustainable-Driftless.org, and the upcoming publication-- Great lakes Watershed Notes, a multi-state journal of land, water, and change, with columnists, book reviews, and curated publications focused on landscape, resilience, life, and stewardship.

Woodshire Studio today grew from Julia's long career in design, planning, and community development—work that has always centered on how environments are shaped, how communities evolve, how people react to and grow within their environment, and how places endure.

Julia has developed conceptual architectural plans for many commercial and residential projects, designing interiors and exteriors, gardens, and neighborhoods in Southwest Wisconsin and in Michigan througout her career. 

 She also has served as a community visionary and project manager for main street, small business, and Economic Development &  Disaster Recovery--leveraaging public and private investment to create workforce housing, and anchor businesses in rural Wisconsin.  

LEADERSHIP & SUSTAINABILTY

With her commitment to the ongoing promotion and economic development within the region, she launched "Driftless Notes", originally in print format (2013), and then as a weekly online news aggregation.

 In 2014, as part of the leadership of Sustainable Driftless, Inc, a non-profit committed to furthering vibrant communities and understanding of the Driftless Region, she edits the Sustainable Driftless Magazine, an online publication with a mission of educational outreach to lead to sustainable development and smart economic growth.  

She is now producing a stunning "Coffee Table" book; "Driftless in Time: Capturing the Moment",  illustrating the region via the perspective of talented photographers and, writers.

Learn more at: 

https://Sustainable-Driftless.org

 Look for or sign up to receive the latest of the quarterly digital magazine--Go to:

https://SustainableDriftlessMag.com

ADVOCACY, DESIGN & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

A career long commitment to sustainable solutions means working to achieve a balance between economic growth, historic respect, and environmental protection and development.  Results in "win-win" results in projects for communities, partners, and team members. 

 Plenary Speaker; Alaska Emergency Management & Recovery Conference; Anchorage, AK. April 2014. Considerations of Disaster Recovery: Gays Mills, WI

Nominee, Governor’s Tourism Awards: Rising Star, 2013

Disaster Recovery Coordinator & Economic Development Director; Village of Gays Mills, WI 2009-2013

Published, Driftless Notes magazine; 2014 / Collaborated on Digital News Aggregation Version 2015-2017

Editor: Sustainable Driftless Magazine www.SustainableDriftlessMag.com

Presenter & Panelist, 2011 Mid-American Economic Development & Site Selector Forum, Dec 6, 2011, Chicago. “Disaster Recovery—How Communities Economically Recover from Natural Disasters”.

Presenter & Panelist, 2012 American Society of Flood Plain Managers, San Antonio, TX, May 23, 2012. “Implementing the National Disaster Recovery Framework in an Increasingly Stormy World.” 

Co-Founder:  River to Valley Initiatives, 501(c) 3; Facilitated adaptive reuse of a historic building to house over 42 workforce residents (2016)

D.B. Reinhardt ETHICS IN LEADERSHIP at Viterbo University, “Day to Day Ethics Radio Series: A Neighborhood Acts”, (July 15-18, 2006)

Natural Home Magazine, Earth Mover Award, July/August 2004

Onalaska Women of Achievement, 2000

University Of Wisconsin History 

Project, The Driftless Watershed Series: 2012—Recording History Guest interview

Co-Founder:  Clearwater Farm Foundation, Onalaska, WI  1999, President through 2007.  Engaging kids and families to get connected to the natural environment of a historic farmstead.  Activities include natural community building by caring for the small farmstead within a fast-growing community--with high impact and low stress learning opportunities and appreciation relating to our natural environment,  gardening, caring for farm animals, while fostering exploration and community.