 It included lectures, performances and a community celebration on Telluride’s Main Street to educate area residents about the proper way to coexist with the local bear population.In 2006, the institute took over the organization of the annual Telluride Mushroom Festival, a popular event that involves lectures, film screenings, foraging trips, and cooking demonstrations.In 2006 John Lifton and Pamela Zoline founded the "Centre for the Future" in the Czech border town of Slavonice.