Connecting with Nature

Humans are happier and healthier when we get a daily dose of connection to the more-than-human world. We need fresh air, sunlight and dirt under our fingernails to stay balanced and grounded.
“Becoming Animal” and other books by David Abram

“Becoming Animal” and other books by David Abram

Camp Grounded – Summer Camp for Adults

Camp Grounded – Summer Camp for Adults

The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative

The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative

Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness

Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness

Fianna Wilderness School – Nature Education for the Land and Soul

Fianna Wilderness School – Nature Education for the Land and Soul

The Wilderness Society – help protect public lands, now and forever

The Wilderness Society – help protect public lands, now and forever

The Nature Instinct: Relearning Our Lost Intuition for the Inner Workings of the Natural World

The Nature Instinct: Relearning Our Lost Intuition for the Inner Workings of the Natural World

Howl Often – women getting out in nature for self-empowerment

Howl Often – women getting out in nature for self-empowerment

Tom Brown Jr’s Tracker School – Wilderness Survival

Tom Brown Jr’s Tracker School – Wilderness Survival

Wildschooling – a gathering place for nature-connected home educators

Wildschooling – a gathering place for nature-connected home educators

Desert Solitaire : A Season in the Wilderness

Desert Solitaire : A Season in the Wilderness

Tree Mystic – Connect to Nature and Feel Alive

Tree Mystic – Connect to Nature and Feel Alive

The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors

The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors

Mountain Equipment Co-operative – Online Gear Swap

Mountain Equipment Co-operative – Online Gear Swap

Waldorf Education – Lifelong learning to be of service to the world

Waldorf Education – Lifelong learning to be of service to the world

Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine

Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine

Aletheia Springs – Self-Care By Nature

Aletheia Springs – Self-Care By Nature

Emergence Magazine – Spiritual Ecology

Emergence Magazine – Spiritual Ecology

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

National Geographic – Exploration & Adventure

National Geographic – Exploration & Adventure

Gear Trade – Buy and Sell Gear

Gear Trade – Buy and Sell Gear

Wilbur Hot Springs – off-grid, solar-powered refuge resort

Wilbur Hot Springs – off-grid, solar-powered refuge resort

The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age

The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age

REI Outdoor School – Find Classes, Outings & Events

REI Outdoor School – Find Classes, Outings & Events

Rewild Portland – Earth-based arts, traditions, and technologies

Rewild Portland – Earth-based arts, traditions, and technologies

Home Grown: Parenting, Unschooling, and Reconnecting with the Natural World

Home Grown: Parenting, Unschooling, and Reconnecting with the Natural World

NOLS Wilderness Education Programs

NOLS Wilderness Education Programs

The Biophilia Effect: A Exploration of the Healing Bond Between Humans and Nature

The Biophilia Effect: A Exploration of the Healing Bond Between Humans and Nature

The Idea of Wilderness: From Prehistory to the Age of Ecology

The Idea of Wilderness: From Prehistory to the Age of Ecology

The Poetry of Mary Oliver – celebrating the natural world

The Poetry of Mary Oliver – celebrating the natural world

Appalachian Trail Conservancy – Guardians of the Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail Conservancy – Guardians of the Appalachian Trail

Adventure Journal – devoted to outdoor adventure

Adventure Journal – devoted to outdoor adventure

Primitive Pursuits – Wilderness Skills Training

Primitive Pursuits – Wilderness Skills Training

Free to Learn: Making Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students

Free to Learn: Making Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students

The Writing of Wendell Berry –  Humans must learn to live in harmony with nature

The Writing of Wendell Berry – Humans must learn to live in harmony with nature

Modern Hiker – Where Should I Go Hiking Next?

Modern Hiker – Where Should I Go Hiking Next?

Hillary Outdoors – Youth Learning Through Adventure

Hillary Outdoors – Youth Learning Through Adventure

Kalliopeia Foundation – Reconnecting Ecology, Culture, and Spirituality

Kalliopeia Foundation – Reconnecting Ecology, Culture, and Spirituality

Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind

Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind

The North Face Renewed – Refurbished Clothing Made to Explore

The North Face Renewed – Refurbished Clothing Made to Explore

Roots School – Wilderness Survival, Traditional Skills Training

Roots School – Wilderness Survival, Traditional Skills Training

National Park Service – Discover America’s Story

National Park Service – Discover America’s Story

“The Hidden Life of Trees” and other books by Peter Wohlleben

“The Hidden Life of Trees” and other books by Peter Wohlleben

Survival Wisdom & Know How: Everything You Need to Know to Subsist in the Wilderness

Survival Wisdom & Know How: Everything You Need to Know to Subsist in the Wilderness

Alliance for Wild Ethics – integrating communities with the nature that surrounds them

Alliance for Wild Ethics – integrating communities with the nature that surrounds them

Nature Heals – Supporting Nature Based Healing in Boulder County, Colorado

Nature Heals – Supporting Nature Based Healing in Boulder County, Colorado

Pacific Crest Trail – Help us protect America’s greatest wilderness experience

Pacific Crest Trail – Help us protect America’s greatest wilderness experience

Strawberry park Hot Springs – Colorado mineral springs

Strawberry park Hot Springs – Colorado mineral springs

Botany in a Day: Herbal Field Guide to Plant Families

Botany in a Day: Herbal Field Guide to Plant Families

Circle Up Sonoma – Growing, Supporting and Mentoring the Next Generation

Circle Up Sonoma – Growing, Supporting and Mentoring the Next Generation

Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods

Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods

AllTrails – Find your next favorite trail

AllTrails – Find your next favorite trail

American Herbalist Guild – herbalists specializing in the medicinal use of plants

American Herbalist Guild – herbalists specializing in the medicinal use of plants

Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World

Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World

Digital Detox – Disconnect to Reconnect

Digital Detox – Disconnect to Reconnect

The Outbound Collective – Discover Local Adventures

The Outbound Collective – Discover Local Adventures

REI Garage Sales – Epic deals on pre-loved gear

REI Garage Sales – Epic deals on pre-loved gear

The Healing Power of Forests: Restoring Earth’s Balance with Native Trees

The Healing Power of Forests: Restoring Earth’s Balance with Native Trees

Worn Wear – Shop Used Patagonia Gear

Worn Wear – Shop Used Patagonia Gear

Bearfoot Theory – Outdoor Adventure for the Everyday Explorer

Bearfoot Theory – Outdoor Adventure for the Everyday Explorer

Switchback Gear Exchange – Bike, Camp & Wear

Switchback Gear Exchange – Bike, Camp & Wear

Outward Bound – Outdoor Leadership Expeditions

Outward Bound – Outdoor Leadership Expeditions

Radical Unschooling – An Alternative Education Revolution Has Begun

Radical Unschooling – An Alternative Education Revolution Has Begun

World-Wide Labyrinth Locator

World-Wide Labyrinth Locator

We Are Wildness – Educational Resources

We Are Wildness – Educational Resources

Outdoors Geek – Gently Used Camping Gear

Outdoors Geek – Gently Used Camping Gear

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