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Highlight Your Local Nature with this DIY Video Project
I love gawking at dramatic natural features in faraway places. There is something very special about sampling the variety of all that our dynamic Earth has to offer. Sand dunes, basalt columns, limestone caves, wildflower hills, coral sands, frozen waterfalls, rainforest canopies… heck yes. Spectacular. While I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to visit…
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Use a Nature Guidebook to Discover Your Local Biodiversity
When I was in college, I took a plant identification class called California Floristics. I was interning at a Botanical Conservatory at the time and the supervisor thought I would love the class. He was correct. My world was transformed! Suddenly, the vegetation around me felt so much more complex. I noticed the leaf patterns,…
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Take a Walk
Just go outside, as soon as you are able, and talk a walk. Or a roll, or a run, or a peek. Surround yourself with air and sky and ground.
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Nature Connection Interview
In order to get to know stories of nature connection from those around you, consider conducting an interview. Wait… why? Well, it could make a fun topic of conversation and help both of you reflect on the outdoor spaces that we know and love. Below is a format for sample questions: For the video extensions…
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How are the trees around you moving?
If you are able to look at one or more trees right now, please do so. Notice how the leaves and branches may be swaying. Is there any area of the tree that is moving more or less than the others? Why might that be? Right now, I am looking at a few pink-flowered myrtle…